When Uncertainty is the Only Constancy: The Agency and
                               Serious Games of Sahrawi Men Migrating to Spanish Cities











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            * Marta Kluszczyńska
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            When Uncertainty is the Only Constancy: The Agency and Serious Games of Sahrawi Men Migrat

            Cities

            Abstract

            This article aims to describe the situation of young Sahrawi migrants who live in Spanish 
            work in precarious conditions. To analyze and describe this phenomenon, I will use Sherry 
            agency theory, focusing on the important aspects of values, social norms, and interdepende

            The migration of Sahrawis from refugee camps in Tindouf (Algeria) is a consequence of the 
            humanitarian situation in the camps, diminishing international aid, and increasing inflati

            in which migration to Europe is the best choice for supporting one’s family. Nonetheless, 
            for young Sahrawis in Spain is often one of precarious work, temporary legal status, and f
            of residence. Within systemic constraints, however, the strategies (e.g., career strategie

            can be understood as agency-as-project – in which crucial cultural values make it more imp
            one’s family and loved ones living in the camps rather than to a mass financial capital. A
            temporariness is the only constant characteristic of the life of this group of refugees, w

            as a lack of long-term plans or opportunities related to migration.

            Keywords: agency; migration; masculinity; Sahrawis; Spain


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