Конфликт между беженцами и принимающей общиной по поводу ассимиляции, интеграции и дифференциации идентичности: случай рохинджа в БангладешRefugee-Host Community Conflict over Assimilation, Integration, and Identity Differentiation: the case of Rohingyas in Bangladesh”

The stateless Rohingya community, with over a million people hosted by Bangladesh, is the largest refugee community in the world. They have greatly impacted the local communities of Cox’s Bazar, causing conflicts and affecting social, economic, political, and cultural aspects of Bangladesh. The purpose of the study is to examine how Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar assimilate and integrate with the host society, causing disputes over access to public services and resources, identity differentiation, and social conflict. I conducted a qualitative study in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya and Teknaf sub-districts from June to October 2021. I interviewed various groups, including Rohingyas, the host community, government officials, UN representatives, NGO employees, businessmen, and journalists, and used secondary sources. I find that between 1978 and 2016, the Rohingya in Bangladesh informally assimilated and integrated from the bottom up. However, in 2017, a large influx led to a shift in government policy from bottom-up to partial and top-down integration that discourages formal assimilation. In addition to this, after 2017, the arrival of Rohingya refugees caused population pressure and competition for resources in a rural society heavily reliant on land. This strain on resources leads to identity differentiation and conflicts between locals and refugees. In conclusion, I can understand that the processes of assimilation and integration, identity differentiation, and social conflict among citizens and refugees in the Global South countries, like Bangladesh, differ from the Global North countries due to the lack of resources and governance capacity.