Migration Histories

Schrover, Marlou

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-92377-8_2

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“…in relation to each other-as refugees or economic migrants, skilled or unskilled, temporary or permanent, legal or illegal, child or adult" [46, p. 220]. Some studies already address this (progressing) subcategorisations [e.g., [46][47][48][49][50]. Further distinctions of asylum seekers are dynamically negotiated, giving rise to ever more differentiations [e.g., [51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59].…”

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“I don´t put people into boxes, but…” A free-listing exercise exploring social categorisation of asylum seekers by professionals in two German reception centres

Ziegler,

Bozorgmehr

2024

PLOS Glob Public Health

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Newly arriving asylum seekers in Germany mostly live in large reception centres, depending on professionals in most aspects of their daily lives. The legal basis for the provision of goods and services allows for discretionary decisions. Given the potential impact of social categorisation on professionals’ decisions, and ultimately access to health and social services, we explore the categories used by professionals. We ask of what nature these categorisations are, and weather they align with the public discourse on forced migration. Within an ethnographic study in outpatient clinics of two refugee accommodation centres in Germany, we conducted a modified free-listing with 40 professionals (physicians, nurses, security-personnel, social workers, translators) to explore their categorisation of asylum seekers. Data were qualitatively analysed, and categories were quantitatively mapped using Excel and the Macro “Flame" to show frequencies, ranks, and salience. The four most relevant social categorisations of asylum seekers referred to "demanding and expectant," "polite and friendly" behaviour, "economic refugees," and "integration efforts". In general, sociodemographic variables like gender, age, family status, including countries and regions of origin, were the most significant basis for categorisations (31%), those were often presented combined with other categories. Observations of behaviour and attitudes also influenced categorisations (24%). Professional considerations, e.g., on health, education, adaption or status ranked third (20%). Social categorisation was influenced by public discourses, with evaluations of flight motives, prospects of staying in Germany, and integration potential being thematised in 12% of the categorisations. Professionals therefore might be in danger of being instrumentalised for internal border work. Identifying social categories is important since they structure perception, along their lines deservingness is negotiated, so they potentially influence interaction and decision-making, can trigger empathy and support as well as rejection and discrimination. Larger studies should investigate this further. Free-listing provides a suitable tool for such investigations.

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“I don´t put people into boxes, but…” A free-listing exercise exploring social categorisation of asylum seekers by professionals in two German reception centres

Ziegler,

Bozorgmehr

2024

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Utility workers: religion and the migratory stratification of foreign nurses across generations

Gallo

2024

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Household resilience of women migrant worker sellers of Jamu Gendong

Diniyati,

Widiyanto,

Sanudin

et al. 2024

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Background The selling of Jamu Gendong (an Indonesian traditional herbal medicine), is closely associated with the informal work of women who migrate to different regions. In Sukoharjo Regency and Wonogiri Regency, Central Java Province, the pressing need to meet household necessities in their places of origin compels women to assume the role of breadwinners. Therefore, this research aimed to identify the livelihood capital and resilience of migrant women selling jamu gendong. Methods The study was conducted in Ciamis Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia, in November 2022, using quantitative and qualitative methods. Primary data were collected through structured questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The sample comprised 51 women selected through snowball sampling and actively involved in selling Jamu Gendong, along with six key individuals from relevant agencies. Results The results showed that the households of migrant women selling jamu gendong survived and adapted to the migration destinations to prevent poverty. This was attributed to the livelihood strategy of business diversification. In this context, migration was exclusively practiced by women without family members who rented accommodation together. This research identified different forms of capital these women possess, including their productive age and skills in preparing jamu gendong, physical capital encompassing road infrastructure, marketplaces, access to health and education facilities, and natural, social, and financial capital. Conclusions The findings contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the resilience demonstrated by migrant women selling jamu gendong. However, further research should be conducted in areas beyond the city center to obtain a holistic view of their resilience.

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Migration Histories

Cited by 5 publications

References 66 publications

“I don´t put people into boxes, but…” A free-listing exercise exploring social categorisation of asylum seekers by professionals in two German reception centres

“I don´t put people into boxes, but…” A free-listing exercise exploring social categorisation of asylum seekers by professionals in two German reception centres

Utility workers: religion and the migratory stratification of foreign nurses across generations

Household resilience of women migrant worker sellers of Jamu Gendong

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