Refugees, Theatre and Crisis

Jeffers, Alison

doi:10.1057/9780230354821

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“…Our first case study consists of a participatory applied-theater intervention with Syrian youngsters from different ethnic and religious backgrounds who were resettled in Belgium (de Smet et al, 2019). At the heart of applied theater as a psychosocial intervention lies an emphasis on a participatory approach to theater-making processes, which endeavor toward active dynamics of regaining agency and giving voice to refugees (Balfour, 2013; Bhimji, 2016; de Smet et al, 2018; Jeffers, 2012). The intervention was initiated in partnership with a community center and a professional theater director in the autumn of 2017.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A contextualized perspective on research participation in collaborative refugee research: A multi-site exploration of relational dynamics in collaborative research.

Smet¹,

Rousseau²,

Deruddere³

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Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Objective: An increasing body of literature emphasizes the role of refugees' social context, with social conditions both at home and in the host society having an impact on the possibility of power redistribution and the mobilization of agency in collaborative research practices. Our aim is to develop a contextualized understanding of research participation for refugees in collaborative research in order to further enhance insights on the potential strengths and pitfalls of collaborative refugee research. Method: We closely study the various relational contexts that shape refugees' research participation and that may have an influence on power dynamics in collaborative research. In the present study, we explore participants' adaptation of research participation by means of an interpretive cross-case analysis of three psychosocial intervention studies sharing a collaborative approach with refugee participants, refugee families, refugee communities, and professional partners at different stages in the research process. Results: We identify the developed collaborative strategies in our three case studies and provide an outline of the ways refugees mobilize research participation through these identified collaborative strategies, from within the relational contexts of the family, community, and institutional actors. Conclusions: This analysis shows how research participation operates as a relational forum in which refugees continuously navigate and negotiate within and between multiple relational contexts. We argue that performing research participation, as a way of relating to a relational context, is both an interactive and a dynamic process. For research practice, our analysis addresses the importance of an in-depth understanding of participants' relational contexts to foster both a reflective research practice and trustful research relationships between researchers and participants. Public Significance StatementResearch participation in collaborative refugee research operates as a relational forum in which refugees navigate within and relate to different relational contexts of the family, the community, and institutional actors. A contextualized understanding of research participation for refugees in collaborative research can enhance insights on the potential strengths and pitfalls of collaborative refugee research to redistribute power and mobilize agency in collaborative research practices.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly. (Balfour, 2013;Bhimji, 2016;de Smet et al, 2018;Jeffers, 2012). The intervention was initiated in partnership with a community center and a professional theater director in the autumn of 2017.…”

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confidence: 99%

A contextualized perspective on research participation in collaborative refugee research: A multi-site exploration of relational dynamics in collaborative research.

Smet¹,

Rousseau²,

Deruddere³

et al. 2022

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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“…Scholars and practitioners within the arts have been exploring the liminal space of the state border and its impact on people, experimenting with different typologies and techniques (Cox, 2015;Cox & Wake, 2018;Guterman, 2014;Jeffers, 2012;Noriega, 2016). Artists and activists are capable of pushing and lifting the border boundaries imposed by a narrative of state security, to allow the acts that occur at the border to reach our gaze, thereby improving our understanding of this liminal space.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Diverse artistic representations and performances of border crossing and its associated violent elements have been explored for some years, and many academic reflections on such productions are now available (including, among others, Cox, 2015;Cox & Wake, 2018;Guterman, 2014;Jeffers, 2012;Lanz, 2016;Noriega, 2016). As pointed out by Staudt (2008, p. 18), the purpose of such representations is to raise awareness: "[p]erformance is a useful concept around which to analyze anti-violence social movements at the border."…”

Section: Theatrical Productions Of Selective Border Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

Unmasking State Harm: The Border as a Theatrical Space of Gendered Violence

Marmo

2023

Violence Against Women

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Systemic gendered violence at the borders of the Global North is perpetrated by state actors and their proxies, and yet remains underdiscussed. This article presents numerous cases of such violence to argue that it is not random, does not occur in a vacuum or at the whim of wayward officers. Rather, this gendered state violence is the expression of a patriarchal and hegemonic state that positions the woman at the border as out of place. Deploying performative theories, this article unmasks the masculine agenda enacted at the border to reveal that its violent exhibition of power serves many purposes.

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“…In the past ten years, waves of refugees have occurred in several countries such as those in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Australia and Indonesia (Devetak, 2004;Jeffers, 2012). Waves of refugees occur because of conflicts that occur in the country of origin.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fulfillment of Child Refugee Rights in Indonesia and Regulatory Implementation Regarding the Handling of Foreign Refugees

Suharti

2021

Int. J. Criminol. Sociol.

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The purpose of this paper is to find out how the implementation of the regulation on the fulfillment of children's refugee rights in Indonesia. This research uses the normative legal research method and the legislative approach. The results showed that the existing regulations have not sufficiently fulfilled the rights of child refugees because it does not regulate in detail the fulfillment of the rights specifically possessed by a child. For instance, the Presidential Regulation only concerns the discovery, holding, security, and supervision of refugees while at the refugee camp. The conclusion obtained is the need for additional rules regarding the operational standards for handling refugees that regulate what things can be done and prohibited by refugees while in shelters. This is closely related to the guarantee of refugee rights by Indonesia including child refugees.

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Refugees, Theatre and Crisis

Cited by 67 publications

References 25 publications

A contextualized perspective on research participation in collaborative refugee research: A multi-site exploration of relational dynamics in collaborative research.

A contextualized perspective on research participation in collaborative refugee research: A multi-site exploration of relational dynamics in collaborative research.

Unmasking State Harm: The Border as a Theatrical Space of Gendered Violence

Fulfillment of Child Refugee Rights in Indonesia and Regulatory Implementation Regarding the Handling of Foreign Refugees

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