Somalina Posted January 24, 2011 First and foremost, I owe a great debt of gratitude to all the young people and their parents who willingly shared the most intimate details of their lives with me for the benefit of this research. They did this, in part, because they believed (as I do) that their story was an important one to tell. My ability to sustain my attention to this project over the years was, in fact, due in large part to their faith in my promise to tell their story. With the completion of my research (and hopefully the publication of my thesis in a book form soon), I hope I have kept my promise to them. My own interest in the experience of refugees from Somalia in the UK stems from very personal issues. I am a refugee from Somalia myself, and brought up my own children in this country. The topic for this research, therefore, meshes intimately with my deepest professional, personal and social commitments. It is this story that largely determines the theoretical and philosophical approach I adopt in this study. Read it here http://www.hiiraan.com/op2/2011/jan/a_new_research_on_somali_young_people_in_the_uk.aspx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
