ABSTRACT

The trauma associated with resettling in a new country is considerable for young people who have experienced (forced) migration. The loss of place and loss of connection with family and friends is significant. Resettlement in unfamiliar, suburban and rural places can accentuate this sense of loss. In Australia, the difficulty of this challenge is amplified by nationalistic discourses of Australian identity and citizenship, which construct and preserve a particularly British notion of ‘Australian-ness’. This article explores the relationship between place and displacement and problematises the development and use of nationalistic identities as a spatial management method for creating social division and exacerbating the impacts of displacement, particularly for young people resettling in a new environment following (forced) migration. Building on this we suggest that theorisations of space, place and belonging offer new opportunities for social work education to enhance students’ understanding of displacement and social work practice, particularly in relation to young peoples’ experiences of (forced) migration.

摘要

对于一个经历过（强迫）移民的年轻人来说，在新国家定居带来的创伤是相当大的。位置的丧失以及与家人和朋友的联系的丧失是巨大的。在陌生，郊区和农村地区的重新安置会加剧这种损失感。在澳大利亚，这一挑战的难度通过关于澳大利亚身份和公民身份的民族主义话语而扩大，这种话语建构并保留了特别是英国的“澳大利亚式”概念。本文探讨了地方与流离失所之间的关系，并质疑民族主义身份作为空间管理方法的发展和使用，以创造社会分裂并加剧流离失所的影响，特别是对于（强迫）移民后在新环境中重新安置的年轻人。