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A livelihoods-based typology of farmers’ adaptive capacity to climate change in drought-prone Thailand 泰国干旱易发地区农民适应气候变化能力的生计类型学研究

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Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102415

Sukanlaya Choenkwan , Phayom Saraphirom , Somkid Naprom

Understanding how farmers adapt to climate change requires tools that capture livelihood diversity and unequal access to resources particularly in drought-affected regions. This study presents the first application of a Sustainable Livelihood Framework (SLF)–based typology to assess farmers’ adaptive capacity in Thailand. Data from 154 rice-farming households in Khon Kaen Province, Northeast Thailand, were analyzed using 22 expert-weighted indicators across five livelihood capital domains to construct an Adaptive Capacity Index (ACI). K-means clustering revealed three distinct groups: Water-Secure Diversified (26 %), Moderately-Resourced Adaptors (41.6 %), and Rain-fed Vulnerable (32.5 %). Key differentiators among the groups include access to irrigation, financial diversification, and adaptive water management. The Water-Secure group demonstrates a pathway of accumulation through diversified assets and irrigation, whereas the Rain-fed group remains trapped by limited capital and exposure to drought risk. These results highlight that adaptive capacity depends on the interaction rather than the quantity of livelihood capitals. Beyond Thailand, this SLF-based typology may offer useful insights for identifying farmer groups and informing adaptation policies in other drought-affected regions with comparable livelihood structures.

了解农民如何适应气候变化，需要掌握生计多样性和获取资源不平等的工具，特别是在受干旱影响的地区。本研究首次应用基于可持续生计框架（SLF）的类型学来评估泰国农民的适应能力。本研究利用五个生计资本领域的22个专家加权指标对泰国东北部孔敬省154户水稻农户的数据进行了分析，以构建适应能力指数（ACI）。K-means聚类揭示了三个不同的群体：水安全多样化（26%），中等资源适配器（41.6%）和雨养脆弱（32.5%）。这些群体之间的关键区别包括获得灌溉、财政多样化和适应性水管理。水安全组展示了通过多样化资产和灌溉积累的途径，而雨养组仍然受制于有限的资本和干旱风险。这些结果表明，适应能力取决于相互作用，而不是生计资本的数量。在泰国之外，这种基于slf的类型可以为识别农民群体提供有用的见解，并为具有类似生计结构的其他受干旱影响地区的适应政策提供信息。

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Prompt engineering for non-native English learners: A generative AI approach to personalised language feedback 针对非英语母语学习者的提示工程：个性化语言反馈的生成式人工智能方法

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Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102341

Faiz Algobaei , Elham Alzain

This study explores the effectiveness of ChatGPT-generated feedback on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students’ writing by comparing three prompt types: general, grammar-focused, and EFL-tailored. It also examines the quality of AI-generated feedback through expert evaluations and explores student perceptions related to clarity, usefulness, and motivation. This study employed an empirical mixed-methods design, combining quantitative expert evaluations and student perception surveys. Thirty-two university students completed a writing task and received feedback generated using each prompt type. Three expert raters assessed the feedback based on relevance, clarity, usefulness, and tone. Inter-rater reliability was confirmed using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC). Additionally, a student perception survey was administered in three parts: multiple-choice comparisons, Likert-scale attitudes, and multiple-answer reflections. Results indicate that EFL-tailored feedback was consistently rated highest by both experts and students. Students found this feedback easier to understand, more motivating, and most helpful in improving their writing. The findings underscore the importance of prompt design in generating personalised and effective AI feedback. The study supports integrating ChatGPT into EFL instruction and offers implications for pedagogy, technology use, and future research.

