“Let us define ourselves”: forced migrants’ use of multiple identities as a tactic for social navigation

Abstract Background The article examines how and why multiple identities are altered, used and discarded by forced migrants. Methods The research is located in the constructivist paradigm. We used thematic analysis to analyse data gathered through interviews with nineteen forced migrants. Results We...

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Main Authors: Dieu Hack-Polay, Ali B. Mahmoud, Maria Kordowicz, Roda Madziva, Charles Kivunja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Psychology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00630-6