Abstract
‘Welcome’ is ‘a form of social oil and is at the heart of making societies function in a healthy and effective fashion’ (Lynch, 2017, p. 182). With the growing political and public rhetoric of ‘unwelcome’ and ‘underserving’ migrants in the UK, Glasgow is one city that has openly welcomed asylum seekers and refugees. Over the past decade, there has been growing solidarity with asylum seekers and refugees in the Glasgow community. Based on semi-structured interviews conducted with 30 asylum seekers and refugees living in Glasgow, this paper explores their feelings of ‘welcome’ in Glasgow. Foregrounding ‘welcome’ as a socially constructed sensation, and welcome as something one can experience, this paper discusses asylum seekers and refugees’ feelings of welcome, trust, security and home, combined to produce a sense of belonging.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 29 Sept 2022 |
| Event | Hospitality, Community and Welcome: Researching working lives, representations and everyday realities of migrants: 6th RSA MICaRD Research Network Conference - University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom Duration: 29 Sept 2022 → 30 Sept 2022 |
Conference
| Conference | Hospitality, Community and Welcome: Researching working lives, representations and everyday realities of migrants |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Lincoln |
| Period | 29/09/22 → 30/09/22 |
