PUB - Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld

This working paper presents the project-related understandings of, and approaches to, the concept of Othering in the DFG-funded research unit PH-LENS “Refugee migration to Germany: a magnifying glass for broader public health challenges”. To map the use and understanding of this concept in Public Health research we conducted qualitative interviews with all sub-projects of PH-LENS. Othering is understood as a historically evolved concept resulting from, and maintaining, power asymmetries and dependencies leading to exclusionary social practices on individual and structural levels. As the concept of Othering is not yet widely used in Public Health research, methodological challenges have arisen in research practice. This influenced the understanding of Othering, resulted in pragmatic methodological solutions, and has led to ongoing processes of (research) reflection.