“The Will to Survive”: The Lives of Young People with “No Papers” in the United Kingdom
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Deveci, Y. 2024. “The Will to Survive”: The Lives of Young People with “No Papers” in the United Kingdom. Social Sciences. 13 (1), p. 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13010028
Authors | Deveci, Y. |
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Abstract | This article considers how undocumented youth in the UK survive and construct their everyday lives in precarious circumstances. Drawing on multiple in-depth narrative interviews with (n = 7) undocumented youth, I illustrate how these young people focus on the future and engage in purposeful activities as a way of enduring the everyday challenges of living with no papers. I reflect on the relationships, which young people draw on to enable them to endure adversity and rebuild their everyday lives. I conclude that the presence of love and community is critical for young people’s survival, safety and wellbeing, and I suggest how practitioners and researchers might make use of these findings. |
Journal | Social Sciences |
Journal citation | 13 (1), p. 28 |
ISSN | 2076-0760 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Anyone |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13010028 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 27 Dec 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 18 Dec 2023 |
Deposited | 04 Jan 2024 |
Copyright holder | © 2023, The Author |
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