Refugees’ ‘Journeys of Trust’: Creating an Analytical Framework to Examine Refugees’ Exilic Journeys with a Focus on Trust

Lyytinen, Eveliina

doi:10.1093/jrs/few035

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“…While some studies examined trust at a point in time or in one interaction (Linell & Keselman, 2011), a number of studies conceptualised and explored trust as existing along a continuum between trust and mistrust and as shifting along a temporal trajectory (Hynes, 2017;Kyriakides et al, 2019): some did this across the refugee journey (Hynes, 2017), some focused on a digital 'third space' between departure and arrival locations (Kyriakides et al, 2019), while others did this for periods of time while in resettlement countries (Hynes, 2009;O'Donnell et al, 2008). Lyytinen (2017b) makes a significant contribution in examining the temporal aspects of trust. She developed an analytical framework which combined the idea of the refugee 'journey' and trust.…”

Section: What Is Trust?mentioning

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“…However, this did not generalise into social trust outside of the library setting. In saying this, however, institutional trust that refugees developed on arrival may erode over time, particularly if these institutions are 'unable or unwilling to support them for an extended period of time' (Lyytinen, 2017b). Vårheim, 2014aVårheim, , 2014b similarly found that: … [the fact that] former students are less trusting towards strangers, compared with current students, is perhaps worrying in terms of the integration of immigrants in Norwegian society.…”

Section: The Impact Of Trust On Resettlement and Resettlement On Trustmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Trust Amongst Refugees in Resettlement Settings: a Systematic Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis of the Literature

Essex

Kalocsányiová

Rumyantseva

et al. 2021

Int. Migration & Integration

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Trust is of particular relevance to refugee populations, given the adverse, often protracted and liminal nature of the refugee journey. What trust means, how it shapes and is shaped by this journey, is crucially important for this population group and it can vary substantially. The extent, range and nature of research activity in this area are limited; this article therefore reports on a systematic scoping review that explored trust amongst refugees and asylum seekers in resettlement settings. Studies were included if they were primary research and explored trust amongst refugees and asylum seekers in a resettlement context and excluded if trust was not a major focus of the study (i.e. a number of studies were excluded that explored related concepts, such as social capital), if the study did not identify participants as refugees or asylum seekers or the study examined trust in a transitory setting. Following the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 24 studies remained, which were reviewed and analysed. Sixteen studies used qualitative methods, six used quantitative methods and one used mixed methods. Trust was presented as fundamentally relational, taking shape between and within refugees, asylum seekers and others. Trust was also presented as temporal and contextual, across refugee journeys, hardships experienced and resettlement. A major theme was the fundamental need in resettlement for a restoration of lost or damaged trust.

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Section: What Is Trust?mentioning

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Section: The Impact Of Trust On Resettlement and Resettlement On Trustmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trust Amongst Refugees in Resettlement Settings: a Systematic Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis of the Literature

Essex

Kalocsányiová

Rumyantseva

et al. 2021

Int. Migration & Integration

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“…Such intimacies ground global events (Pratt & Rosner 2012). Moreover, the benefits of a genuine welcome such as this should be obvious: it creates the conditions for the development of mutual respect and trust, which is crucial to refugees' well-being (Lyytinen 2017).…”

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The suppression of welcome

Gill

2018

Fennia

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One way to interpret the organisation of refugee welcome in Europe is by thinking about the tension between the official response and the grassroots response to the events. This tension has evolved in different ways in different countries, but in general it is possible to distinguish between a bureaucratic tendency to abstract welcome into a specific problem or policy domain, and a different, often opposite, tendency to welcome in spontaneous, solidaristic and autonomous ways. Starting from the premise that welcome necessarily entails more than simply permitting entry and is inherently emotional and relational, this lecture explores a series of questions. How can genuine, spontaneous welcome be preserved under the pressure of statist and nationalistic logics and demands? How can we hold onto welcome as something meaningful when it seems to be under attack from not only right-wing nationalists and factions that draw spurious connections between refugees and security threats, but also the very architecture of bureaucracy? What relationship does welcome share with legalistic logics and practices? To what extent can welcomers and welcoming initiatives be supported by international cooperation, global organisational and communication systems, and resource-gathering mechanisms? And what role can research play in improving our understanding of welcome? By raising these questions the lecture aims to initiate a discussion about the nature, practicalities and possible futures of welcome in geography and the social sciences more broadly.

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“…Often, but not necessarily, asylum seekers and refugees pose a marginalized role in a receiving society particularly upon their arrival. Accordingly, many experience their lived space through largely negative emotions, which may lead to enclaved or secluded social existence and social or institutional mistrust (Lyytinen 2017). As regards the practiced everyday space, beginning to live as an unprivileged non-citizen in an unfamiliar society cannot but entail frequent reminders of one's outsiderness.…”

Section: Aliens In An Alien Country? On Refugees' Lived and Practicedmentioning

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Reflections on the variations and spatialities of (un)welcome – commentary to Gill

Vuolteenaho

Lyytinen

2018

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In this reflection, we seek to develop some of Professor Gill’s inspiring ideas on the notion of (un)welcome further. We do this, in particular, by problematizing his largely dualistic conception of the emotionally-invested, inter-personal forms of welcome contra a bureaucratic tendency to abstract welcome, to hollow it out emotionally. We argue that if applied too rigidly, this dichotomy can be unwieldy for making sense of the actual socio-spatial and emotional dynamics of (un)welcome. To elaborate this criticism, we expand on the notion of welcome from three interrelated perspectives. First, we argue that besides the opposite poles of people who welcome refugees, and forces that attempt to exclude them, great many actors convey more ambiguous and contextually varying attitudes to (un)welcoming immigrants. In the light of Lefebvre’s conceptual triad of social space, we next point out that Gill’s conceptualization pays inadequate heed to the practiced and societally recompensing aspects of everyday spatiality and welcoming. Finally, we take a cue from Gill’s suggestion to analyze welcome from the emotional geographies perspective, and reflect on exclusionary and inclusionary socio-spatial processes related to refugees’ emotions (lived space) and coping tactics (practiced space).

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Refugees’ ‘Journeys of Trust’: Creating an Analytical Framework to Examine Refugees’ Exilic Journeys with a Focus on Trust

Cited by 32 publications

References 30 publications

Trust Amongst Refugees in Resettlement Settings: a Systematic Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis of the Literature

Trust Amongst Refugees in Resettlement Settings: a Systematic Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis of the Literature

The suppression of welcome

Reflections on the variations and spatialities of (un)welcome – commentary to Gill

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