The Affective Dimension of Social Protection

A Case Study of Migrant-Led Organizations and Associations in Germany

Bibliographic Data

ID5934576
AuthorsKarolina Barglowski (0000-0003-0524-5595, TU Dortmund University, corresponding author), Lisa Bonfert (0000-0001-7438-3460, TU Dortmund University)
Year2022
Volume11
Issue11
Pages505
Publication date2022-11-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci11110505
OpenAlexW4308332301
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited56

This article follows the recent 'affective turn' in social sciences and migration scholarship by analyzing the role of emotions in the handling of social risks by people with different migration biographies. The study is based on large-scale research with migrant organizations in Germany, which are important, though often neglected, sources of social protection, identity development, and community building. Interviews and egocentric network diagrams with people using services in various organizations demonstrate the impact of emotions on social protection practices. Contrasting these practices among adult movers, the German-born, and the 1.5 generation with different migration biographies, we shed light on the processual, material, and relational nature and the emotional dimensions of dealing with social risks. In doing so, this work aims to engage in discussions on emotions in migration and settlement processes and to increase the understanding of their impact on social protection

Business · Dimension (graph theory · Geography · German · Identity (music · Political science · Public relations · Scholarship · Settlement (finance · Social protection · Sociology · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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