Analysing migrants' ageing in place as embodied practices of embedding through time: ‘Kilburn is not Kilburn any more’

Ryan, Louise; Kilkey, Majella; Lőrinc, Magdolna; Tawodzera, Obert

doi:10.1002/psp.2420

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“…Whereas the other network members were middle aged, with varying family responsibilities, in work or seeking employment. This illustrates how life stage (Ryan et al, 2021) and family networks shaped the nature and focus of processes of embedding and personal networks specifically.…”

Section: Situated Ethnic Positionalitiesmentioning

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Networks Amongst Syrians: Situated Migrant Positionalities and the Impact on Relational Embedding

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This article employs Yuval‐Davis concept of situated intersectionality to explore processes of relational embedding amongst Syrian migrants in the UK. By drawing on in‐depth interview data from 31 men and women living in North East England, we explore how varying social categories—or positionalities—intersect and shape personal networks and feelings of attachment amongst Syrians. We show how wider structural contexts and systems of social relations shape migrants’ sense of belonging and attachment which can serve to enhance or weaken opportunities for social and economic inclusion. The findings reveal how, for Syrian migrants, wider macro level contexts determine immigration and asylum routes which in turn shape place‐specific opportunity structures that impact on micro individual level processes of relational embedding. We develop the term “migrant positionalities” as a social category to capture the multiple experiences of migration and asylum and the power dynamics that determine opportunity structures and processes of embedding. We contribute to the debates in this field by demonstrating how the wider structural context can lead to a multiplicity of immigration and asylum experiences for individuals, resulting in differences in support and rights that go on to shape processes of embedding and personal networks. By employing a situated intersectional lens, we also demonstrate how and why processes of relational embedding differ amongst migrants of the same nationality on the basis of social positionings such as ethnicity, class, and religion, that are situated in context, time, and space.

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Section: Situated Ethnic Positionalitiesmentioning

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“…(Nitesh, Indian, 26, arrived 2018) Ethno-racial and faith institutions provide socialization encounters and alleviate loneliness and isolation. Ethnic communities also provide students with a sense of cultural pride and acceptance (Phillips & Robinson, 2015;Rishbeth & Powell, 2013;Ryan et al, 2021). Matthew (Chinese, 32, arrived 2010) is not religious, but attended church with his friends to socialize.…”

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Challenges of South Asian and Chinese International Students: Becoming Anchored in Networks of Support

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When coming to Canada to pursue post-secondary education, international students experience academic, financial, employment, and social and emotional challenges. Drawing on social network studies and studies of social anchoring, twenty-three in-depth interviews with South Asian and Chinese international students reveal the ways they navigate these issues in their post-secondary school environments. We find that international students work hard to establish social networks by making new connections at school, and students turn to their institutional networks for assistance. However, institutional networks alone are inadequate, and international students must also find support and advice through their family and community networks. We conclude that having strong institutional, family, and community networks are crucial to the social anchoring of international students in Canadian society. Social networks mitigate the challenges that international students encounter as they build their futures through post-secondary education.

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“…Several participants suffered from pain, tiredness and health problems, however, they still made great efforts to get out of the house "You still want to go lots of places". Exploring walking interviews in research with older migrants 13 and retain an active lifestyle (discussed in more detail in Ryan et al, 2021): "I've got a lot of trouble with my knee… I've got a crutch. I had a new knee a few years ago, and I had a new hip as well… I was looking for a stick and… I started using it" (Ronan, 77, Irish, Yorkshire).…”

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“…Millicent highlighted that "all nationality eats different", and with increasing Eastern European arrivals, food-shops in her neighbourhood started catering for them: "when you go in looking for something that you're accustomed to, sometimes they don't have it." People who were once newcomers became locals, observing their neighbourhood changing its familiar ethnic identity (see a more detailed discussion in Ryan et al, 2021). This common experience, however, prompted different reactions.…”

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“You Still Want to Go Lots of Places”: Exploring Walking Interviews in Research With Older Migrants

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Background and Objectives Walking interviews have become prevalent in social sciences, however, their use in research with older people is limited. This article offers a reflexive account of our ethical and methodological choices and practices while conducting walking interviews with older migrants, and considers the potential of this method in researching migrants’ aging in place. Research Design and Methods The study had a longitudinal, multi-sited (London and Yorkshire), qualitatively driven multi-method research design. In 2018-19, in-depth interviews were conducted with 45 older migrants originally from the Caribbean, Ireland and Poland; followed by walking interviews with a sub-sample of 9 participants 6-12 months later. The majority of participants were over 80 years old. Results Our study demonstrated that walking interviews are a promising method to explore in-depth a variety of relevant issues including older migrants’ mobility, health and wellbeing; navigating places through everyday activities; interactions with local neighbourhoods over time, and the meanings associated with such experiences. Through direct exposure to the physicality of places, walking interviews can elicit rich and complex data that would be difficult to collect through other methods. Discussion and Implications Conducting walking interviews with older migrants has unique thematic potential. However, a range of ethical and practical challenges need to be considered, including a risk to revealing participants’ identities and adopting an ethics-in-practice approach. The method has some limitations, especially with less mobile participants. Implications for researchers, policymakers and practitioners are suggested.

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Analysing migrants' ageing in place as embodied practices of embedding through time: ‘Kilburn is not Kilburn any more’

Cited by 14 publications

References 36 publications

Networks Amongst Syrians: Situated Migrant Positionalities and the Impact on Relational Embedding

Networks Amongst Syrians: Situated Migrant Positionalities and the Impact on Relational Embedding

Challenges of South Asian and Chinese International Students: Becoming Anchored in Networks of Support

“You Still Want to Go Lots of Places”: Exploring Walking Interviews in Research With Older Migrants

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