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Narrative analysis of the effects of the Russo-Ukrainian war on first-generation Russian migrants in Finland

Henriksson, Anna LU (2022) UTVK03 20221
Sociology
Abstract
The aim of this study is to explore the ways in which the Russo-Ukrainian war influences and is manifested in first-generation Russian migrants’ narratives of belonging, the purpose of which is to further explore the relationship between homeland conflict and the ways in which migrants construct deterritorialised narratives of belonging. The research is based on seven in-depth interviews analysed through the methods of narrative analysis. It utilizes the theoretical concepts of translocational positionality and cosmopolitanism. The study finds that the social locations that migrants navigate are not limited to traditionally understood identifiers such as nationality. In doing so I suggest that the concept of globalisation necessitates the... (More)
The aim of this study is to explore the ways in which the Russo-Ukrainian war influences and is manifested in first-generation Russian migrants’ narratives of belonging, the purpose of which is to further explore the relationship between homeland conflict and the ways in which migrants construct deterritorialised narratives of belonging. The research is based on seven in-depth interviews analysed through the methods of narrative analysis. It utilizes the theoretical concepts of translocational positionality and cosmopolitanism. The study finds that the social locations that migrants navigate are not limited to traditionally understood identifiers such as nationality. In doing so I suggest that the concept of globalisation necessitates the use of a global frame of reference in analysing the supra-local positionality of migrants, as conceptualising supra-local narratives of belonging as extensions of certain localities is found to significantly limit the understanding of how migrants forge and navigate their understandings of belonging. (Less)
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author
Henriksson, Anna LU
supervisor
organization
course
UTVK03 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Belonging, conflict, cosmopolitanism, diaspora, diasporisation, globalisation
language
English
id
9101215
date added to LUP
2022-10-03 09:20:14
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2022-10-03 09:20:14
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study is to explore the ways in which the Russo-Ukrainian war influences and is manifested in first-generation Russian migrants’ narratives of belonging, the purpose of which is to further explore the relationship between homeland conflict and the ways in which migrants construct deterritorialised narratives of belonging. The research is based on seven in-depth interviews analysed through the methods of narrative analysis. It utilizes the theoretical concepts of translocational positionality and cosmopolitanism. The study finds that the social locations that migrants navigate are not limited to traditionally understood identifiers such as nationality. In doing so I suggest that the concept of globalisation necessitates the use of a global frame of reference in analysing the supra-local positionality of migrants, as conceptualising supra-local narratives of belonging as extensions of certain localities is found to significantly limit the understanding of how migrants forge and navigate their understandings of belonging.}},
  author       = {{Henriksson, Anna}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Narrative analysis of the effects of the Russo-Ukrainian war on first-generation Russian migrants in Finland}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}