Iranians in London

Sekechi, Mahnaz

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-79023-7

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“…BNIM methodology advocates comparison of cases to accentuate the main themes of the research through the comparison of differences, similarities and contradictions between all the narratives. Although beyond the remit of this paper, previously I carried out a comprehensive comparison of my interviewees’ narratives (Sekechi, , ). I use the insights I have gained from the comparisons to better understand individual participants, such as the narrative submitted in this article.…”

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Encapsulated Sadness: Iranian Migrants and Exiles in London

Sekechi¹

2020

Brit J Psychotherapy

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This paper is about the experiences of migration of middle class Iranians living in London, with focus on the psychosocial experiences of one woman. Her story is representative of the stories of Iranians who 'make it' in exile. There is scant study of the lives of middle class Iranian migrants; I carried out research to contribute to the wider literature on migration and to address this gap. The paper is based on the empirical findings of a PhD study which drew on two strands of psychosocial methodology, BNIM (biographical narrative interview method) and FANI (free association narrative interview) to collect data. Ten Iranian men and women living in London were selected through 'purposive sampling' and a 'snowballing process' and each individual was interviewed twice. Examination of the data draws on psychoanalytic, sociological and psychosocial theories to gain insight into experiences of loss and the relationship between loss and sadness expressed in their stories. Common to all of the interviewees was a core sense of loss. This was mostly linked to losses of work, professional status, family attachments and complexities of cultural belonging and dislocation. The findings suggest that this sadness is of an encapsulated nature that cannot be worked through.

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Encapsulated Sadness: Iranian Migrants and Exiles in London

Sekechi¹

2020

Brit J Psychotherapy

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No One Smiles at Me: The Double Displacement of Iranian Migrant Men as Refugees Who Use Drugs in Australia

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2021

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Drawing on relevant sociological and feminist theories namely a social constructivist and intersectional framework, this article explores ways in which migrant Iranian men as ‘refugees’ ‘who use drugs’ navigate the complex terrain of ‘double displacement’ in the Australian contemporary context. It presents findings from a series of community based participatory and culturally responsive focus groups and in-depth interviews of twenty-seven participants in Sydney, Australia. Results highlight the ways in which social categories of gender, language, class, ethnicity, race, migration status and their relationship to intersubjective hierarchies and exclusion in Australia circumnavigate and intervene with participants’ alcohol and other drugs’ (AOD) use and related harms. The article argues that there is a need to pay greater attention to the implications of masculinities, power relations and the resultant material, social and affective emotional impacts of displacement for refugee men within Australian health care responses.

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Iranians in London

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Encapsulated Sadness: Iranian Migrants and Exiles in London

Encapsulated Sadness: Iranian Migrants and Exiles in London

No One Smiles at Me: The Double Displacement of Iranian Migrant Men as Refugees Who Use Drugs in Australia

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