01776nam a22001577a 4500999001900000008004100019100007100060245008500131260003200216300003200248520108700280650010501367773003201472942000701504952010701511  c528797d528797250120b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAmado, Patricia GarcÍa  Brown, Alison and  Mackie, Peter 950154  aInhabiting temporariness: The agency-in-waiting of Eritrean refugees in the city  aEnvironment & Urbanization   a36(2), Oct, 2024: p.340-357  aProtracted displacement turns what should be a temporary protection status, asylum, into a long-term process that defines the existence of millions of people. The unresolved causes of displacement, a flawed asylum system and restrictive refugee policies all force refugees to inhabit a state of temporariness in cities. We discuss the unfulfilled potential of Eritrean refugees in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and show how urban migration becomes part of a waiting game on a journey towards the realization of this potential. Using Brun’s concept of agency-in-waiting, we illustrate how Eritrean refugees use their agency in cities, finding ways to remain hopeful, circumvent restrictions and prepare for unpredictable futures. Our findings challenge the dominant discourse on Addis Ababa as a transit space where Eritreans remain inactive and unproductive, idly waiting for resettlement. Rather, they work towards their ultimate goal – to establish a secure life with full rights, wherever this might be.- Reproduced 

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09562478241277070
  aAgency-in waiting, Human potential, Protracted displacement, Refugee agency, Urban refugees. 950155  aEnvironment & Urbanization   cAR  00102ddc40709403890aIIPAbIIPAd2025-01-20h36(2), Oct, 2024: p.340-357pAR134990r2025-01-20yAR