Essays about: "Eastleigh"

Found 3 essays containing the word Eastleigh.

  1. 1. Seeking protection : A case study on the urban Somali refugees in Nairobi

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Naeiima Farah Abdulsamed; [2023]
    Keywords : Integration; Urban; Refugees; Local integration; Somali; Eastleigh; Nairobi;

    Abstract : ​​A massive challenge presents for host countries to manage and integrate incoming displaced people. East Africa is one of the sub-Saharan African regions experiencing an enormous refugee influx. READ MORE

  3. 2. The inclusion and exclusion of Somali communities as seen through the publicness of space in Nairobi and Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Julia Bürgi; [2018]
    Keywords : Somali; public space; Setha Low; Nairobi; Stockholm; technologies of control; flourishing society; inclusion; exclusion;

    Abstract : The neighborhoods of Eastleigh in Nairobi, Kenya and Rinkeby in Stockholm, Sweden are both home to Somali populations that have burgeoned over the last 25 years. While situated in vastly different urban contexts, the Somali communities in each location have needs related to public space, particularly when considering their status in both places as a minority group that is often marginalized by Kenyan and Swedish societies. READ MORE

  4. 3. The In-Betweens of Space and Time in Transit : Spatial and temporal realities for urban refugees in Eastleigh, Nairobi

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Lena Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Eastleigh; forced migration; space; place; displacement; refugees; resettlement;

    Abstract : This is a study on how Somali and Oromo refugees manage under uncertain circumstances in Eastleigh, Nairobi. Fleeing from war, persecution and violence, the refugees expected to find protection and a quick transfer to a third country, which was not the case. Instead, they ended up in being stuck, unsafe, and questioned. READ MORE