Chapter 2. Contemplating Repatriation to Eritrea

McSpadden, Lucia Ann; Long, Lynellyn D.; Oxfeld, Ellen

doi:10.9783/9781512821659-003

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“…Past studies have reported a wave of single men from refugee backgrounds in western countries going back to their home countries and refugee camps in neighbouring nations to search for marriage partners. Such men regarded African girls living in western countries as either sexually promiscuous (Shandy 2003;Grabska 2010) or as having the ability to make independent decisions (Mcspadden 2004). These views have a strong association with the way postmodern intimacies permeate social life in many western societies.…”

Section: Negotiating Postmodern Intimacies In Australiamentioning

confidence: 98%

Using ‘intimate citizenship’ to make sense of the experiences of men with refugee backgrounds in Australia

Muchoki

2014

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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This paper is based on a study exploring the experiences of men with refugee backgrounds from Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia (herein referred to as the Horn of Africa countries) during migration and on settlement in Australia. During data analyses, Plummer's concept of 'intimate citizenship' became a useful theoretical framework for understanding participants' experiences. Many men had migrated from traditional societies where individuals pursue intimacies within a constrained framework of acceptability dictated by collective cultures. Ravaged by civil wars, they were forced to flee their homelands and seek asylum in neighbouring countries. Eventually, these men were resettled in Australia, a society that provides a social space for individuals to exercise more choices in their personal lives. On arrival in Australia, participants in this study had to adjust to these new ways of pursuing intimate relationships. Some men found this process overwhelmingly difficult while others saw it as an opportunity to organise their intimate lives beyond the confines of traditions and cultures as well as family and community influences. Intimate citizenship helped in construing the opportunities, conflicts, tensions and ambivalences that characterised participants' experiences in Australia.

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Section: Negotiating Postmodern Intimacies In Australiamentioning

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Using ‘intimate citizenship’ to make sense of the experiences of men with refugee backgrounds in Australia

Muchoki

2014

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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“…The experiences of forced migration may sometimes open up avenues to socio-economic opportunities such as access to better living conditions, education, or building new business connections (De Montclos & Kagwanja, 2000;Jacobsen, 2005). For example, refugees often pursue educational opportunities available to them during exile as their primary goal (see Al-Ali & Koser, 2002;McSpadden, 2004).…”

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Home-making during protracted exile: Diverse responses of refugee families in the face of remigration

Omata

2016

Transnational Social Review

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Through in-depth case studies about repatriation decision-making among Liberian refugees, this article examines how different processes of home-making during prolonged exile affects their return decisions and result in diverse familial responses to repatriation. Conceptualizations of forced displacement are often tied to notions about "loss of homeland" and exile, with references made to being literally "out of place. " This, however, ignores the reality that during protracted exile in a refugee camp refugees also establish links to new places and become "emplaced, " creating a new "home" that is meaningful to them. Importantly, even among those living in the same refugee camp, this process of emplacement is experienced differently, mediated by age, gender, marital status, and personal goals. When refugees consider returning to their country of origin, refugee families often struggle to come up with unified agreements about remigration decisions, leading to internal contestation among family members who have different aspirations and expectations. Drawing upon over 300 interviews, the article reveals how different patterns of home-making impact refugees' decisions whether to repatriate or remain in exile and highlights some of the problems inherently embedded in the promotion of repatriation as the best durable solution for all refugees.

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2014

Life Interrupted

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Chapter 2. Contemplating Repatriation to Eritrea

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Using ‘intimate citizenship’ to make sense of the experiences of men with refugee backgrounds in Australia

Using ‘intimate citizenship’ to make sense of the experiences of men with refugee backgrounds in Australia

Home-making during protracted exile: Diverse responses of refugee families in the face of remigration

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