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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Schiltz, Julie
• Vindevogel, Sofie
• Derluyn, Ilse
• Vanderplasschen, Wouter

Titel

Uncertainty in situations of forced displacement: A critical interpretative synthesis of refugee literature

Ist Teil von

• Population space and place, 2019-04, Vol.25 (3), p.n/a

Ort / Verlag

Hoboken: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

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Quelle

Wiley-Blackwell Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• References to uncertainty are omnipresent in literature on forced displacement. This article presents a critical interpretative synthesis of literature about uncertainty in refugee situations and explores common assumptions that underlie the narrative of uncertainty. The analysis of the literature shows that uncertainty appears to be inherent to refugee situations. Also, uncertainty is mainly seen as a constraining and abnormal experience. We critically question these assumptions and try to illustrate how they tend to obscure both the processes that render refugee situations uncertain and the varied ways in which uncertainty can be understood and is made sense of by refugees themselves. Finally, we suggest potential areas and directions for future research on uncertainty in refugee situations.