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“The Will to Survive”: The Lives of Young People with “No Papers” in the United Kingdom

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  • Yeṣim Deveci

    (School of Education and Communities, University of East London, London E16 2RD, UK)

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This article considers how undocumented youth in the UK survive and construct their everyday lives in precarious circumstances. Drawing on multiple in-depth narrative interviews with ( n = 7) undocumented youth, I illustrate how these young people focus on the future and engage in purposeful activities as a way of enduring the everyday challenges of living with no papers. I reflect on the relationships, which young people draw on to enable them to endure adversity and rebuild their everyday lives. I conclude that the presence of love and community is critical for young people’s survival, safety and wellbeing, and I suggest how practitioners and researchers might make use of these findings.

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  • Yeṣim Deveci, 2023. "“The Will to Survive”: The Lives of Young People with “No Papers” in the United Kingdom," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:13:y:2023:i:1:p:28-:d:1308803
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