Sudanese Migration to the New World: Socio‐economic Characteristics

Abusharaf, Rogaia Mustafa

doi:10.1111/1468-2435.00025

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“…There are around 3000 Sudanese refugees in the UK most of whom arrived in the late 90s and early 2000s when the Darfur region was particularly unstable (CARIM 2015). In addition, due to the distribution of political power in Sudan over the last 50 years, migration from Sudan to UK correlates with anti-government, oppositional and/or marginalised identities (Abusharaf 1997;Di Bartolomeo, Jaulin, and Perrin 2012). Participants for this research were selected based on their participation in diaspora mobilisations and were recruited at demonstrations and advocacy events.…”

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Hybridising diasporic resistance to homeland peacebuilding: a case study of UK Sudanese activists and Sudanese peace

Wilcock

2019

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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This article discusses what motivates diasporas to resist homeland peacebuilding using the case of the UK-based Sudanese diaspora. It identifies the need to analyse diasporic resistance against a framework of hybrid peacebuilding and local resistance. In hybrid frameworks, resistance is not necessarily motivated by 'anti-peace' intentions but can be part of attempts to secure peace. This investigation examines the two key peacebuilding strategies in Sudan during 2014; the National Dialogue and internationally-led civil society building, both of which were subject to considerable resistance at the local level in Sudan. Applying an analytical framework of hybridity and using empirical material from interviews with UK-based Sudanese activists, the article asks why these processes were resisted by the diaspora and to what extent these motivations build on, resonate with, or subvert local resistance(s). The findings show that motivations behind diasporic resistance to homeland peacebuilding matches with local resistance in relation to the National Dialogue. However, in relation to international peacebuilding, the diasporic resistance diverged from the local in several key ways. Through contextualising diasporic resistance against hybrid peace and local resistance, the paper contributes to a hybrid understanding of diasporic resistance during homeland peacebuilding.

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Hybridising diasporic resistance to homeland peacebuilding: a case study of UK Sudanese activists and Sudanese peace

Wilcock

2019

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…Approximately 3000 Sudanese people in the UK have refugee status (CARIM 2015) and most of these arrived in the late 1990s and early 2000s when the Darfur region was particularly unstable. In addition, the distribution of political power in Sudan over the last 50 years has meant that many of the earlier migrants from Sudan to the UK adopt anti-government, oppositional and/or marginalized positions (Abusharaf 1997;Ashu 2012;Di Bartolomeo et al 2012;Fábos 2007;Wilcock 2017). During the fieldwork for this research, it became apparent that the Sudanese people living in the UK who engage in both hot and cold lobbying are almost exclusively from anti-government organizations, or at least they hold anti-government views.…”

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Why are migrant campaigns different from homeland campaigns? Understanding belonging in context among UK‐Sudanese activists

Wilcock¹

2018

Global Networks

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Migrant communities' homeland‐oriented political campaigns are always related to, but often different from, the activism in which local people engage in their homeland setting. In seeking to understand the observed disparities between migrant campaigns and homeland activism, several studies have demonstrated the influence of contextual factors like political opportunity structures on homeland‐oriented migrant politics. Complementing these studies are works that focus on changes to identity and belonging associated with migration and resettlement. In this article, I build on these debates by offering a combined analysis of the intersections between, and interplay of, contextual and identity‐based factors. I use this analytical approach to examine the case of Sudanese political activists resident in the UK. I demonstrate how forms of belonging emerge here as part of – and not in isolation from – the strategic navigations of multiple political contexts and opportunities. In doing so, I contribute to our understanding of how belonging can be contextualized to serve as an analytical lens for understanding homeland‐oriented migrant activism.

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“…Civil wars, long waged in the Sudan, have resulted in the deaths of millions of people, decimation of the Sudanese social infrastructure, and displaced peoples. Approximately 1.25 million internally displaced Sudanese have endured the physical and psychological trauma of war, widespread malnutrition, and a significant disease burden 1–3. Their forced migration has placed them all over the world, including Canada since 1989 3…”

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Navigating a strange and complex environment: experiences of Sudanese refugee women using a new nutrition resource

Mannion¹,

Raffin-Bouchal²,

Henshaw³

2014

IJWH

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BackgroundRefugees experience dietary changes as part of the daily challenges they face resettling in a new country. Sudanese women seek to care and feed their families, but face language barriers in the marketplace, limited access to familiar foods, and forced new food choices. This study aimed to understand the acceptability of a purse-sized nutrition resource, “The Market Guide”, which was developed to help recently immigrated Sudanese refugee women identify and purchase healthy foods and navigate grocery stores.MethodsEight women participated in a focus group, four of whom were also observed during accompanied grocery store visits. Individual interviews were conducted with four health care workers at the resettlement center to gather perceptions about the suitability of The Market Guide. Focus groups and interviews were audiotaped and transcribed. Data from field notes and transcripts were analyzed using grounded theory for preliminary open codes, followed by selective and theoretical coding.ResultsThe Market Guide was of limited use to Sudanese women. Their response to this resource revealed the struggles of women acculturating during their first year in Calgary, Canada. We discovered the basic social process, “Navigating through a strange and complex environment: learning ways to feed your family.” Language, transportation, and an unfamiliar marketplace challenged women and prevented them from exercising their customary role of “knowing” which foods were “safe and good” for their families. The nutrition resource fell short of informing food choices and purchases, and we discovered that “learning to feed your family” is a relational process where trusted persons, family, and friends help navigate dietary acculturation.ConclusionEmergent theory based on the basic social process may help health care professionals consider relational learning when planning health promotion and nutrition activities with Sudanese families.

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Sudanese Migration to the New World: Socio‐economic Characteristics

Cited by 22 publications

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Hybridising diasporic resistance to homeland peacebuilding: a case study of UK Sudanese activists and Sudanese peace

Hybridising diasporic resistance to homeland peacebuilding: a case study of UK Sudanese activists and Sudanese peace

Why are migrant campaigns different from homeland campaigns? Understanding belonging in context among UK‐Sudanese activists

Navigating a strange and complex environment: experiences of Sudanese refugee women using a new nutrition resource

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