Routes, locations, and social imaginary: a comparative study of the on-going production of geographies in Somali forced migration

Shaffer, Marnie; Ferrato, Giulia; Jinnah, Zaheera

doi:10.1080/19376812.2017.1354308

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“…4 The works of Georges (1990) and Kearney (1991) were fundamental to provide a theoretical framework for the subsequent approaches and discussions of transnationalism as a theory for the study of migration. 5 To elaborate on the issue of migration and social imaginaries, see Meyer, 2005;Aliaga, 2008;García & Verdú, 2008;Salazar, 2011;Shaffer, Ferrato & Jinnah, 2017. 6 See Massey et al, 1993 for an in-depth explanation of various migration theories.…”

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The American dream in a transnational migratory circuit

Carballo

2019

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The objective of this article is to explore how the idea of the American dream affects the discourse, relationships and imaginaries of the members of an emerging migratory circuit with transnational characteristics. Transnational social imaginary is proposed as the analytical tool constructed from social imaginaries and transnationalism in order to investigate the social imaginary meanings of the participants. Using a qualitative methodology, interviews and observations were conducted in Kansas (United States) and in Tres Valles (Mexico). One of the conclusions is that the idea of the American dream has been built from the experiences of the emigrants, encouraging the flow of people to the north. Nevertheless, the idea of the American dream is increasingly being questioned as the migrants realized that achieving this dream is not as simple as they had imagined.

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The American dream in a transnational migratory circuit

Carballo

2019

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“…Sometimes the first stop on a migration journey is or becomes the destination; other times it is simply a place to pause before moving on. Sometimes a perceived destination changes, before or after it has been reached by a refugee (Shaffer, Ferrato & Jinnah, 2018). Cultural attitudes within receiving societies, in tandem with immigration policies, initial assistance from the host, and the socioeconomic climate, can alter perceptions of a (re)settlement destination and make it more or less appealing as a place to call home (Kibreab, 2004).…”

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“…Refugees often draw on social or kinship networks to make decisions about where to go and how to access opportunities that facilitate movement. The act of moving is guided using networks and existing knowledge about migration journeys (Shaffer, Ferrato & Jinnah, 2018). Consequently, what is perceived as destination countries, such as those in Europe or the US where asylum cases are granted or refugee status has been obtained, sometimes do not lead to permanent resettlement.…”

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Refugees on the move: resettlement and onward migration in final destination countries

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Stewart²

2021

Handbook of Culture and Migration

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Refugee migration is often discussed in isolation from other types of mobility. Refugee movement is distinguished by the perception that such migrations are forced and occur among disempowered individuals and populations lacking autonomy. This essay dispels the notion that refugees are not involved in making decisions about their mobility. We situate refugee migration as one category of movement, and then discuss migration trajectories and how individuals determine where they will go and how they will get there. Finally, we discuss refugee resettlement and onward migration, exploring why resettlement does not necessarily stop movement. Many refugees continue to migrate even after resettlement as they search for jobs, co-ethnic communities, a sense of belonging, and so on, which contradicts the policy goals of creating a permanent home in a new country.

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“…It is now commonly understood that in many journeys of displacement, and especially those made by forced migrants, there is no direct route that can be traced from A to B (Ahsan Ullah, 2013;Hassan & Biörklund, 2016;Shaffer, Ferrato, & Jinnah, 2018). Instead, the journey is emphasised as a social process that is an ongoing event in people's lives, as well as shaping the places through which people travel.…”

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Mapping Trajectories of Displacement

Awan

2020

The Handbook of Displacement

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This chapter gives an overview of recent research into migrant journeys with an emphasis on the methods used to trace the displacement of people across international borders. I begin by addressing the ways in which displacement has been usefully conceptualised in this context through a focus on the nature of movement. This includes notions of truncated journeys, clandestine routes, and migrant trajectories understood as phases of movement and stasis (Collyer, 2010;Hage, 2009;Khosravi, 2014;Mainwaring & Brigden, 2016;Schapendonk, 2012). Whilst a lot of work in this area is inherently spatial, there is also a recent emphasis on describing migrant journeys through alternative temporalities, such as body chronologies or in relation to certain pivotal life events (Collins, 2018;Shubin, 2015). This work aims to understand the specificities of the experience of crossing borders without documentation, including the ways in which the border regime has made such journeys increasingly difficult and too often fatal. It also focuses on the role of a wide variety of actors, including people smugglers and border officials (Garelli & Tazzioli, 2018;Icli, Sever, & Sever, 2015;Macías-Rojas, 2018). Yet, there is an inherent contradiction and ambiguity in the use of methods such as tagging, tracking and tracing of individuals within research, since these are all key to how the border regime itself functions. In such a context, it is impossible for research to be either apolitical or neutral. Whether understood through the bureaucratised language of university ethical committees as the imperative to protect vulnerable participants, or understood as a personal ethical commitment towards those in precarious and often highly difficult situations, many researchers choose to take a stance that actively helps undocumented migrants. But this is of course not always the case, many research projects exist that are designed to help states govern their borders, whether in the form of new technologies of securitisation or through providing expert evidence to aid deportation (Hatton, 2018; "iBorderCtrl," 2016). 1

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Routes, locations, and social imaginary: a comparative study of the on-going production of geographies in Somali forced migration

Cited by 12 publications

References 22 publications

The American dream in a transnational migratory circuit

The American dream in a transnational migratory circuit

Refugees on the move: resettlement and onward migration in final destination countries

Mapping Trajectories of Displacement

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