Building on original quantitative and qualitative fieldwork in three refugee hosting cities – Nairobi, Gaziantep, and Peshawar—this study explores the role of social networks in furthering or hampering displaced persons’ ability to achieve self-reliance. 

 Using an original household survey, we explore the structures and forms of refugees’ social networks and their relationship with economic well-being in Peshawar.

In 2016, Mr. Burhan Rasool, General Manager of the Punjab Information Technology Board visited the Urban Institute to give a talk on technology applications in improving governance, with a particular focus on law enforcement in the Punjab.