Post Migration: A Conceptual Continuum

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32674/4wnwa106

Keywords:

Migration, Sense of belongingness, Life Satisfaction, Xenophobia, Discriminatory socio-political events, Shared space, Immigrants, Host community.

Abstract

Living in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) world, the unprecedented pace of change and confusion has the potential to create conflicts and unintended consequences. Consistent global tensions potentially modify foreign relations, and political polarization exposes deep cracks within nations. Existing conceptual and theoretical academic work on the topic of ‘migration’ majorly focuses on either hosts’ or migrants’ perspectives. Recognizing the necessity of bringing the two perspectives together, this paper focuses on identifying and discussing the enhancing factors and challenges faced by both immigrants and the host community in the process of migration. This paper attempts to discuss the push (challenges) and pull (protective) factors rooted in the process, space, and discourse of migration in a single frame by presenting it in a conceptual continuum. We also discuss how this model is different from the existing push and pull factor theory on the same topic.

Author Biographies

  • Fathima Yusaira, Christ University, India

    FATHIMA YUSAIRA, Fathima Yusaira currently pursues PhD in psychology department of CHRIST University, Bangalore. She took part in numerous national and international seminars and have received the best paper award in an international conference conducted by IAAP. She has published in SCOPUS-indexed journals, books, and presented her work at national and international conferences.  Her areas of interest are social and critical psychology, religious studies, existentialism and political psychology. Email: fathima.yusaira@res.christuniversity.in, ORCID: 0000-0002-0334-3960

  • Rituparna Chakraborty, Christ University, India

    RITUPARNA CHAKRABORTY, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, and founder of the Media Psychology Lab. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Calcutta and has been involved in research projects funded by the Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR). Her teaching areas include Developmental, Social, Gender, and Media Psychology, as well as Research Methods. She has published in SCOPUS-indexed journals, books, and encyclopedias, and presented her work at national and international conferences. Her research interests cover child development, media influence, gender studies, social and systemic oppression, and qualitative research methodology. She is a member of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) and the American Psychological Association (APA). Email: rituparna.chakraborty@christuniversity.in

    ORCID: 0000-0001-6023-3728

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Published

2026-06-07

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026): Journal of Underrepresented and Minority Progress

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