Refugee resilience and adaptation in the Middle East : reclaiming agency in the informal economies of Lebanon and Jordan / edited by Haya Al-Dajani, Maysa Baroud, and Nasser Yassin

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Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Foreword by Jeff Crisp -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Refugee resilience, adaptation, and agency in Jordan and Lebanon -- 2. Forced migration, resilience, and informal adaptive mechanisms: A literature review -- 3. Informal livelihood strategies of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon: A conceptual framework and comparative perspective -- 4. A review of livelihoods policies and opportunities for Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan -- 5. Syrian refugees and Lebanon's agriculture sector: Exploitation and absorption amongst an 'invisible' workforce -- 6. Informal livelihoods of Syrian refugee female heads of households in the Bekaa Valley camps in Lebanon -- 7. Syrian refugee micro-entrepreneurs in Lebanon and Jordan -- 8. The livelihoods of the Bani Khalid tribe in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon after the 2011 Syria crisis -- 9. Conducting research with Syrian refugees: Reflections and experiences of researchers and practitioners in Lebanon and Jordan -- 10. Conclusion: Reflections and research directions -- Index.