{"title":"Identity Negotiation amongst Pakistani Urban Refugees and Asylum Seekers Living in Bangkok","authors":"Amanda Simon, Methawadee Behnjharachajarunandha","doi":"10.1080/15562948.2023.2205354","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Abstract</b></p><p>Urban refugee and asylum seeker (URAS) identities are negotiated amidst the complex social and psychological dynamics of internal and external factors. This article explores identity negotiation processes amongst Pakistani urban refugees and asylum seekers (PURAS), living in Bangkok, Thailand. The article presents data from 22 qualitative semi-structured interviews with PURAS, which were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using in-depth thematic analysis. Participant responses revealed that identity negotiation processes amongst PURAS, are characterized by various modes of identity dissonance in relation to social status and family roles, and identity distancing from Pakistani, and refugee and asylum seeker (RAS) identities. The paper adds to the broader picture of refugee and asylum seeker disempowerment by highlighting identity negotiation as yet another area of disadvantage that is shaped by the contours of the socio-political context.</p>","PeriodicalId":46673,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies","volume":"70 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2023-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2023.2205354","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"DEMOGRAPHY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Urban refugee and asylum seeker (URAS) identities are negotiated amidst the complex social and psychological dynamics of internal and external factors. This article explores identity negotiation processes amongst Pakistani urban refugees and asylum seekers (PURAS), living in Bangkok, Thailand. The article presents data from 22 qualitative semi-structured interviews with PURAS, which were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using in-depth thematic analysis. Participant responses revealed that identity negotiation processes amongst PURAS, are characterized by various modes of identity dissonance in relation to social status and family roles, and identity distancing from Pakistani, and refugee and asylum seeker (RAS) identities. The paper adds to the broader picture of refugee and asylum seeker disempowerment by highlighting identity negotiation as yet another area of disadvantage that is shaped by the contours of the socio-political context.