This article investigates the nature of refugee journeys by triangulating open‐ended, closed, and spatial survey data collected among South Sudanese refugees in Northern Uganda. While much research focuses on migration pathways across borders into the Global North, knowledge about refugees' journeys within their countries of origin or to neighbouring countries is limited. By targeting refugees' initial journeys out of conflict settings, we shed light on this little‐studied aspect of the refugee experience, with the aim to contribute to a better understanding of refugees' choices en route. We scrutinise the geographies and dynamics of refugee journeys, including the impact of conflict and violence, travel companions, information sources, assistance, and modes of transportation. We further analyse the links between these experiences and the complexity, length, and duration of refugees' journeys, aiming to map the varying significance of what refugees face during their journeys. Drawing on the migration infrastructure literature, we adapt and apply these concepts to refugee journeys, enhancing our understanding of refugees' initial journeys within and out of conflict settings, conceptualised as refugee journey infrastructures.

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难民旅程基础设施：探索从南苏丹到乌干达的移民轨迹


本文通过对乌干达北部南苏丹难民收集的开放式、封闭式和空间调查数据进行三角测量，调查了难民旅程的性质。虽然许多研究都集中在跨境移民进入北半球的路径上，但有关难民在原籍国或前往邻国的旅程的知识却很有限。通过以难民走出冲突环境的最初旅程为目标，我们揭示了难民经历中这一鲜为人知的方面，旨在帮助更好地了解难民在途中的选择。我们仔细研究难民旅程的地理位置和动态，包括冲突和暴力的影响、旅伴、信息来源、援助和交通方式。我们进一步分析这些经历与难民旅程的复杂性、长度和持续时间之间的联系，旨在描绘难民在旅程中所面临的不同意义。借鉴移民基础设施文献，我们将这些概念改编并应用到难民旅程中，增强我们对难民在冲突环境内外的最初旅程的理解，将其概念化为难民旅程基础设施。