Abstract
This article unpacks ‘integration’ by problematising the term’s nebulous usage in political contexts and by re-examining it through the personal-experience narratives of immigrants in North-East Scotland. By focusing on three emergent narrative themes, the article explores how immigrants recount and make sense of their own experiences and encounters with integration. It considers the concept with relation to other immigrants, Scottish society more generally, and British migration policy. Emphasising the creative narrative expressions of those most affected by wider discussions of integration, I argue for the use of ethnographic methods to better examine immigration and integration from a ground-level perspective.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 29-39 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Cambio. Rivista sulle trasformazioni sociali |
| Volume | 11 |
| Early online date | 30 Dec 2022 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Dec 2022 |
Data Availability Statement
All relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.Keywords
- Folklore
- Ethnology
- Ethnography
- Immigration
- Narrative
- Integration
- Personal narratives
- Adaptation
- Scotland
- Migration
Access to Document
- LeBigre_RSTS_Contesting_'Integration'_Personal-Experience_VoR
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