Power (im)balances in ‘conversation triads’ within qualitative research projects in the field of (forced) migration: Chances and challenges in conversations between interpreter, (forced) migrant and researcher

Tempes, Jana; Rumpel, Andrea

doi:10.1093/migration/mnac003

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“…We as readers are then asked to carefully invest in understanding the meanings coming along with it. Other studies decide to involve interpreters, then going along with “power (im)balances” in settings they conceive as “conversation triads” (Tempes and Rumpel, 2022). At all times, research conducted in hegemonic languages – with the help of interpreters or not – always runs the risk of reproducing precisely the processes of Othering that it seeks to reveal and reconstruct in its analyses (Moffitt and Juang, 2019).…”

Section: Discussion and Conclusion: Negotiations Of Language(s) Trans...mentioning

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Negotiations of language(s) and inequalities in transnational family biographies

Schnitzer

2023

European Educational Research Journal

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Families that live in a new environment after having fled or migrated go through transformation processes that are connected to various challenges and possibilities. The focus of this paper is on negotiations of language policies in family biographies and family language practices, comparing cases of migrant families who arrived to Switzerland in different legal contexts of migration. The article addresses how these transnational families negotiate the meaning of (family) languages against the background of hegemonic language and migration policies. Questions of how these policies are experienced and dealt with and in what ways they do enable or disable possibilities for action are addressed using a qualitative analysis of narrative family interviews and participant observations in transnational families that now live in German-speaking Switzerland. On the basis of the analyses of interview transcriptions and field notes, I show how families deal with experiences of social and educational inequalities in the context of transnational pathways of education and how these are negotiated in the families. Language learning appears not only as an (un)available possibility, but it also requires one to return to the status of a student. At the same time, it is accompanied by a deep struggle for identity and belonging.

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Section: Discussion and Conclusion: Negotiations Of Language(s) Trans...mentioning

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Negotiations of language(s) and inequalities in transnational family biographies

Schnitzer

2023

European Educational Research Journal

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“…All interpreters were female and had their own history of (forced) migration. After each interview, the researcher and the interpreter – if involved – discussed the content of the interview to enable a deeper understanding for the researcher through gaining context information and through providing the interpreter with an open space to process the interview (Tempes and Rumpel, 2022).…”

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“…Confidence building was enabled by conducting all interviews with an experienced female researcher and by the exclusive participation of female interpreters. The cooperation with interpreters was supportive regarding the building of trust and the access to additional information (Tempes and Rumpel, 2022).…”

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Health literacy of forcibly displaced (migrant) women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a grounded theory study

Tempes,

Bittlingmayer,

Bitzer

et al. 2023

IJMHSC

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Purpose The unexpected and rapid outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic increased the vulnerability of forcibly displaced (migrant) women, who were a social group already at risk of health inequities and poorer health outcomes. This study aims to examine the health literacy of forcibly displaced (migrant) women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany using a multidimensional health literacy model as a framework. Design/methodology/approach A grounded theory methodology was implemented including interviews with 33 forcibly displaced (migrant) women from July to September 2021. An experienced female researcher interviewed all forcibly displaced (migrant) women, and apart from one telephone interview, all interviews were conducted in person. Findings Following data analysis, the category, “Use of health information in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic of forcibly displaced (migrant) women”, was identified as a core category. The findings provide valuable insight into the health literacy of forcibly displaced (migrant) women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Societal and environmental determinants, personal determinants and situational determinants were identified as factors impacting health literacy. Furthermore, health literacy was distinguished as competence to make informed decisions in the health domains “health care” and “disease prevention”. Originality/value Although previous research often focuses on the deficits of forcibly displaced (migrants), this study highlights the resources forcibly displaced (migrant) women use to deal with health-related difficulties, especially during a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Importantly, such resources were available even if the study participants did not speak the language of the immigration country.

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Power (im)balances in ‘conversation triads’ within qualitative research projects in the field of (forced) migration: Chances and challenges in conversations between interpreter, (forced) migrant and researcher

Cited by 2 publications

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Negotiations of language(s) and inequalities in transnational family biographies

Negotiations of language(s) and inequalities in transnational family biographies

Health literacy of forcibly displaced (migrant) women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a grounded theory study

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