Critical Research and Creative Practice with Migrant and Refugee Communities
Towards interventions based on practice research and community voices
1st Edition
Published on 17. July 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-1-4473-7279-0 (ISBN)
Description
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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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
'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 '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)More details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bristol University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
10 s/w Abbildungen, 1 s/w Tabelle
1 Tables, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
308 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-7279-0 (9781447372790)
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Brian Callan | Pearson Nkhoma | Naomi Thompson
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Towards interventions based on practice research and community voices
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Persons
Brian Callan is Study Skills Lecturer with the Global Banking School.
Pearson Nkhoma is Senior Lecturer in Community Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Naomi Thompson is Reader in Youth and Community Work at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Pearson Nkhoma is Senior Lecturer in Community Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Naomi Thompson is Reader in Youth and Community Work at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Content
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
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