Migration Letters
Volume 16, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 369-377

Understanding waiting and wellbeing through liminal experiences of Syrian refugees (Article)

Mzayek M.*
  • a May Mzayek, University of Texas at San Antonio, 1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249-3209, United States

Abstract

Using the anthropological concept of liminality, this paper describes an ethnographic study examining the wellbeing of Syrian refugees as they recount narratives of forced displacement and resettlement. The author observed 37 Syrian participants who had been relocated to Austin, Texas, United States, and interviewed 15 Syrian participants about their migration experiences. Through observation, interviews, and field notes, the author examines the refugees' ideas of wellbeing during periods of peace, war and displacement, and resettlement. Throughout the displacement journey, Syrian refugees implemented resilience tactics to escape instances of waiting in order to reach their desired destination-resettlement. Copyright © 2019 MIGRATION LETTERS Transnational Press London

Author Keywords

Forced migration Resilience liminality Refugees wellbeing

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85069747067&doi=10.33182%2fml.v16i3.640&partnerID=40&md5=8b9eba3e8dea69cee0c2806fdcacd290
DOI: 10.33182/ml.v16i3.640
ISSN: 17418984
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English