Paper short abstract:

This paper investigates the role of social, cultural and economic factors in enabling and constraining the participation of refugee and IDP populations in urban markets in Kampala, Uganda.

Paper long abstract:

This paper investigates the role of social, cultural and economic factors in enabling and constraining the participation of refugee and IDP populations in urban markets in Kampala, Uganda. It provides an in-depth analysis of the paper jewellery, kitenge fabric and skin cosmetic markets; markets with high proportions of Acholi, Congolese and Somali participants respectively.

A particular innovation of the paper is that it explores the interactions that take place between refugee, IDP and host populations within these markets. This approach broadens the focus from refugee livelihoods to 'refugee economies' (Betts et al. 2014), allowing for an appreciation of the complex ways in which displaced populations are positioned within urban systems.