Dutch Moroccan Websites: A Transnational Imagery?

Brouwer, L.A.

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“…This is expressed virtually by choosing usernames in chat forums such as 'forever_an_Albanian' or 'Albanian red and black' and using the Albanian flag and other national symbols as profile pictures. Nevertheless, the use of Internet platforms to express ethnic identity and build online communities, as do many second-generation groups (Brower 2006), is relatively limited among Albanians. While research shows websites to be a space for self-expression and cultivating a collective identity (on the Chinese second generation in Britain, see Parker and Song 2007), secondgeneration Albanians are far more passive and individual in this regard.…”

Section: Transnational Ties Through Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Migrating and Settling in a Mobile World

Vathi

2015

IMISCOE Research Series

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This series is the official book series of IMISCOE, the largest network of excellence on migration and diversity in the world. It comprises publications which present empirical and theoretical research on different aspects of international migration. The authors are all specialists, and the publications a rich source of information for researchers and others involved in international migration studies.The series is published under the editorial supervision of the IMISCOE Editorial Committee which includes leading scholars from all over Europe. The series, which contains more than eighty titles already, is internationally peer reviewed which ensures that the book published in this series continue to present excellent academic standards and scholarly quality. Most of the books are available open access.For information on how to submit a book proposal, please visit: http://www. imiscoe.org/publications/how-to-submit-a-book-proposal. Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. All commercial rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher's location, in its current version, and permission for commercial use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for commercial use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein.Printed on acid-free paper PrefaceComparative research on migration is a growing trend in academia. Yet very few studies that compare migrants and their descendants across different sites exist. Study of the integration of the children of migrants-the so-called 'second-generation'-is itself a recent trend in social science research and migration literature. Their integration is thought to be an important indicator of the degree of integration of immigrants into a specific society. This book offers an in-depth, qualitative analysis of the integration of Albanian migrants and their descendants in Europe. It is also the first full-l...

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Section: Transnational Ties Through Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Migrating and Settling in a Mobile World

Vathi

2015

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“…Both "roots" and contemporary "routes" identifications (Gilroy, 1993a) take place. On the one hand, Internet discussions among second-generation Moroccan-Dutch youth "can be seen as a virtual way of keeping alive the image of Morocco" (Brouwer 2006b(Brouwer , p. 1153. Similarly, Maroc.nl, a predecessor of Marokko.nl, was described as a digital, communal "Moroccan living room."…”

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“…Diagram 5: attention for major news events on nl.politiek and Marokko.nl (adapted from Van stekelenburg, oegema & Klandermans, 2011, p. 263) In everyday practice, the forums show how Moroccan-Dutch youth embed themselves in a local community of young people who share ties with Morocco: "what these websites keep together is not the transnational but the national network of Dutch Moroccan youth" (Brouwer, 2006b(Brouwer, , p. 1167. Both "roots" and contemporary "routes" identifications (Gilroy, 1993a) take place.…”

Section: Nipolitiek Marokkonimentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital Passages: Migrant Youth 2.0. Diaspora, Gender and Youth Cultural Intersections

Leurs¹

2015

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“…In a similar vein, Davis (2010, 662-3) argues that migrants and non-migrants who communicate on the Internet are creating an example of Foucault's 'heterotopias', in which 'a real place becomes an imaginary space which encompasses several real and imagined places of past, present and future'. The significance of such imaginary spaces is further evident in Brouwer's (2006) account of second-generation Moroccan youth in the Netherlands who use websites to articulate a sense of belonging to a Moroccan identity that apparently has no reliance on being in Morocco and is, instead, reliant on a shared Dutch language. Similarly, Parker and Song (2007) have documented how participation in British Chinese websites is a particularly important tool for secondgeneration migrants seeking to negotiate their sense of alienation from both the mainstream society and the communities of their parents, and to explore and discuss their everyday experiences of racism and exclusion.…”

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Mediating culture in transnational spaces: An example of young people from refugee backgrounds

Wilding

2012

Continuum

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Many young people with refugee backgrounds struggle to develop positive social and cultural identities in their new settlement locations and often experience disadvantage and marginalization. Yet, recent developments in low cost, accessible Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) potentially provide new opportunities for them to seek their sources of identity and identification elsewhere -through family, peer and cultural connections that transcend the limitations of place. But do youth from refugee backgrounds take advantage of these opportunities for cultural renewal and reconstruction and, if they do, what are the consequences for their local and transnational identities and social networks? As more young people experience mobility -either forced or voluntary -in the course of their early lives, virtual interactions become an important domain of social and cultural practice. In this paper, I explore the mediating effects of digital communications for a small group of young people from refugee backgrounds who currently live in Melbourne but conduct their lives across the globe, in order to reflect on what these experiences suggest about a new set of possibilities for creating trans-local cultures.

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Dutch Moroccan Websites: A Transnational Imagery?

Cited by 27 publications

References 9 publications

Migrating and Settling in a Mobile World

Migrating and Settling in a Mobile World

Digital Passages: Migrant Youth 2.0. Diaspora, Gender and Youth Cultural Intersections

Mediating culture in transnational spaces: An example of young people from refugee backgrounds

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