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AFRICAN REFUGEES
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Settlement Experiences of African Refugees: a case study of the Armidale, Tamworth and Coffs Harbour Regions of New South Wales, Australia
/ Kivunja, Charles; Kuyini, Ahmed Bawa; Maxwell, Thomas
Kivunja, Charles
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2014.
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Cast in the framework of social capital theory, this research used case studies to investigate the settlement experiences of African migrants in Armidale, Tamworth and Coffs Harbour in Australia. Analysis of individual (n = 29) and one focus group interview data revealed that most migrants expressed some satisfaction with service provision in the areas of initial settlement support and the work of local community organizations. Problems still remained with regard to employment, family reunion and dealing with changes in family relations. The study concludes that there is a need to educate African migrants on mainstream Australian culture in order to enhance the migrants' capacity to build social capital. Local governments need to make specific provisions within their policies, focusing on the settlement of migrants to address some of the gaps in services.
Key Words
Social Relations
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Australia
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Social reforms
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Social Capital
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Empowerment
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Social Networking
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Political Migration
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Disempowerment
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Settlement experiences
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African refugees
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Maximizing Immigrant
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Social Migration
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New South Wales - Australia
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Whiteness regimes of multiculturalism: the African male experience in Australia
/ Majavu, Mandisi
Majavu, Mandisi
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This article uses a newly developed theoretical concept – the ‘uncommodified blackness’ image, to accentuate the discursive methods in which the humanness of Africans is denied in subtle and commonplace ways in Australia. In other words, the concept of uncommodified blackness is used in this study to theorise both the racist infrahumanisation and the blatant racist dehumanisation that Africans are subjected to in Australia. An analysis of semi-structured interviews with 11 research participants suggests that, through the image of uncommodified blackness, the participants are viewed by mainstream Australia as dysfunctional and dirty Others who ought to be avoided in public transport. Participants’ lived experiences imply that mainstream Australia regards them as outsiders and perpetual refugees who are failing at ‘integration’.
Key Words
Multiculturalism
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African diaspora
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Whiteness
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African refugees
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Uncommodified Blackness
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Infrahumanisation
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