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Journal of Refugee Studies Vol. 23, No. 4 The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@ doi:10.1093/jrs/feq046 Refugee Integration: Emerging Trends and Remaining Agendas A L I S O N S T R A N G Institute for International Health and Development, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh EH21 6UU astrang@qmu.ac.uk A L A S T A I R A G E R Program on Forced Migration and Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, 10032, USA MS received June 2010; revised MS received October 2010 This paper uses the foundation of the conceptual framework proposed by Ager and Strang (2004a, 2008) to reflect on the focus and findings of papers in this special issue on refugee integration and other recent work. Arguing that ‘mid-level theory’ of the sort presented in the framework provides a strong basis for structuring academic debate and dialogue with practitioners and pol- icymakers, we identify four key issues that although of some current interest warrant further attention. First, we consider recent evidence from Europe and elsewhere on how prevailing notions of nationhood and citizenship determine understandings of integration, and argue that this powerfully shapes the social space available to refugees with regard to ‘belonging’. Second, we note the wide adoption of concepts of social capital in framing components of social connec- tion in the context of integration, but suggest greater attention is paid to the manner in which bonds, bridges and links establish forms of reciprocity and trust in social relations. Third, we examine the notion that integration is a ‘two way’ process, and suggest how this might be ex