Networks and Contested Identities in the Refugee Journey

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Networks and Contested Identities in the Refugee Journey


  • Niro Kandasamy School of Humanities, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Lauren Avery Department of Politics, University of York, UK
  • Karen Soldatic Institute for Culture and Society, School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University, Australia


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Abstract:  This thematic issue traverses refugee research that recognises the importance of networks in determining the paths that refugees undertake in their journeys to seek safety and protection. In recent years, scholars have increasingly pointed to the multifaceted nature of networks in the refugee journey. These articles demonstrate the importance of elucidating the distinct influences and factors that shape refugee networks, including the unequal power relations between refugees and refugee aid workers in transit countries, transnational family and community connections, the proliferation of technologies in strengthening refugees’ networks, the role of the state in privileging certain refugee groups over others, and the role of refugees themselves in mobilising both past and existing networks to activate supports.

Keywords:  asylum seekers; contested identities; mobilization; network mobility; networks; refugee journey; refugees

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v10i4.6535


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