FSD3652 Forced Migrants' Experiences of Family Reunification 2018-2020
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Study title
Forced Migrants' Experiences of Family Reunification 2018-2020
Dataset ID Number
FSD3652
Persistent identifier
urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3652Data Type
Qualitative
Authors
- Hiitola, Johanna (Migration Institute of Finland)
- Leinonen, Johanna (Migration Institute of Finland)
- Karimi, Zeinab (Migration Institute of Finland)
Other Identification/Acknowledgements
- Ahmed Zaidan and Edris Bayan Shenwarai also participated in the data collection as researchers and research assistants.
Abstract
This dataset consists of 38 interviews on family reunification with people who migrated to Finland as refugees or asylum seekers. The interviewees had either not yet completed the family reunification process or had given up on bringing their family to Finland because the process had been too difficult. The data were collected as part of the 'Family Separation, Migration Status and Everyday Security: Experiences and Strategies of Vulnerable Migrants' research project funded by the Academy of Finland.
Main themes of the interviews included the interviewees' experiences of the family reunification process as well as their everyday life in their home country and in Finland. The interviewees were also asked how it felt to be apart from their family, whether the separation had affected their relations with their family, and whether they had found anyone in Finland who they could trust. Interview questions also focused on the interviewees' plans for the future.
Background information varied in each interview. All interviews included the interviewee's age group, gender, and original home country as background information. Additionally, many interviewees mentioned how far along they were in the family reunification process, as well as their mother tongue and family structure. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.
30 of the interview transcripts are in English and 8 in Finnish. The dataset is only available in the original languages.
Keywords
bureaucracy; families; human trafficking; immigration; immigration policy; racism; refugees; war
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Migration (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Legislation and legal systems (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Individual datasetsDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.
Data Collector
- Hiitola, Johanna (Migration Institute of Finland)
Funders
- Academy of Finland (308249)
Collection Dates
2018 – 2020
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Ethiopia, Pakistan
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
People aged over 16 who had migrated to Finland as a refugee or an asylum seeker, and who were trying or had tried to bring their family members to Finland
Time Method
Cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Non-probability: Respondent-assisted
Researchers' contacts, invitation to participate, snowball sampling
Collection Mode
Face-to-face interview
Research Instrument
Interview scheme and/or themes
Data Files
38 interviews in ODT format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.
Data File Language
The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish and English.
Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.
Data Version
1.0
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
The researcher removed direct and indirect identifiers, such as person names, specific ages, dates, job titles, names of educational institutes, less common fields of study, sports club names, names of organisations and reception centres, municipality names, and social media groups, from the data. Additionally, some personal discussions not related to the interview were removed from the transcripts. The data were further anonymised at FSD. Changes made at FSD were marked with [[double square brackets]].
According to the researcher, approximately 2/3 of the interviewees consented to the archiving of their interview. The archived data do not include the interviews where the interviewee did not consent to archiving.
Citation Requirement
The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.
Bibliographical Citation
Hiitola, Johanna (Migration Institute of Finland) & Leinonen, Johanna (Migration Institute of Finland) & Karimi, Zeinab (Migration Institute of Finland): Forced Migrants' Experiences of Family Reunification 2018-2020 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2022-11-30). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3652
Deposit Requirement
Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.
Disclaimer
The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.
Related Publications
Hiitola, Johanna & Sotkasiira, Tiina (2022) Affektit ja ilmapiiri pakkomuuttajien haastatteluissa. In Juhana Venäläinen & Taina Kinnunen (eds.) Kulttuurintutkimus tietämisen tapana. Vastapaino: Tampere.
Hiitola, Johanna, Karimi, Zeinab & Vähä-Savo, Valtteri (2021) Epävarmuuden jatkumot: Prekaarisuuden muodot ja sukupuolistunut väkivalta pakkomuuttajien elämänkuluissa [Continuum of uncertainty: forms of precarity and gendered violence in the lives of forced migrants]. Sukupuolentutkimus - Genusforskning 2021(3), 34-47.
Hiitola, Johanna & Vähä-Savo, Valtteri (2021) Reassembling attachments: place and well-being among Afghan refugees in a small rural town. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. Published online: 23 Mar 2021. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2021.1905507
Hiitola, Johanna (2021) Family separation and everyday (in)security in the lives of unaccompanied refugee minors, Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 11(4), 1012-1035. https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1199
Johanna Hiitola (2021) Studying Intimacies that Matter: Affective Assemblages in Research Interviews with Forced Migrants. NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research, 29(3), 178-189, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08038740.2021.1890209
Hiitola, Johanna (2021) Pakolaisten toimijuus perheestä erossa [Refugees' agency and Family Separation]. In Aila-Leena Matthies, Anu-Riina Svenlin and Kati Turtiainen (eds.) Tietoon perustuva aikuissosiaalityö. Helsinki: Gaudeamus, 118-136.
Hiitola, Johanna, Karimi, Zeinab & Leinonen, Johanna (2021) Navigating Affective (In)securities: Forced Migration and Transnational Family Relationships. In Marja Tiilikainen, Johanna Hiitola, Abdirashid Ismail & Jaana Palander (eds.) Separated Families - Forced Migration, Everyday Insecurities and Transnational Tactics. IMISCOE Research Series.
Hiitola, Johanna, Turtiainen, Kati & Vuori, Jaana (2020) Small agency and precarious residency in Afghan refugee families. In Johanna Hiitola, Kati Turtiainen, Sabine Gruber & Marja Tiilikainen (eds.) Family life in transition: Borders, transnational mobility and welfare society in Nordic countries. London: Routledge, 176-187.
Hiitola, Johanna & Vuori, Jaana (2018) Afganistanilaisten pakkomuuttajien arjen kansalaisuus ja toiminnan mahdollisuudet [Afghan forced migrants' everyday citizenship and possibilities for agency]. Janus. Sosiaalipolitiikan ja sosiaalityön tutkimuksen aikakauslehti 26(4), 326-342.
Leinonen, Johanna and Saara Pellander (2020) Temporality and everyday (in) security in the lives of separated refugee families. In Johanna Hiitola, Kati Turtiainen, Sabine Gruber & Marja Tiilikainen (eds.) Family life in transition: Borders, transnational mobility and welfare society in Nordic countries. London: Routledge
Jokinen, Elina, Bayan Shenwarai, Edris, Zaidan, Ahmed, Nieminen, Ellen & Hiitola, Johanna. Halvaantunut elämä [Paralyzed life] (2019). Series of three blog texts on refugees' family separation. Published in Finnish, English, Arabic and Dari. Liikkeessä yli rajojen -blog. https://liikkeessaylirajojen.fi/halvaantunut-elama/
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