Refugee Youth : Migration, Justice and Urban Space

Telling the stories of young refugees in a range of international urban settings, this book explores how newcomers navigate urban spaces and negotiate multiple injustices in their everyday lives. This innovative edited volume is based on in-depth, qualitative research with young refugees and their perspectives on migration, social relations, and cultural spaces. The chapters give voice to refugee youth from a wide variety of social backgrounds, including insights about their migration experiences, their negotiations of spatial justice and injustice, and the diverse ways in which they use urban space. Front Cover Refugee Youth: Migration, Justice and Urban Space Copyright information Table of Contents List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements 1 Introducing Refugee Youth: Migration, Justice and Urban Space Introduction Introducing refugee youth Migration Justice Urban space Conclusion Note References 2 Storying Belonging, Enacting Citizenship? (Dis)articulations of Belonging in a Community Theatre Project with Young Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Leipzig, Germany Introduction Theoretical discussion: stories/storying in participatory theatre’s negotiation of citizenship and belonging Methodological approach and empirical material Empirical analysis: bringing our personal stories on stage? Silence as disarticulation/the withdrawal of stories Silence as articulation/the return of stories Reflection of my presence and positionality within the project Conclusion Note References 3 Jackets and Jewellery: Racialised Dispossession and Struggles over Public Space in Denmark Introduction Politics of dispossession ‘Jackets, watches and mobile phones’ ‘Do you see me as ...?’ Conclusion Acknowledgements References 4 Venezuelan Refugee Youth and Brazilian Schooling: The Individual between Languages and Spaces Introduction On the methodological paths of research The displacement and the context of arrival in Brazil and Pernambucco Refugee/migrant youth and the right to education Migrant youth and the paths of school integration Conclusion Notes References 5 The Inclusionary Potential and Spatial Boundaries of (Semi-)Public Space: Refugee Youth’s Everyday Experiences in the Urban Fabric of Amsterdam Introduction Building new connections through (semi-)public space Methods Refugee youth in public space: an insecure beginning Strategies to feel more comfortable to navigate public space Young refugees’ use of public and semi-public spaces Encounters in (semi-)public spaces Conclusion Note References 6 Navigating ‘Purdah’ Culture in Urban Space: The Restricted Lives of Young Married Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia Introduction The study Refugees in Malaysia: a background The purdah culture Fleeing into marriage Confinement after marriage Restricted from school Access to public health facilities Conclusion Acknowledgements References 7 Inclusive Urban Planning and Public Space for Refugee Youth in Pursuit of a Just City in Amman, Jordan Introduction The intercultural, inclusive and just city – more than ‘just’ public space Methodology In pursuit of an inclusive city Conclusion References 8 Sense of Belonging among Tibetan Refugees in India: A Case Study of the Bylakuppe Settlement in Karnataka, India Introduction Tibetan migration towards India Conceptualisation of belonging Study site: the Bylakuppe settlement Participant recruitment Observation and interviews Data analysis Senses of belonging of Tibetan youth Social capital Economic integration Receiving society’s receptivity Exposure to host society Conclusion References 9 Negotiating Identity in Urban Space: Everyday Geographies of Syrian Students in Istanbul Introduction Socioeconomic backgrounds of Syrian students Methodological approach Negotiating identities in various spaces in Istanbul Segregated spaces Comfort zones Judicial spaces Private spaces Cooperational space Open spaces Social functions of the spaces Exclusion spaces Inclusion spaces Conclusion References 10 ‘You’re Judged a Lot’: Australian Sudanese and South Sudanese Youths’ Perspectives on Their Experiences in Public Spaces Introduction Method Findings Racial identity Group identity Racial profiling Conclusion References 11 Hair Salons as ‘Private-Public Spaces’: Exploring the Experiences of Young Migrant Women in an Urban Township in South Africa Introduction The urban context and hidden spaces Securitised migration and spaces of fear Research in a hair salon: private-public spaces Research approach Migrants, young women and mothers: invisible spaces Support systems: spaces of relative safety and partial justice Conclusion References 12 Emotion and Spatial Belonging: Exploring Young Migrant Men’s Emotional Geographies in Cork, Ireland Introduction Emotional geographies of home: a theoretical framework Public space and home Emotions and home Ambiguous emotions of home Negative emotions about home Methodology Emotions about home in the public space Emotions and translocalism: ambiguous feelings Emotions and future homes: hope Emotions and current homes: alienation and little comforts Conclusion Acknowledgements References 13 Homemaking through Music in Urban Africa: Creating Opportunities as a Refugee and a Migrant in Kinshasa and Dar es Salaam Introduction Theoretical framework Methods and trajectories Leaving a conflict-afflicted home Leaving Butembo Leaving Bangui The mega-city as a site for opportunities Slam poetry festivals in Kinshasa Music ministry and music engineering in Dar es Salaam Conclusion Acknowledgements Notes References 14 Planetary Listening References 15 Refugee Youth: Politics, Publicness and Visibility Politics Publicness Visibility References Index The topical focus of this book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students studying social sciences (e.g. geography, sociology, urban studies, politics, ethnic and migration studies), researchers interested in refugee studies, youth studies and migration but it will also be appealing to researchers who use creative methods.