Challenges and Opportunities in the Sustainable Reintegration of Ethiopian Returnees from Europe
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ashenafi Hagos | |
| dc.contributor.author | Beline Berhe | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-10-06T11:34:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-10-06T11:34:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026-06-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigates the multidimensional challenges of reintegration among Ethiopian returnees from Europe, focusing specifically on economic, social, and psychosocial dimensions in Addis Ababa. Employing a convergent mixed-methods research design, quantitative data were gathered from a total population of 847 registered returnees using stratified random sampling, yielding a sample of 385 respondents using Cochran's Formula with Finite Population Correction. Qualitative data were obtained through in-depth interviews with 30 returnees and 5 key informants from relevant institutions. The findings reveal that reintegration is severely challenging across all dimensions; however, economic reintegration is the most critical barrier, driven by persistent unemployment, unsustainable migration debt, and the absence of skill-utilization opportunities. Social stigmatization associated with "failed migration" substantially hinders social reintegration, while psychosocial recovery is impeded by unresolved trauma, emotional distress, and a fractured sense of identity and belonging. Return voluntariness, resources accumulated abroad, and quality institutional support emerge as the most significant predictors of positive reintegration outcomes across all three dimensions. Keywords: Return migration, reintegration, mixed methods, Quantitative, Qualitative | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/9055 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | Return migration | |
| dc.subject | reintegration | |
| dc.subject | mixed methods | |
| dc.subject | Quantitative | |
| dc.subject | Qualitative | |
| dc.title | Challenges and Opportunities in the Sustainable Reintegration of Ethiopian Returnees from Europe | |
| dc.type | Thesis |