本研究通过比较三种提示类型：一般提示、语法提示和专门提示，探讨了chatgpt生成的反馈对英语作为外语（EFL）学生写作的有效性。它还通过专家评估检查人工智能生成的反馈的质量，并探讨学生对清晰度、有用性和动机的看法。本研究采用实证混合方法设计，结合定量专家评价和学生感知调查。32名大学生完成了一项写作任务，并收到了使用每种提示类型产生的反馈。三位专家评分者根据相关性、清晰度、有用性和语气对反馈进行评估。用类内相关系数（Intraclass Correlation Coefficient， ICC）来确定组间信度。此外，学生感知调查分为三个部分：多项选择比较、李克特量表态度和多项回答反思。结果表明，专家和学生一致认为，为efl量身定制的反馈是最高的。学生们发现这种反馈更容易理解，更有动力，对提高写作水平最有帮助。研究结果强调了即时设计在产生个性化和有效的人工智能反馈方面的重要性。该研究支持将ChatGPT整合到英语教学中，并为教学法、技术使用和未来研究提供了启示。

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Reinterpreting Thai masculinity: An explorative case study of evolving Thai masculinity among Thai Gen Z men 重新诠释泰国男子气概：泰国Z世代男子气概演变的探索性案例研究

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Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102365

Anjana Sukumary , Mark Stephan Felix

The gender construct of masculinity, founded in cultural expectations and norms, are subject to modification based on the experiences of socialization by birth generation and the interpretation of masculinity by each birth generation. This study employs a case study approach to explore the interpretation of masculinity by Generation Z (Gen Z) men in Thailand, focusing on a specific university setting. Using a descriptive qualitative methodology with phenomenology as an interpretive lens, this research examines how masculinity is understood and negotiated in the case of Gen Z Thai men. The findings reveal how Gen Z Thai men maintain strong cultural and societal ties while simultaneously redefining masculinity as gentler and more inclusive and hybrid. The respondents also demonstrated an appreciation for gender diversity, eschewing toxic masculinity and breaking away from the Thai stereotype of bigamy/polygamy. Although this study is contextually bound and not generalizable, it provides in-depth insights into the evolving nature of Thai masculinity. This study contributes to the academic discourse on Thai masculinity and provides a foundation for further research into diverse gender expressions and interpretations within the Thai cultural context.

建立在文化期望和规范基础上的男子气概的性别结构，会根据出生一代的社会化经验和每一代对男子气概的解释而受到修改。本研究采用个案研究的方法，探讨泰国Z世代（Gen Z）男性对男子气概的解读，重点关注一个特定的大学环境。本研究采用描述性定性方法，以现象学为解释视角，考察了泰国Z世代男性是如何理解和协商男子气概的。研究结果揭示了Z世代泰国男性是如何在保持强大的文化和社会联系的同时，将男性气概重新定义为更温和、更包容、更混合的。受访者还表现出对性别多样性的欣赏，避开有害的男子气概，打破泰国重婚制/一夫多妻制的刻板印象。虽然这项研究是上下文约束，不能一概而论，它提供了深入了解泰国男子气概的演变性质。这项研究有助于泰国男性气质的学术论述，并为进一步研究泰国文化背景下不同性别的表达和解释提供了基础。

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Time-snaking facilitated debriefings about energy system futures – A megagame case study 时间蛇行促进了能源系统未来的汇报——一个大型游戏案例研究

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Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102377

Björn Johansson , Ann-Sofie Kall , Ola Uhrqvist , Joeri van Laere

Participation in a Megagame and a consecutive facilitated debriefing can enable large groups to co-construct awareness and knowledge about the complex relations involved in developing sustainable futures for current societies. “Switching the current” is a megagame where 20 to 100 participants collaboratively experience the challenges involved in shaping future energy consumption patterns and energy production solutions for their region, just and sustainable from a social, economic and environmental perspective. This paper explores how collective discussions can be visualized to better understand how in-game experiences are connected to real-world phenomena. Doing so, a time-snake method has been developed which visually depicts how reflective group discussions move between “game content” and “real world phenomena”, as well as between “attention to details” and “a broad systems perspective”. The comprehensive analysis and comparison of two debriefing sessions shows how participating in a Megagame can develop awareness and understanding of complex relations in shaping sustainable futures of societal energy systems. It also demonstrates how applying time-snake visualizations can help to evaluate the richness of the reflective co-construction that occurs in facilitated debriefings.

