Housing and the Creation of Home for Refugees in Western Australia

Fozdar, Farida; Hartley, Lisa

doi:10.1080/14036096.2013.830985

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“…Hence, studies tend to be small. Our reading of the literature shows participants may be fewer than 10 ( Barratt and Green 2017;Jones 2017;Madsen 2018;Radley and Taylor 2003;Samuels 2004) and commonly between 10 and 20 (Fozdar and Hartley 2014;Heath et al 2018;McCarthy 2019;Pini et al 2019). Samples over 20 are rare (Coleman, Kearns, and Wiles 2016;Kohon and Carder 2014;Mullen et al 2019;van Auken, Frisvoll, and Stewart 2010).…”

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Researching Home’s Tangible and Intangible Materialities by Photo-Elicitation

Soaita

McKee

2020

Housing, Theory and Society

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Drawing on participant-generated photo-elicitation in telephone interviews conducted with private tenants in Britain, we contribute to a new strand of home literature that engages with the vibrant materiality of things. In particular, the paper reflects on how our innovative methodological approach empowered participants to introduce their own points of view through 'thick' descriptions, revealed previously undocumented home practices and enabled researchers' reflexivity and the co-production of knowledge with participants located miles away. The method powerfully captures home's tangible and intangible materialities and their importance to wellbeing in ways that words-alone interviews cannot. We conclude by introducing the metaphor of 'the fold' and the allegory of 'the invisible tether' to reflect on the methodological benefits and substantive findings enabled by our approach. We argue that housing studies can benefit from engaging photo-elicitation in questions spanning from the abstract to the concrete, and from the inside to the outside of the home. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Photo-elicitationmentioning

confidence: 95%

Researching Home’s Tangible and Intangible Materialities by Photo-Elicitation

Soaita

McKee

2020

Housing, Theory and Society

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“…Moreover, refugee entrants had: a) difficulty in applying for rental property due to lack of rental history or references and/or language barriers; b) trouble in finding suitable housing regarding size and location (accommodating large families and single men in particular); c) struggles with unrealistic expectations and/or suffering the after-effects of torture and trauma; and d) suffer from discrimination from landlords and real estate agents (RCOA 2013;Fozdar and Hartley 2012;OMI 2009;Pittaway, Muli, and Shteir 2009;Colic-Peisker and Tilbury 2008). Fozdar and Hartley (2013) note that discrimination is especially relevant for "visibly" different migrants. Similarly, the Australian Human Rights Commission (2010, p. 24) remarks that "racial discrimination-both direct and indirect-was the most common barrier that African Australians said they faced when attempting to find affordable and appropriate housing".…”

Section: Resettlement Housing and Homementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This, in turn, can lead to poorer health, physical, psychological, social and economic outcomes (Derose, Escarce and Lurie, 2007). Research shows that immigrants and refugees are hardworking and driven with a strong desire to be in gainful employment rather than on welfare (Fozdar and Hartley, 2013). However, they are more likely to be discriminated against in the labour market (Aysa-Lastra and Cachón, 2012;Colic-Peisker, 2009).…”

Section: Towards a Relational Contextual Understanding Of Vulnerabilmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Theme The African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP) invites submissions for its 2019 conference from academics, researchers, students, practitioners and policy makers, and the diaspora community, with interests in African studies, both on the African continent and in the Australasia and Pacific region. In 2019, the conference theme is 'Africa: Diversity and Development'. The conference seeks to explore the richness of the continent and its diversity in a wide range of social, economic, political and cultural dimensions, while simultaneously discussing development options, challenges and experiences. Papers from all disciplines considering African issues in a broad range of topics, such as culture, history, literature, physical, social and economic development, environment, politics, geography, ecology, demography, health, education, migration, media, aid, climate change, natural and human-induced disasters, civil society and gender are welcomed.

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“…(543) Despite good intentions from the government about the importance of decent, safe, secure and affordable housing, she found many obstacles to refugee housing integration: Gaps in provision, choice and support. Fozdar and Hartley (2014) also see housing as vital for successful settlement of refugees in an Australian context. They state that establishing a home is part of redeveloping a sense of ontological security.…”

Section: Housing -Framing Inclusion or Exclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They experience insecurity of tenure, lack of appropriate housing, discrimination and legal issues. This resulted in a sense of alienation and insecurity for many of them (Fozdar and Hartley 2014).…”

Section: Housing -Framing Inclusion or Exclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%