Friday 13 April 2012 at 11:00 - 12:30
CITIES, MOBILITY, PLACE AND SPACE Long, J.
Integration and Othering: The Experiences of Black and White New Migrants
At times of economic uncertainty the position of new migrants is subject to ever closer scrutiny. While the main focus of attention tends to be on the world of employment the research on which this paper is based started from the proposition that sport and leisure spaces can support processes of social inclusion (Amara et al., 2005), yet may also serve to exclude certain groups. As such, these spaces may be seen as contested and racialised places that shape behaviour. We shall use this paper not just to explore how those spaces are perceived by new migrants, but how those interpretations may vary with time and processes of social change.
In previous work we addressed issues of othering experienced by people from Black and Asian minority ethnic groups, in part because of the normalising of whiteness (e.g. Long & Hylton, 2002). This current piece of qualitative research has included White migrants from Poland as well as Black migrants from Africa, all of whom are now living in Leeds.
All research participants were involved in at least two forms of data collection: mental mapping; interview; photographic methods.
The paper examines how sport and leisure spaces are encoded in different ways, thereby affecting people’s experience, while at the same time recognising that their sport and leisure practices shape those social constructions. Our goal is not only to contribute to the development of theory, but also to the debate that has counterposed multiculturalism and integrationism.
References
Amara, M., Aquilina, D., Argent, E., Betzer-Tayar, M., Coalter, F., Henry, I. and Taylor, J. (2005). The Roles of Sport and Education in the Social Inclusion of Asylum Seekers and Refugees: An Evaluation of Policy and Practice in the UK, European Year of Education through Sport, Report to DG Education and Culture, European Commission. Loughborough, Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy, Loughborough University and Stirling University.
Long, J. & Hylton, K. (2002). Shades of white: an examination of whiteness in sport. Leisure Studies, 21 (2) 87- 103.
Sirriyeh, A. University of Bradford Leave to Remain? Transitions into Foster Care for Asylum-seeking Young People in the UK
This paper explores findings from a recently completed mixed-methods Big Lottery funded study exploring the fostering experiences of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people and their foster carers in four local authorities across the UK. Asylum-seeking young people, like all young people entering foster care, face change, adjustments and new experiences as they settle into a new household and family. However, in contrast to the experiences of most young people entering foster care, asylum-seeking young people’s experiences of transition and settlement into these placements are also intertwined with a wider process of arrival and settlement in a new country and applying for asylum. Many of the young people in this study had entered their first foster placement within days, or even hours, of their arrival in the UK. Therefore, their experiences of transitions into foster care need to be considered within a wider experience of
domains of household and family. ‘Leave to remain’ in foster families and in the UK, can both be characterised by precariousness and conditionality. Using theory on doing and displaying family (Morgan 1996; Finch 2007)
Hamilton, K., Alexander, M. "Labour of Love": Exploring Community Regeneration through Adopt A Station
The aim of our study is to gain a better understanding of community involvement in the regeneration of social spaces. After a period of perceived community destruction and quests for individualisation, recent times have seen communities reborn with social ties reconnected through volunteering and altruistic behaviour.
To explore this phenomenon we use the context of 'Adopt A Station', an initiative of First ScotRail who operate the rail network franchise in Scotland and allow community use of vacant accommodation at local stations. Over 100 stations in Scotland have been adopted by community groups including: schools, community councils and rotary clubs. Community involvement is varied and includes; gardening, restaurants, toy libraries, charity book shops, heritage centres, model railway clubs, and art galleries.
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transition which encapsulate, but also extend beyond the this
paper explores how family practices affected young people’s sense of belonging within foster families in the context of seeking asylum in the UK.
University of Strathclyde
ROGER STEVENS 07 Leeds Metropoliltan University
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