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EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Drawing on the voices and experiences of refugees, activists and professional practitioners, this collection illustrates the complexities of migration with real world case studies, and the possibilities of innovative and compassionate interventions.
Highlighting the use of creative and narrative methods in the social, therapeutic and community sectors, all chapters provide clear practice implications. Rather than presenting migration as a problem to be avoided, this book offers original insights on how research and practice can be better informed by the voices of those seeking a better way.
Details
- Price: $41.95
- Pages: 216
- Publisher: Bristol University Press
- Imprint: Policy Press
- Publication Date: 12th August 2025
- ISBN: 9781447372790
- Format: Paperback
- BISACs:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Refugees
Reviews
'This book shines a critical light on the race to the bottom, characterised by lowest common denominator outcomes in policy and practice affecting vulnerable refugees and migrants. An essential read for all who champion hard fought for rights and standards with the lived experience of affected communities at the heart of better responses.' Grainne O'Hara, former United Nations Director of International Protection (2018–22)
'Do you struggle to practice or undertake research with refugees and migrants while maintaining your professional values and ethics? This ‘must-read’ book will serve as a helpful companion, full of ideas for critical research and creative practice.' Helen Charnley, Durham University
Author Bio
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Critical research, crucial voices and creative practice - Brian Callan, Pearson Nkhoma and Naomi Thompson
Part 1: Critical Research
2. Reflections on being ‘outsider-insiders’ and ‘insider-outsiders’: fluctuating positionalities in research with migrant and refugee women - Naomi Thompson and Rabia Nasimi
3. From neoliberalism to neoexclusionism: How grassroots faith communities are resisting division and crossing borders - Naomi Thompson, Graham Bright and Peter Hart
4. Agency and frustration: overcoming obstacles at the UNHCR - Brian Callan
5. Exploring conceptions of ‘home’ with Afghan migrant and refugee women - Rabia Nasimi
Part 2: Crucial Voices
6. Unaccompanied Afghan minors in the UK: integration dilemmas in retrospect - Rohina Sidiqi and Pearson Nkhoma
7. Evolving paradigms: witnessing refugees’ unstable passages to safety - Sarah Crawford-Browne
8. In the refuge of the wake: intersectional considerations in therapeutic practice with African refugees - Eric Harper and Angela Rackstraw
9. Kwapatakwapata! Young Malawian girls trapped in predatory odysseys - Pearson Nkhoma
Part 3: Creative Practice
10. Social justice and professional values: exploring motivations and opportunities for value-led practice - Finbar Cullinan
11. Finding new ground: creative movement and art group therapies with asylum-seeking women - Marina Rova, Claire Burrell and Marika Cohen
12. New Town Culture: creative processes in social work with refugee and asylum-seeking young people - Rachael Hughes, Marijke Steedman and Brian Callan
13. Conclusion: Challenging times and hopeful futures - Brian Callan, Pearson Nkhoma and Naomi Thompson
EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Drawing on the voices and experiences of refugees, activists and professional practitioners, this collection illustrates the complexities of migration with real world case studies, and the possibilities of innovative and compassionate interventions.
Highlighting the use of creative and narrative methods in the social, therapeutic and community sectors, all chapters provide clear practice implications. Rather than presenting migration as a problem to be avoided, this book offers original insights on how research and practice can be better informed by the voices of those seeking a better way.
- Price: $41.95
- Pages: 216
- Publisher: Bristol University Press
- Imprint: Policy Press
- Publication Date: 12th August 2025
- ISBN: 9781447372790
- Format: Paperback
- BISACs:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Refugees
'This book shines a critical light on the race to the bottom, characterised by lowest common denominator outcomes in policy and practice affecting vulnerable refugees and migrants. An essential read for all who champion hard fought for rights and standards with the lived experience of affected communities at the heart of better responses.' Grainne O'Hara, former United Nations Director of International Protection (2018–22)
'Do you struggle to practice or undertake research with refugees and migrants while maintaining your professional values and ethics? This ‘must-read’ book will serve as a helpful companion, full of ideas for critical research and creative practice.' Helen Charnley, Durham University
1. Introduction: Critical research, crucial voices and creative practice - Brian Callan, Pearson Nkhoma and Naomi Thompson
Part 1: Critical Research
2. Reflections on being ‘outsider-insiders’ and ‘insider-outsiders’: fluctuating positionalities in research with migrant and refugee women - Naomi Thompson and Rabia Nasimi
3. From neoliberalism to neoexclusionism: How grassroots faith communities are resisting division and crossing borders - Naomi Thompson, Graham Bright and Peter Hart
4. Agency and frustration: overcoming obstacles at the UNHCR - Brian Callan
5. Exploring conceptions of ‘home’ with Afghan migrant and refugee women - Rabia Nasimi
Part 2: Crucial Voices
6. Unaccompanied Afghan minors in the UK: integration dilemmas in retrospect - Rohina Sidiqi and Pearson Nkhoma
7. Evolving paradigms: witnessing refugees’ unstable passages to safety - Sarah Crawford-Browne
8. In the refuge of the wake: intersectional considerations in therapeutic practice with African refugees - Eric Harper and Angela Rackstraw
9. Kwapatakwapata! Young Malawian girls trapped in predatory odysseys - Pearson Nkhoma
Part 3: Creative Practice
10. Social justice and professional values: exploring motivations and opportunities for value-led practice - Finbar Cullinan
11. Finding new ground: creative movement and art group therapies with asylum-seeking women - Marina Rova, Claire Burrell and Marika Cohen
12. New Town Culture: creative processes in social work with refugee and asylum-seeking young people - Rachael Hughes, Marijke Steedman and Brian Callan
13. Conclusion: Challenging times and hopeful futures - Brian Callan, Pearson Nkhoma and Naomi Thompson