What Are Public Libraries For? Culture As a Determinant of Conceptualizations of Public Library Services for Forced Migrants
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DOI: 10.1002/pra2.752
Abstract: Public libraries offer important services for newcomer populations, including forced migrants. They help facilitate the integration of forced migrants into the host country, increase their levels of trust within new communities, and build social capital.… read more here.
Keywords: forced migrants; public library; conceptualizations public; library services ... See more keywords
The occupational trajectories and outcomes of forced migrants in Sweden. Entrepreneurship, employment or persistent inactivity?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11187-019-00312-z
Abstract: The current surge in forced migration to Europe is probably the largest and most complex since the Second World War. As population aging accelerates and fertility falls below replacement level, immigration may be seen as… read more here.
Keywords: labor; integration; forced migrants; labor market ... See more keywords
Community sport and physical activity programs as sites of integration: A meta-synthesis of qualitative research conducted with forced migrants
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DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101769
Abstract: Abstract Objectives Sport involvement has been touted as a way of helping forced migrants (i.e., refugees and asylum seekers) integrate into their host communities. Our aim was to synthesize multi-disciplinary qualitative research and through a… read more here.
Keywords: forced migrants; sport physical; physical activity; synthesis ... See more keywords
“If the subaltern could speak”: a response
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DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2018.1388425
Abstract: In their truly constructive contributions, the preceding responses have dealt above all with two issues: first, the usefulness and relevance of the liberal paradox for understanding the gap between moral responsibility and action; and second,… read more here.
Keywords: could speak; forced migrants; paradox; subaltern could ... See more keywords
Forced migrants as actors of care: understanding displaced men through their caring practices and relationships
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2025.2490072
Abstract: ABSTRACT How do forced migrant men experience and practice care? Throughout scholarship, media portrayals and humanitarian programming, the lived realities of forcibly displaced people in general, and of forced migrant men in particular, are typically… read more here.
Keywords: displaced men; forced migrants; forced migrant; care ... See more keywords
Qualitative methods and practices in transcultural research with forced migrants: the Asylum Seekers Photographic Interview (ASPI) methodological protocol
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DOI: 10.1080/14780887.2024.2316627
Abstract: ABSTRACT The present study aims to describe the methodological procedures which led to the development of the ASPI, a photo-elicitation method aimed at exploring the life stories of Nigerian asylum seekers. The purposes of the… read more here.
Keywords: forced migrants; methodological protocol; transcultural research; asylum seekers ... See more keywords
Inequality by design: The politics behind forced migrants' access to healthcare.
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DOI: 10.1093/medlaw/fwac043
Abstract: When a system comes under strain, the persons most likely to suffer from the repercussions are those at and beyond its margins, as the age-old rule 'Help yourself before helping others' typically guides crisis management… read more here.
Keywords: forced migrants; crisis; design politics; politics behind ... See more keywords
Resilient responses to the massive influx of forced migrants: A case study of medium‐sized cities in Poland
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DOI: 10.1111/imig.13372
Abstract: The full‐scale aggression against Ukraine on 24 February 2022 caused an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. In Poland, most forced migrants settled in urban areas, turning cities into unique proving grounds for humanitarian assistance and testing their… read more here.
Keywords: forced migrants; medium sized; sized cities; case study ... See more keywords
Trauma-informed care for women who are forced migrants: a qualitative study among service providers
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DOI: 10.1177/14034948241237591
Abstract: Aims: The aim was to explore service providers’ perspectives on trauma-informed care for women who are forced migrants. Methods: Service providers (n=32) employed at one of six centres providing trauma-informed care for forced migrants were… read more here.
Keywords: service providers; trauma informed; forced migrants; informed care ... See more keywords
Acculturation and mental health among adult forced migrants: a meta-narrative systematic review protocol
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DOI: 10.1186/s13643-019-1103-8
Abstract: BackgroundThe global refugee crisis has become central to health and policy debates. There is a growing need to investigate how acculturation impacts mental health among asylum seekers and refugees. Many forced migrants have an increased… read more here.
Keywords: forced migrants; acculturation mental; health; mental health ... See more keywords
“Let us define ourselves”: forced migrants’ use of multiple identities as a tactic for social navigation
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DOI: 10.1186/s40359-021-00630-6
Abstract: Background The article examines how and why multiple identities are altered, used and discarded by forced migrants. Methods The research is located in the constructivist paradigm. We used thematic analysis to analyse data gathered through… read more here.
Keywords: multiple identities; forced migrants; migrants use; define forced ... See more keywords