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Fractured Bonds, Dithering Identities: Afghan-Swiss Diaspora Conflict Narratives
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Abstract This article documents how decades of conflict in Afghanistan have uprooted local families and how multiple layers of different-yet-similar war experiences are interpreted by, and continuously have impact on, Afghans in diasporic contexts. It draws on biographic narratives of Afghan refugees who arr... view more
This article documents how decades of conflict in Afghanistan have uprooted local families and how multiple layers of different-yet-similar war experiences are interpreted by, and continuously have impact on, Afghans in diasporic contexts. It draws on biographic narratives of Afghan refugees who arrived in Switzerland between 1978 and 2015, spotlighting three persons and their particular entanglements with war and war stories. The article reflects on the reasons for their departure, including the fault lines or the active involvement in conflict that triggered their journey to Europe. The narratives shed light on how ordinary Afghans understand the concept of jihad, what they regard as reasons worth fighting for, how they experience ethnoscape- and foreign country-related dimensions of Afghan conflicts, and how unspoken conflict memories affect the younger diaspora generation.... view less
Keywords
Afghanistan; Switzerland; refugee; diaspora; flight
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
Afghans in Europe; biographical narratives; jihad; mujahideen
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 164-179
Journal
EthnoScripts: Zeitschrift für aktuelle ethnologische Studien, 24 (2022) 1
Issue topic
The Fall of Kabul 2021: Backgrounds, Effects, Resonance / Der Fall Kabuls 2021: Hintergründe, Effekte, Resonanzen
ISSN
2199-7942
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed