Fragile Solace
Navigating toward Wellbeing in Isis-Occupied Mosul in 2014-2017
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5933205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Esko Nummenmaa (Tampere University, corresponding author), Thaer Allaw |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 624 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci12110624 |
| OpenAlex | W4388540567 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 42 |
Populations in conflict contexts often live for extended periods of time in displacement or under occupation. Both have profound consequences for navigating daily wellbeing. Drawing on narrative interviews (n = 8) with participants who lived through the ISIS (Islamic State) occupation of Mosul in 2014-2017, we seek to highlight narratives of wellbeing- and illbeing-emerging from their experiences. Our case study suggests that multiple persistent threats forced a renegotiation of ways to sustain key elements of wellbeing. Our findings suggest that intentionally propagated distrust led to reduced interaction, while insecurity and fear diminished personal freedoms, causing recurring shocks requiring constant adaptation. Decreasing the size of the core social unit helped families manage risks and resources when facing existential threats, while the diversification of interpersonal and communal relations created space for moments of normalcy. Choices made in order to stay safe and sane under such exceptional circumstances include complex relational choices, such as breaking familial ties with loved ones. Our research expands on the positive and negative impacts of relations on wellbeing and deepens our understanding of how wellbeing is navigated in contexts of forced departure-environments from which people often flee to seek refuge elsewhere
Distrust · Forced migration · Lived experience · Narrative · Political science · Refugee · Sociology · Subsistence agriculture · History · Homelessness and Social Issues · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |