2014
DOI: 10.1080/0966369x.2014.939155
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Home and beyond in Aotearoa: the affective dimensions of migration for South African migrants

Abstract: The integration of immigrants into local labour markets is a key focus of contemporary migration scholarship in Aotearoa New Zealand. While acknowledging the importance of these economic aspects of migrant settlement, in this article we examine instead how new arrivals from South Africa actively reconstitute a feeling of home and belonging post-migration. Drawing on the concept of affect, we illustrate the ways in which the experience of migration and settlement is embodied, situated and relational. We do this… Show more

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“…2004). However, actual home ownership might also lead to the development of a sense of continuity and trust in a new country (Cain et al 2015). Home is a multidimensional concept that includes both psychological and physical aspects.…”
Section: Psychological Home and Migrationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2004). However, actual home ownership might also lead to the development of a sense of continuity and trust in a new country (Cain et al 2015). Home is a multidimensional concept that includes both psychological and physical aspects.…”
Section: Psychological Home and Migrationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this sense, these young bodies’ desire to go out despite cultural restriction is shaped and experienced by place as they resettled in a new country. In other words, place matters in terms of shaping mundane young bodies’ experiences as they negotiate with a particular locale that might not necessarily reflect their country of origin (Myers ; Cain et al ). This can lead to feelings of unhomeliness among these young girls even in their homes.…”
Section: Gendered (Im)mobilitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The second component, the affective, relates to the emotional connection migrants feel to their new living spaces [ 15 ]. Here, Boccagni [ 20 ] specifies that inadequate housing conditions might lead to a lesser attachment to the home spaces, while Cain and colleagues [ 21 ] indicate that home ownership also affects psychological home as it adds a sense of permanence to the migration experience (see also [ 22 ]). Eskela [ 23 ] however finds that homeownership might be a mere economic choice and not necessarily representative of an emotional attachment.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%