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Title: Migrant integration in rural New Immigration Destinations: An institutional and triangular perspective
Contributor(s): McAreavey, Ruth (author); Argent, Neil  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2018-11
Early Online Version: 2018-08-16
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.08.001
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/31611
Abstract: 

In mid-2016, viewers of the Australian public broadcaster's regular 'Australian Story' documentary series learnt about the apparently atypical case of Mingoola, a small (2011 popn. c. 150) and somewhat isolated village, and the former Rwandan refugee families who eventually sought its sanctuary. Central to the episode's narrative was the resolution of two strongly contrasting dilemmas. On one side lay Mingoola's battle for survival as a social collective and an economic service centre following notification of the impending closure of its primary school due to low and declining enrolment - perhaps one of the direst threats to the future viability of any rural community (see Woods, 2005; Corbett, 2007). On the other side, was a number of former Rwandan refugee families resettled within Australia's major cities following the 1994 genocide. Uprooted from the predominantly rural villages in which they practiced small-scale farming, and alienated by their new suburban surrounds, evidence of despondency and depression had emerged amongst this group.

Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Journal of Rural Studies, v.64, p. 267-275
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1873-1392
0743-0167
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 440609 Rural and regional geography
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 280123 Expanding knowledge in human society
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Description: This article was part of Special Issue: New Immigration Destinations (Guest editors: Ruth McAreavey and Neil Argent).
Appears in Collections:Journal Article
School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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