Sheltering Strangers

Critical Memoirs from Hosting Ukrainian Refugees

Daniel Briggs (Northumbria University)

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English

Policy Press
28 March 2025

Social issues & processes; Refugees & political asylum; Migration, immigration & emigration

This book documents the intimate lives of Ukrainians as they fled their homeland in search of a safe and stable place to stay. The critical memoirs follow the lives of 16 Ukrainian families in a small Spanish town near Madrid and the local families that volunteered to host them during a time of limited state support and clear EU plan for the refugees.

Through first-hand testimonies, social media messages and photographs, the book reveals the scarring realities of the Ukrainians' upheaval, displacement and trauma alongside the well-meaning sacrifices made by the host families which quickly mutate into moralistic and meritocratic expectations of their new guests.

In doing so, the book offers a vivid portrayal of how the tensions of war and displacement play out in real life in real time.

By: Daniel Briggs (Northumbria University)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447373629
ISBN 10: 1447373626
Pages: 158
Publication Date: 28 March 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Daniel Briggs is Professor of Criminology and Sociology at Northumbria University. He is an experienced researcher, writer and inter-disciplinary academic who uses ethnographic methods to study social problems.

Reviews for Sheltering Strangers: Critical Memoirs from Hosting Ukrainian Refugees

“Daniel Briggs provides a challenging ethnographic account of Ukrainian refugees and their Spanish hosts, set against the backdrop of war. This is essential reading.” Anthony Lloyd, Teesside University