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Intersections of Peace: Refugee Children’s Unique Perspectives Through Storytelling and Arts-Based Methods

Sarra Boukhari

Journal of International Migration and Integration, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 1037 - 1063

Swansea University Author: Sarra Boukhari

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DOI (Published version): 10.1007/s12134-025-01236-2

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Refugee children in this article offer a profoundly distinctive viewpoint, perceiving the world with a nuanced introspection. Young refugee participants from sub-Saharan backgrounds engaged in a series of storytelling workshops to explore their integration processes in Algeria. The constructed narra...

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Published in: Journal of International Migration and Integration
ISSN: 1488-3473 1874-6365
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2025
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