ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book explores how Naina and other young refugee women understood and experienced 'home' in the context of their migration and life course journeys and examines how they inhabited these spaces. It explores the two kinds of 'journeys' undertaken by these young women, the migration journey and the life course journey. The book explores pathways through which refugee young women reconstructed home in their life in a new country, but also in young adulthood. In this context immigration borders have attained increasing significance. Although pre-existing photographs can also be used, 'photo-elicitation' often involves research participants taking photographs that document aspects of their lives. Social relationships and networks often pre-existed the attainment of certain official rights and entitlements linked to immigration status. In the UK immigration and asylum has become a key area of legislative and policy action.
