@article{1469600,
      recid = {1469600},
      author = {Simonsen, Anja,},
      title = {Tahrib - journeys into the unknown : an ethnography of  uncertainty in migration /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xviii, 228 pages) :},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {This book offers an innovative approach to migration by  exploring Somali youths tahriib, their journey into the  unknown. When young Somali men and women refer to the  unknown, they recognize the uncertainty of their journeys.  This uncertainty is partly due to the laws and policies  that restrict the right to cross national boundaries and  define their movements as illegal. Based on fieldwork  conducted with Somali youth, mainly from Somaliland, the  book details their perceptions of the journey and their  practices on the way. The author shows how they position  themselves in a constantly changing world before and during  the so-called migration crisis that began in 2015. A vital  part of tahriib is the constant search for information on  possible routes ahead, a search that intensifies as the  journey progresses. Specific policy responses, such as  biometric registration, influence practices of gathering  and sharing information. They have implications for the  creation and shattering of hope and the experience of time  en route. The book demonstrates that tahriib is ultimately  about spending ones time wisely and about creating and  maintaining hope in what may seem hopeless situations.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1469600},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27821-1},
}