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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Social Inclusion and Exclusion in the Life Stories of Deported Asylum Seekers from Finland to Iraqi Kurdistan
Marko SiitonenSirpa Korhonensubject
elämäntarinatSociology and Political SciencekurditRefugeeGeography Planning and Developmentlcsh:Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration0507 social and economic geographyCriminologylife storiesinclusion/exclusiondeportationlcsh:HT51-1595Political science050602 political science & public administrationexclusionDemography05 social scienceskurdsmaastakarkotus0506 political scienceAnthropologylcsh:JV1-9480lcsh:Communities. Classes. RacesIraqi kurdistanasylum seeking050703 geographyLawturvapaikanhakijatinkluusiodescription
This study explores how social inclusion and exclusion manifest as a dynamic continuum in the everyday lived realities of irregular migrants. Based on narratives of Iraqi Kurdish asylum seekers, who were eventually deported from Finland, the analysis depicts the ways in which societal structures, personal negotiations as well as relationships and social networks interplay in lives characterized by multiple locations, transitions and positions. Establishing and maintaining social contacts, belonging to various networks and being able to decide and act are primary factors that help us understand how the narrators relate to the continuum. The participants construct narratives illustrating several viewpoints or positions regarding participation, agency and dependency on outside actors and networks. peerReviewed
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-01 | Nordic Journal of Migration Research |