10.17192/meta.2018.11.7780 Schleimer, Simon Moses Simon Moses Schleimer Negotiating Life in Times of Crisis: The Transnational Return Migration of Refugee Adolescents and Young Adults from Germany to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Middle East - Topics + Arguments : Vol 11 (2018) Philipps-Universität Marburg 2018 Iraqi Kurdistan Crisis Education Transnational migration Return migration Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) 2018-11-26 2018-11-13 en JournalArticle https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0003/2018/229/7780 urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0003-2018-229-77805 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0003/2018/229/7780/7780.png 2196-629X application/pdf https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 In this article, the concept of transnational migration serves as a foundation for analyzing the perspectives of children and adolescents on family movements of migration, their transnational practices, and their sense of belonging. The article discusses, on the basis of a case study, the critical situations children and young people encounter in the context of transnational migration and education. Drawing on Lorenzer’s methodology of hermeneutical cultural analysis, the researcher conducted a set of interviews with refugee children, adolescents, and young adults who have returned with their families from Germany to Iraqi Kurdistan. The article shows that, in light of the conflicts arising for the interviewees in the experience of transnational return, a special emphasis on education can aid their integration into the new society. 2196-629X Middle East - Topics + Arguments Vol 11 (2018)