Restart: Psychic suffering in forced immigration and the inclusion policy in Brazilian universities

Abstract. Involuntary immigration implies disruption of life projects. The main possibilities for integration in the host country involve work and education. This article aims to analyze the psychological impacts of immigration on Haitian, Venezuelan and Syrian immigrants whose academic life projects began to be glimpsed in Brazil. Therefore, ten immigrants participated in this study. An intercultural sociodemographic form and a semi-structured interview were used, which were analyzed using the content analysis technique. Psychological impacts of involuntary immigration were associated with experiences of discrimination and ruptures in life projects and with the culture of origin. In addition, frustrations arising from educational disruption, revalidation of diplomas and university inclusion were evidenced. However, the feeling of hope and the possibility of starting over through education were highlighted, reinforcing the importance of creating and maintaining policies for the inclusion of involuntary immigrants in Brazilian universities.

摘要：非自愿移民意味着人生规划的中断。融入东道国的主要途径涵盖就业与教育。本文旨在探讨移民对已在巴西初步确立学术人生规划的海地、委内瑞拉及叙利亚移民的心理影响。故此本研究共招募十名移民作为研究对象。本研究采用跨文化社会人口学问卷与半结构化访谈作为研究工具，并运用内容分析法对采集的数据进行分析。非自愿移民所带来的心理影响与歧视经历、人生规划断裂及原生文化密切相关。此外，研究还发现了因教育中断、学历认证以及高校准入所引发的挫败感。但研究同时凸显了怀抱希望以及通过教育重启人生的可能性，这也进一步佐证了制定并持续完善针对非自愿移民的巴西高校准入政策的重要性。