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I Don’t Have a Plan B : Changing Family Relationships in Forced Migration (2024)

Kokkonen, L., & Pöyhönen, S. (2024). I Don’t Have a Plan B : Changing Family Relationships in Forced Migration. In F. Lo Piccolo, A. Mangiaracina, G. Paternostro, & V. Todaro (Eds.), In and Out : Rights of Migrants in the European Space (pp. 147-159). Springer. UNIPA Springer Series. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51131-8_11

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Kokkonen, Lotta; Pöyhönen, Sari

Parent publication: In and Out : Rights of Migrants in the European Space

Parent publication editors: Lo Piccolo, Francesco; Mangiaracina, Annalisa; Paternostro, Giuseppe; Todaro, Vincenzo

ISBN: 978-3-031-51130-1

eISBN: 978-3-031-51131-8

Journal or series: UNIPA Springer Series

ISSN: 2366-7516

eISSN: 2366-7524

Publication year: 2024

Pages range: 147-159

Number of pages in the book: 334

Publisher: Springer

Place of Publication: Cham

Publication country: Switzerland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51131-8_11

Publication open access: Not open

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/95780

Abstract

In times of crises, relationships change, and these changes do not necessarily comprise a linear process of clear and distinct stages in which trust and closeness develop over time. On the contrary, relationships are in continual flux and the experiences of closeness may vary. In this study, we focus on one individual, Fatema, who has been living in Finland since 2015. Her story is derived from a linguistic ethnography carried out at a reception centre located in a rural Swedish-dominant region of Finland. We describe the changes and negotiations within Fatema’s close family relationships with her children and husband. We look at meaningful turning points in these relationships in order to broaden the understanding of the changes in closeness and contribute to the knowledge of how and why such relationships grow, change, weaken, and are reconceptualised during dramatic life changes due to forced migration and over time.

Keywords: families; family relations; human relations; change; life changes; migration (demography)

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2024

Preliminary JUFO rating: 2