Unpredictability, Invisibility and Vulnerability
Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Minors’ Journeys to Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12211464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mariana Nardone (Queensland University of Technology), Ignacio Correa-Velez (0000-0003-1800-4475, Queensland University of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 295-314 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Refugee Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-6328 • E-ISSN: 1471-6925 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jrs/fev020 |
| OpenAlex | W2310926903 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 29 |
This qualitative study investigated the refugee journey of 17 males who arrived in Australia as unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors between 2009 and 2013, and were granted protection visas. The article focuses on the four conceptual challenges of refugee journeys, as identified recently by BenEzer and Zetter: temporal characteristics; drivers and destinations; the process/content of the journey; and the characteristics of the wayfarers. The findings indicate that their mental journey has not yet ended and transcends the physical departure–arrival voyage. Although the primary drivers for the refugee journey were protection reasons, their desire to find a ‘better life’ free from violence and exclusion also played an important role. The irregular character of the journey made it highly unpredictable, exposed these minors to extreme levels of vulnerability and the need to remain invisible, prompted short-lived friendships with other asylum seekers, and created a pervasive feeling of mistrust towards smugglers and other people they met along the way. The study has highlighted the need for interventions to protect unaccompanied minors during their refugee journey
Criminology · Invisibility · Library science · Media studies · Political science · Public health · Refugee · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Nursing · Law
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| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |