The Traumas of Self-Reconstruction: An existential analysis of surviving migration

Abstract

This article discusses the findings and implications of an existential- phenomenological study which explored the lived experience of eight Armenians who voluntarily migrated to London. The concepts of voluntary and involuntary migration are questioned, before reviewing the existential impact of intergenerational trauma. The process of self-reconstruction and acculturation within migrant and war-torn communities is considered, offering key insights and recommendations for practitioners and the public existing alongside migrant populations.