参与Megagame和连续的促进汇报可以使大型团体共同构建关于为当前社会发展可持续未来所涉及的复杂关系的意识和知识。“改变现状”是一个大型游戏，20至100名参与者共同体验挑战，从社会、经济和环境的角度为他们的地区塑造未来的能源消费模式和能源生产解决方案，公正和可持续。本文探讨了如何将集体讨论可视化，以便更好地理解游戏体验与现实世界现象之间的联系。为此，我们开发了一种时间蛇方法，它可以直观地描述反思性小组讨论如何在“游戏内容”和“现实世界现象”之间，以及在“关注细节”和“广泛的系统视角”之间移动。通过对两次汇报会议的综合分析和比较，可以看出参与Megagame如何提高对塑造社会能源系统可持续未来的复杂关系的认识和理解。它还演示了如何应用时间蛇可视化可以帮助评估在促进汇报中发生的反思性共同构建的丰富性。

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Optimizing leadership selection for inclusive climate: A Sierpinski-Triangle fuzzy decision support approach 基于Sierpinski-Triangle模糊决策支持方法的包容性环境下领导选择优化

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Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102392

Elif Baykal , Serhat Yüksel , Serkan Eti , Hasan Dinçer , Furkan Baki Zaralioğlu

Establishing an inclusive climate in organizations has become a strategic priority for increasing employee engagement, effectively managing diversity, and achieving sustainable organizational success. Much of the existing research either focuses on a single leadership type or fails to consider the relationship between leadership and inclusive climate with a holistic approach. The aim of this study is to identify the most appropriate leadership types for establishing an inclusive climate. To this end, a new and holistic multi-criteria decision-making model, the Sierpinski Triangle fuzzy sets (STFSs), is integrated into the model, enabling a more flexible and robust modeling of uncertainties. The assessment relied on the judgments of five experts drawn from academia and industry in Türkiye, representing diverse disciplinary and sectoral backgrounds. The model's robustness was verified through sensitivity analysis, which confirmed the stability of rankings across multiple weighting scenarios. The findings reveal that the most important criteria for establishing an inclusive climate are psychological safety (.184) and ethical organizational climate (.158). Furthermore, the most suitable leadership types are determined to be ethical leadership (.948) and responsible leadership (.942).

在组织中建立包容的氛围已经成为提高员工敬业度、有效管理多样性和实现组织可持续成功的战略重点。现有的许多研究要么侧重于单一的领导类型，要么未能从整体的角度考虑领导力与包容性氛围之间的关系。本研究的目的是确定最合适的领导类型，以建立一个包容性的气候。为此，在模型中集成了一种新的整体多准则决策模型，即Sierpinski三角模糊集（STFSs），从而能够更灵活、更稳健地建模不确定性。评估依据的是来自 rkiye学术界和工业界的五位专家的判断，他们代表了不同的学科和部门背景。通过敏感性分析验证了模型的稳健性，证实了多个权重情景下排名的稳定性。研究结果显示，建立包容性氛围的最重要标准是心理安全（0.184）和伦理组织氛围（0.158）。此外，最合适的领导类型被确定为道德领导（.948）和负责任的领导（.942）。

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Examining demographic and psychographic factors in AI perception 研究人工智能感知中的人口统计学和心理学因素

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Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102368

László Molnár, Kata Horváth

Analysing Artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of demographic characteristics is significant and unique topic because it highlights how different human backgrounds influence the adoption and interaction with AI. The study examines the complex relationship between demographic factors and their influence on the perception of AI. A multidisciplinary approach is taken to analyse gender, age, marital status, number of children, standard of living, educational attainment, occupation, type of settlement, field of interest, and personality traits. In this study, we aimed to examine factors shaping individuals' attitudes toward AI across demographic and psychographic dimensions. Additionally, we identified homogeneous clusters based on attitude metrics and described their key characteristics. Regarding the methodology, we conducted an online questionnaire survey in Hungary in 2023. The evidence gathered emphasises the importance of considering demographic diversity in the development of AI and its application strategies in order to bridge the gap between the technology and its social integration. This research contributes to a more nuanced understanding of the socio-technical dynamics shaping the future of AI and provides a foundation for more inclusive and responsive AI systems.

