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Table 2 Overview of themes

From: Identity in transition: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of international humanitarian workers’ experiences of returning home

Superordinate theme

Associated subordinate themes

1. Shared humanitarian identity

a.Moral values drive humanitarian action

b.Having a role and being good at it

2. Limits and borders

a.Going to the limit

b.Crossing the border

3. Holding on to humanitarian identity

a.Denial

b.Re-creation of the social setting

c.Moral superiority

4. Redefining belonging and identity