Transitions for young people seeking asylum

Ravi Kohli
,
Helen Connolly

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Abstract

This chapter begins by referring to Eva Hoffman’s experiences of migration, because these reflect, in important respects, some of the core experiences of transitions for people moving from one country to another, from one home to another, and in the case of those seeking asylum, from a place of harm to a place of safety. When young people become refugees, they often undertake such extensive journeys towards political, legal, and psychological safety. As forced migrants, these young people make the journey and the journey makes them. For all young asylum seekers, the movements range from securely achieving a home and sense of place after obtaining leave to remain in the country, to prolonged, chronic uncertainty about where to go to be safe. In that respect, forced migration and resettlement yield many trajectories, only some of which are understood by researchers. The chapter analyses the research evidence of the sorts of changes and transitions young people seeking asylum make, and what helps them to feel safe in volatile situations and conditions.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 73-92

Publication milestones

Published - 05/10/2009

Publication status

Published - 05/10/2009

Place of publication

Bristol

Publisher

Policy Press, United Kingdom

ISBN (Print)

9781847421913

External Publication IDs

handle.net: 10547/625711
Scopus: 105014669205

Host publication title

Managing transitions: support for individuals at key points of change

Access to documents

10.51952/9781847421913.ch006

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