Social Psychology of Migration and Refugees: Integration, Identity and Social Perceptions

In this review, the phenomenon of migration and refugeeism is examined from theperspective of social psychology and existing theoretical and empirical studies in theliterature are synthesized. The psychosocial challenges faced by migrants and refugees,identity formation processes and integration dynamics are examined. The study is structuredin the light of basic approaches of social psychology such as social identity theory, socialcohesion and integration theories.The psychosocial conditions of migrant and refugee individuals, the trauma and stress theyexperience, social support systems and social acceptance processes are evaluated. In addition,the attitudes of host communities towards migrants and refugees, the impact of media andpolitics on these attitudes, and social identity and group dynamics are analyzed from theperspective of social identity and group dynamics.In the context of integration processes, key areas such as education, employment, access tosocial services, language learning and cultural adaptation are discussed. Examples ofsuccessful integration and policies supporting these processes are detailed. By compiling thefindings in the existing literature, the study emphasizes the importance of migration andrefugee issues in terms of social psychology and offers suggestions for future research.Keywords: Integration dynamics, Migration and refugees, Psychosocial challenges, Socialidentity theory, Social psychology