在人口特征的背景下分析人工智能（AI）是一个重要而独特的话题，因为它突出了不同的人类背景如何影响人工智能的采用和与人工智能的互动。该研究考察了人口因素及其对人工智能感知的影响之间的复杂关系。采用多学科方法分析性别、年龄、婚姻状况、子女人数、生活水平、教育程度、职业、定居类型、兴趣领域和个性特征。在这项研究中，我们旨在从人口统计学和心理学的角度研究影响个人对人工智能态度的因素。此外，我们根据态度度量确定了同质集群，并描述了它们的关键特征。关于方法，我们于2023年在匈牙利进行了在线问卷调查。所收集的证据强调了在人工智能发展及其应用战略中考虑人口多样性的重要性，以便弥合技术与其社会融合之间的差距。这项研究有助于更细致地了解塑造人工智能未来的社会技术动态，并为更具包容性和响应性的人工智能系统提供基础。

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The aspiration gap: Who believes in the future of the megacity? A comparative study of urban hope in Southeast Asia 抱负差距：谁相信大城市的未来？东南亚城市希望的比较研究

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Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102418

Francisco Benita , Rafael Martinez

In rapidly urbanizing Southeast Asian cities, questions of belonging, class identity, and future aspiration have become central to understanding urban life. This paper examines urban hope among the emerging urban middle class by analyzing the aspirations of residents in Jakarta, Manila, Ho Chi Minh City, and Phnom Penh for their children to build a future in the same city. We introduce the “aspiration gap” as a forward-looking measure linking current conditions to expected future stability and trust. Drawing on survey data from 3492 urban, educated, and middle-income respondents and employing Bayesian logistic regression with city-specific and pooled estimates, the study finds that the foundations of urban hope are context-dependent but regionally aligned. While perceptions of fairness, safety, and service satisfaction generally move in the same direction, their intensity varies across cities, showing that urban aspiration is locally grounded yet structurally comparable. Comparing four analytically comparable cities representing different moments in Southeast Asia’s urbanization spectrum, the paper proposes a “hierarchy of urban needs”. This model suggests that basic safety and family-friendliness form universal prerequisites, while higher-order aspirations—such as dignity, fairness, and belonging—depend on local context. Linking livability to urban resilience, this perspective highlights future-oriented aspiration as a key element of civic trust. Ultimately, fostering enduring commitment requires context-specific strategies that strengthen social cohesion and trust. Urban governance must cultivate not only infrastructure and services but also the collective belief that the city is, and will remain, a place worth investing in for future generations.

在快速城市化的东南亚城市中，归属、阶级认同和未来抱负等问题已成为理解城市生活的核心。本文通过分析雅加达、马尼拉、胡志明市和金边居民对子女在同一城市建设未来的期望，考察了新兴城市中产阶级的城市希望。我们引入“期望差距”作为一项前瞻性指标，将当前状况与对未来稳定和信任的预期联系起来。根据3492名受过教育的城市和中等收入受访者的调查数据，并采用贝叶斯逻辑回归与城市特定和汇总估计，该研究发现，城市希望的基础依赖于环境，但与区域一致。虽然对公平、安全和服务满意度的看法总体上朝着同一个方向发展，但其强度因城市而异，这表明城市的愿望是基于当地的，但在结构上是可比较的。通过比较东南亚城市化进程中四个具有可比性的城市，本文提出了“城市需求层次”。该模型表明，基本的安全和家庭友好构成了普遍的先决条件，而更高层次的愿望——如尊严、公平和归属感——则取决于当地环境。这一观点将宜居性与城市韧性联系起来，强调了以未来为导向的愿望是公民信任的关键要素。最终，促进持久的承诺需要针对具体情况的战略，加强社会凝聚力和信任。城市治理不仅要培养基础设施和服务，还要培养一种集体信念，即城市现在是、将来也会是一个值得为子孙后代投资的地方。

