Alison Strang
Biographic Data
| ID | 1250873 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alison Strang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alison |
| FAMILY NAME | Strang |
| SIGNATURE | STRANG A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen Margaret University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3064-5283 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 113 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Walking a tightrope between policy and scholarship
Alison Strang - ORCID: 0000-0003-3064-5283 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3064-5283
Rupture and liminality
The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic had profound effects on refugees. In migrating to seek safety, refugees demonstrate resilience, resourcefulness and the ability to adapt to stressful situations. However, social distancing and self-isolation measures greatly impacted these individuals as they stand to risk the most from interruptions to integration. In this paper, we examine the implications of increased loneliness and isolation for …
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The role of trust in health-seeking for non-communicable disease services in fragile contexts
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) disproportionately affect people living in fragile contexts marked by poor governance and health systems struggling to deliver quality services for the benefit of all. This combination can lead to the erosion of trust in the health system, affecting health-seeking behaviours and the ability of individuals to sustain their health. In this cross-country multiple-case study, we analyse the role of trust in health-see…
Help-seeking, trust and intimate partner violence
Mapping social connections and trust provides valuable insight into the social capital available to support help-seeking in populations of humanitarian concern. For these Yezidi populations, family, religious and community resources were the most widely utilised and trusted. Trust was mostly reserved for family and their main religious leader regarding IPV against women. Lack of trust appeared to be a major barrier to stronger engagement with ava…
Integration or Isolation? Refugees’ Social Connections and Wellbeing
The Indicators of Integration framework—a conceptual framework defining core domains of refugee integration—has had a significant impact on the discourse surrounding refugee integration and a major role in shaping policy, practice and academic debate. Drawing on an innovative participatory mapping approach, this study examined the social connections of isolated single refugee men from Iran and Afghanistan (highlighted as particularly marginalized…
I want to participate.' transition experiences of new refugees in Glasgow
The particular case of transition from the uncertain position of an asylum seeker to a refugee with statutory rights is used to explore the interaction of structure and agency in refugees' lived experience of integration in super-diversity. Analysis draws on data generated through the 'Holistic Integration Service', available to all new refugees in Scotland from 2013 to 2016. Case data from 1885 households, interviews (n-=-24) and focus groups wi…
Conceptualizing community development in war-affected populations
The focus of humanitarian and development assistance to post-conflict societies has in recent years typically broadened from narrow socioeconomic concerns to address broader mechanisms of social and psychological recovery within war-affected populations. Interventions seeking to assist in such recovery are, however, frequently contested in terms of aims and approach. Competing discourses regarding such support for communities are identified, and …
Integration or Isolation? Refugees’ Social Connections and Wellbeing
The Indicators of Integration framework—a conceptual framework defining core domains of refugee integration—has had a significant impact on the discourse surrounding refugee integration and a major role in shaping policy, practice and academic debate. Drawing on an innovative participatory mapping approach, this study examined the social connections of isolated single refugee men from Iran and Afghanistan (highlighted as particularly marginalized…
I want to participate.' transition experiences of new refugees in Glasgow
The particular case of transition from the uncertain position of an asylum seeker to a refugee with statutory rights is used to explore the interaction of structure and agency in refugees' lived experience of integration in super-diversity. Analysis draws on data generated through the 'Holistic Integration Service', available to all new refugees in Scotland from 2013 to 2016. Case data from 1885 households, interviews (n-=-24) and focus groups wi…
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The role of trust in health-seeking for non-communicable disease services in fragile contexts
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) disproportionately affect people living in fragile contexts marked by poor governance and health systems struggling to deliver quality services for the benefit of all. This combination can lead to the erosion of trust in the health system, affecting health-seeking behaviours and the ability of individuals to sustain their health. In this cross-country multiple-case study, we analyse the role of trust in health-see…
Walking a tightrope between policy and scholarship
Alison Strang - ORCID: 0000-0003-3064-5283 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3064-5283
Conceptualizing community development in war-affected populations
The focus of humanitarian and development assistance to post-conflict societies has in recent years typically broadened from narrow socioeconomic concerns to address broader mechanisms of social and psychological recovery within war-affected populations. Interventions seeking to assist in such recovery are, however, frequently contested in terms of aims and approach. Competing discourses regarding such support for communities are identified, and …
I want to participate.' transition experiences of new refugees in Glasgow
The particular case of transition from the uncertain position of an asylum seeker to a refugee with statutory rights is used to explore the interaction of structure and agency in refugees' lived experience of integration in super-diversity. Analysis draws on data generated through the 'Holistic Integration Service', available to all new refugees in Scotland from 2013 to 2016. Case data from 1885 households, interviews (n-=-24) and focus groups wi…
Integration or Isolation? Refugees’ Social Connections and Wellbeing
The Indicators of Integration framework—a conceptual framework defining core domains of refugee integration—has had a significant impact on the discourse surrounding refugee integration and a major role in shaping policy, practice and academic debate. Drawing on an innovative participatory mapping approach, this study examined the social connections of isolated single refugee men from Iran and Afghanistan (highlighted as particularly marginalized…
Help-seeking, trust and intimate partner violence
Mapping social connections and trust provides valuable insight into the social capital available to support help-seeking in populations of humanitarian concern. For these Yezidi populations, family, religious and community resources were the most widely utilised and trusted. Trust was mostly reserved for family and their main religious leader regarding IPV against women. Lack of trust appeared to be a major barrier to stronger engagement with ava…
The role of trust in health-seeking for non-communicable disease services in fragile contexts
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) disproportionately affect people living in fragile contexts marked by poor governance and health systems struggling to deliver quality services for the benefit of all. This combination can lead to the erosion of trust in the health system, affecting health-seeking behaviours and the ability of individuals to sustain their health. In this cross-country multiple-case study, we analyse the role of trust in health-see…
Rupture and liminality
The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic had profound effects on refugees. In migrating to seek safety, refugees demonstrate resilience, resourcefulness and the ability to adapt to stressful situations. However, social distancing and self-isolation measures greatly impacted these individuals as they stand to risk the most from interruptions to integration. In this paper, we examine the implications of increased loneliness and isolation for …
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From Crossref journal articles via Jisc Publications Router
Walking a tightrope between policy and scholarship
Alison Strang - ORCID: 0000-0003-3064-5283 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3064-5283
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Refugee (4 works) · Criminology (3 works)