Temporal logics in urban place-making

The case of refugee-background Ethiopians in Australia

Bibliographic Data

ID11670567
AuthorsGoshu Wolde Tefera (0000-0002-4535-7586, Human Geography at Monash University, corresponding author), Alan Gamlen (0000-0001-5679-6608, Geography at Monash University)
Year2021
Volume44
Issue1
Pages243-261
Publication date2021-09-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02723638.2021.1975993
OpenAlexW3203566892
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited49

The human sense of temporality – the way we experience time – has become a major focus in urban geography and in research on human migration. However, little has been written about how refugee place-making activities are temporally mediated. For refugees – especially those from rural backgrounds – navigating unfamiliar urban temporalities is an important and overlooked layer within the broader challenge of settlement. This paper draws on 52 interviews with refugee-background Ethiopians in Australia, from both urban and rural backgrounds. It examines their experiences of place-making, studying how they have adapted to fast-paced urban life in Melbourne, and have negotiated the tensions between what we call the “temporal logics” of their settlement and pre-settlement locations. We highlight implications for policies concerning refugee settlement, concluding that successful settlement requires consideration of the temporal aspects of the challenges that refugees face

Archaeology · Face (sociological concept · Geography · Political science · Refugee · Settlement (finance · Social science · Sociology · Temporalities · Temporality · Gender Studies · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Urban Planning and Governance

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