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Critical success factors in project management: Lessons for sustaining competitiveness 项目管理中的关键成功因素：维持竞争力的经验教训

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Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102338

Bálint Blaskovics , Gábor György Klimkó , Zalán Márk Maró

The success of projects plays an important role in improving corporate competitiveness, necessitating a comprehensive examination of the critical factors that contribute to effective project outcomes. The aim of the research is to identify, rank and analyze the critical success factors (CSFs) that influence project success based on the project triangle, with the objective of determining which factors exert the greatest impact on project success. During the analysis, LASSO regression was employed to identify the most relevant variables while minimizing data bias, thus ensuring the reliability and validity of the findings. The empirical analysis is based on data from a questionnaire survey conducted by the Hungarian Project Management Association, which covered a total of 3153 projects of 70 Hungarian companies. The sample includes both public and private, SMEs and large organizations, operating in different fields. The results indicate that the most significant CSFs include the competence and experience of the project manager, the precise definition of user requirements, effective stakeholder management, continuous project monitoring and control, and a well-prepared and coordinated project team. The study contributes to the body of literature by identifying those CSFs that have a crucial impact on project success and, in this way, could increase corporate performance. Thus, the results of the research could help project managers focus on those areas of project management which provide the highest potential to achieve project success. Successful project management is not just an operational function but a critical determinant of long-term competitive advantage.

项目的成功在提高企业竞争力方面发挥着重要作用，需要对有助于有效项目成果的关键因素进行全面检查。本研究的目的是根据项目三角识别、排序和分析影响项目成功的关键成功因素，目的是确定哪些因素对项目成功的影响最大。在分析过程中，采用LASSO回归来识别最相关的变量，同时最大限度地减少数据偏差，从而确保研究结果的信度和效度。实证分析基于匈牙利项目管理协会进行的问卷调查数据，该调查涵盖了70家匈牙利公司的3153个项目。样本包括在不同领域运作的公共和私营、中小企业和大型组织。结果表明，最重要的关键因素包括项目经理的能力和经验、用户需求的精确定义、有效的干系人管理、持续的项目监测和控制，以及一个准备充分和协调一致的项目团队。该研究通过确定那些对项目成功有关键影响的企业社会责任基金，从而提高公司绩效，为文献的主体做出了贡献。因此，研究结果可以帮助项目经理将重点放在项目管理的那些领域，这些领域为实现项目成功提供了最大的潜力。成功的项目管理不仅是一项操作功能，而且是长期竞争优势的关键决定因素。

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Navigating human resource management in the gig economy: a bibliometric and interpretive literature review 零工经济中的人力资源管理导航：文献计量学和解释性文献综述

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Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102270

Yue Liang , Rossilah Jamil , JianFang Teng , YiYi Chen

Digitalization has profoundly transformed human resource management (HRM) practices, yet there is limited understanding of how and when these practices evolve within the gig economy. This study addresses this gap by employing a unique combination of bibliometric and interpretive analyses on 93 peer-reviewed articles published between 2017 and 2024. Following the PRISMA protocol, we utilized VOSviewer software for bibliometric analysis and conducted a systematic interpretive review to identify five interconnected thematic clusters: Digital Skills and Regional Educational Development, Platform Control and Worker Agency in the Gig Economy, Digital Economy and Urban-Rural Development, Platform-Based HRM Practice Evolution, and Digital Transformation of Personnel Management Systems. Our findings reveal that HRM in the gig economy has evolved through three distinct phases: basic digital tool adoption (2015–2017), algorithmic control systems (2018–2020), and hybrid human-algorithm approaches (2021–2024). These phases demonstrate how gig work challenges traditional HRM through algorithmic management and informal learning, while raising novel concerns about algorithmic control, career advancement, and privacy in decision-making. We conclude that sustainable platform-based HRM requires integrating technological capabilities with human-centered approaches, offering theoretical insights into HRM's evolution in the digital age and practical guidance for policymakers, gig platform managers, and HR professionals to balance efficiency and worker well-being.

