Migration Decision-Making Process: Dialectic Contradictions Experienced by Asylum-Seeking Women

Shira Leffel*, Shir Piller, Einat Peled

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Increasing numbers of migrants have fled human rights abuses, seeking refugee status. This study, involving semi-structured interviews with 12 African asylum-seeking women in Israel, explores their decision to leave home, journey to, and enter Israel without legal authorization. It further examines their retrospective view of leaving home amidst their experiences in Israel. Guided by a qualitative descriptive approach, the analysis reveals contradictory themes: autonomy/absence of autonomy in migration decision-making and positive/negative sentiments about life in Israel. We discuss these findings in relation to international migration determinant theories, relational dialectic theory, and research on communicative tensions experienced by refugees.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)527-546
Number of pages20
JournalJournal of Intercultural Communication Research
Volume52
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Gender
  • Migration decision making
  • Refugee narratives
  • Relational dialectic theory

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