Rebuilding Lives After Genocide [electronic resource] : Migration, Adaptation and Acculturation /
Asquith, Linda.author.
This book examines how genocide survivors rebuild their lives following migration after genocide. Drawing on a mixture of in-depth interviews and published testimony, it utilises Bourdieu's concept of social capital to highlight how individuals reconstruct their lives in a new country. The data comprises in-depth interviews with survivors of the Rwandan and Bosnian genocides, and the Holocaust. This combination of data allows for a broader analysis of the themes within the data. Overall, Rebuilding Lives After Genocide seeks to demonstrate that a constructivist, grounded theoretical approach to research can draw attention to experiences that have been hidden and unheard. The life of survivors in the wake of genocides is a neglected field, particularly in the context of migration and resettlement. Therefore, this book provides a unique insight into the debate surrounding recovery from victimisation and the intersection between migration and victimisation.
Includes index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Bourdieu and Social Capital -- 3. Migration and Acculturation -- 4. New lives: Initial adaptation -- 5. Resettlement and Reintegration: Adapting to life in the UK -- 6: Identity and Adaptation -- 7. Conclusion.
This book examines how genocide survivors rebuild their lives following migration after genocide. Drawing on a mixture of in-depth interviews and published testimony, it utilises Bourdieu's concept of social capital to highlight how individuals reconstruct their lives in a new country. The data comprises in-depth interviews with survivors of the Rwandan and Bosnian genocides, and the Holocaust. This combination of data allows for a broader analysis of the themes within the data. Overall, Rebuilding Lives After Genocide seeks to demonstrate that a constructivist, grounded theoretical approach to research can draw attention to experiences that have been hidden and unheard. The life of survivors in the wake of genocides is a neglected field, particularly in the context of migration and resettlement. Therefore, this book provides a unique insight into the debate surrounding recovery from victimisation and the intersection between migration and victimisation.
Victimology.
Human rights.
Criminology.
Peace.
Emigration and immigration.
Self.
Identity (Psychology).
Political sociology.
Victimology.
Human Rights and Crime .
Conflict Studies.
Migration.
Self and Identity.
Political Sociology.