数字化深刻地改变了人力资源管理（HRM）实践，但人们对这些实践如何以及何时在零工经济中发展的理解有限。本研究通过对2017年至2024年间发表的93篇同行评议文章采用文献计量学和解释性分析的独特组合来解决这一差距。根据PRISMA协议，我们利用VOSviewer软件进行文献计量分析，并进行了系统的解释性回顾，确定了五个相互关联的专题集群：数字技能与区域教育发展、零工经济中的平台控制与工人代理、数字经济与城乡发展、基于平台的人力资源管理实践演进和人事管理系统的数字化转型。我们的研究结果表明，零工经济中的人力资源管理经历了三个不同的阶段：基本数字工具的采用（2015-2017）、算法控制系统（2018-2020）和混合人-算法方法（2021-2024）。这些阶段展示了零工工作如何通过算法管理和非正式学习挑战传统的人力资源管理，同时提出了对算法控制、职业发展和决策隐私的新关注。我们得出结论，可持续的基于平台的人力资源管理需要将技术能力与以人为本的方法相结合，为人力资源管理在数字时代的演变提供理论见解，并为政策制定者、零工平台经理和人力资源专业人员提供实践指导，以平衡效率和员工福祉。

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Integration in the margins: Everyday functioning of refugee integration during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia 边缘融合：马来西亚2019冠状病毒病大流行期间难民融合的日常运作

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Pub Date : 2025-12-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102370

Mohd Na'eim Ajis , Andika Wahab , Mohd Ramlan Mohd Arshad

Despite the proliferation of refugee integration research globally, there remains a significant gap in the literature concerning the Global South, particularly in nations that are non-signatories to the Refugee Convention and its Protocol. In these countries, refugees are typically expected to stay temporarily with very little protection accorded to them, leading to various degrees of integration experiences. Malaysia, which currently hosts one of the largest refugee populations in Southeast Asia, provides a critical case for understanding refugee integration dynamics in the Global South, particularly within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study adopts a lived-experience approach, reflecting the everyday life of 23 refugee informants living temporarily in several cities across Peninsular Malaysia. We explain how the three domains of the refugee integration process–social bridge, social bonds and social links–have been severely affected by the pandemic. Our findings reveal that the anticipated function of integration as ‘removing integration barriers’ has been paralyzed, resulting in undesirable outcomes of the integration process across four aspects of their everyday life: employment, education, healthcare, and safety. This study contributes to the refugee integration discourse by elucidating the complex relationship between the integration process and its outcomes. Furthermore, it highlights, among others, the dual role of technology and connectivity, which can either facilitate integration or exacerbate existing tensions between refugees and the host society. This study helps to explain the boundaries of what policy change is possible and realistic, given Malaysia's continuous reluctance to ratify the Refugee Convention and its Protocol.

尽管难民融合研究在全球范围内激增，但关于全球南方的文献仍然存在重大差距，特别是在未签署《难民公约》及其议定书的国家。在这些国家，难民通常被期望暂时停留，很少得到保护，导致不同程度的融合经历。马来西亚目前收容了东南亚最大的难民人口之一，为了解全球南方难民融入动态提供了一个重要案例，特别是在2019冠状病毒病大流行的背景下。本研究采用亲身体验的方法，反映了在马来西亚半岛几个城市临时居住的23名难民举报人的日常生活。我们解释了难民融入进程的三个领域——社会桥梁、社会纽带和社会联系——是如何受到这一流行病的严重影响的。我们的研究结果表明，融合的预期功能“消除融合障碍”已经瘫痪，导致融合过程在他们日常生活的四个方面产生了不良后果：就业、教育、医疗保健和安全。本研究通过阐明难民融入过程与结果之间的复杂关系，为难民融入话语做出了贡献。此外，报告还强调了技术和连通性的双重作用，既可以促进融合，也可以加剧难民与收容社会之间现有的紧张关系。鉴于马来西亚一直不愿批准《难民公约》及其议定书，这项研究有助于解释政策变化的可能和现实界限。

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