Stories told

Integrational processes as experienced by immigrants with African backgrounds living in Norway

Datos Bibliográficos

ID18973159
AutoresBerit Overå Johannesen (0000-0001-6776-8645, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, autor de correspondencia), Lily Appoh (0000-0002-5925-7025, Nord University)
Año2021
Volumen44
Número7
Páginas1174-1191
Fecha de publicación2021-05-28
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2020.1776361
OpenAlexW3035244526
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas12

The aim of this study is to address integrational processes experienced by some African immigrants with refugee backgrounds and five to ten years of residence in Norway. We collected data through semi-structured interviews on issues relating to immigration and the integration experiences of eight families. Participants’ reflections on the issues highlighted in the interviews made visible their challenges and opportunities upon arrival and during their first years in Norway. We use the concept of situated learning to discuss how their narratives describe movements from initial peripheral sociocultural positions towards fuller participation in different domains of society. The results show that across various domains, interactions at the personal level between individuals in the immigrant and majority population increased participation and cultural awareness

Geography · Immigration · Narrative · Population · Qualitative research · Refugee · Residence · Situated · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Anthropology · Demography · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Migration, Refugees, and Integration