Immigrant Transnationalism and Assimilation: A Variety of Combinations and the Analytic Strategy it Suggests

Morawska, Ewa

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“…Apart from a few successful individuals, however, transnational ties and loyalties may further reinforce the marginalization of already marginalized migrants (Morawska 2003;Snel, Engbersen, and Leerkes 2006, 288). This may deepen social inequalities even more (Levitt 2003).…”

Section: The Debate On Social Inequalities and Transnationalitymentioning

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Measuring transnationality of immigrants in Germany: prevalence and relationship with social inequalities

Fauser¹,

Liebau²,

Voigtländer³

et al. 2015

Ethnic and Racial Studies

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Keywords: migrants, transnationality, inequality, Germany, capital, heterogeneity Terms of use: Documents in AbstractThe scope of immigrant's transnational ties and the relationship to their social position is subject to a controversial debate that suggests a dualistic picture. On the one hand, globalization theorists argue that an elite of highly educated and economically most successful professionals intensively engages in and benefits from transnationality. On the other hand, most scholars in migration and assimilation studies hold that it is the most underprivileged immigrants who maintain strong ties across state borders, which in turn furthers their marginalization. Yet, to date, very little systematic research has been conducted into the nexus between social inequalities and transnationality. This paper aims to fill this gap. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), weshow that the economic, cultural and social forms of capital are related to transnationality in different ways, rather than reflecting one uniform pattern.2

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Section: The Debate On Social Inequalities and Transnationalitymentioning

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Measuring transnationality of immigrants in Germany: prevalence and relationship with social inequalities

Fauser¹,

Liebau²,

Voigtländer³

et al. 2015

Ethnic and Racial Studies

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“…Ainsi, on sait aujourd'hui que l'intégration des migrants dans le pays d'accueil et le déploiement de pratiques transnationales peuvent se produire en même temps et même que ces deux processus se renforcent l'un l'autre (Levitt et Glick Schiller 2004 ;Morawska 2003). L'un des aspects importants concernant ces différentes formes d'union porte sur les dispositions légales à leur égard.…”

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Introduction. Lien conjugal, migration et transnationalisme : reconfiguration des formes de conjugalité et impacts sur les processus d’intégration et de construction identitaire

Gall¹,

Therrien²

2013

Diversité urbaine

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“…The people on the move from Central and Eastern Europe capitalize either on their own previous experience of shuttle migration in the socialist period when they acquired a know-how-to-travel, a migratory capital (Irek, 1998;Morawska, 2003), or they join the existing networks, learn from and rapidly emulate the experience of others (Michalon, 2003). Polish "guest workers" in the German Democratic Republic and Russian military personnel were among the precursors in "suitcase trading" because they could move during a period when others could not.…”

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“…Housewives, badly paid civil servants, school-girls and students resorted to it in order to increase their own travel gains or the likelihood of a successful trade transaction. Some women travelled across the border exclusively as weekend prostitutes, which enabled them to keep their jobs at home and double or triple their salaries in just one trip (Morawska, 2003). Engaging in prostitution is considered as a quick way to make ends meet for single mothers without job or to get a starting capital for a project at home (Karamustafa, 2001), whether under pressure from or in agreement with the family.…”

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“…European scholars have both adopted and adapted the transnational perspective, while producing a myriad of related conceptualisations (diasporas, mobilities, circulations, circulatory territories), trying to capture the changing realities of the re-composed migration landscape of the continent (Bauböck, 1991;Clifford, 1994;Faist, 2000;Faist et al, 2013, Ma Mung, 1999Kastoryano, 2000;Morokvasic, 1992Morokvasic, , 1999Morokvasic, , 2004Peraldi, 2001;Potot, 2005;Wallace, Stola, 2001;Weber, 2007;Riccio, 2001;Morawska, 2003;Nedelcu, 2009;Ambrosini, 2008). The pioneering research by Alain Tarrius (1992Tarrius ( , 2013) on transmigrants and "circulatory territories" mobilized and inspired researchers mainly in southern Europe and the francophone world.…”

Section: Introduction: Migrant Transnationalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Discursive Representations of Asylum Seekers and Illegal Immigrants in Ireland

Burroughs

O’Reilly

2013

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Migrants are often referred to as an all encompassing group of people and the “many faces of migration”, the variety of people, legalities and complexities involved, can be overlooked. The same can be said for non-EU migrants in the Irish context. Non-EU migrants (or those that are not Caucasian) are generally viewed to be a distinct cohort of comparable migrants. Indeed, these migrants are often portrayed in a broadly negative way by key Irish institutions (such as the parliament or the media), and these representations impact upon how Irish society views non-EU migration and indeed migration in general. While Ireland is by no means the only European country in which this type of practice occurs, this paper aims to draw attention to generalized, inaccurate and misleading representations of non-EU migrants in Ireland, by specifically examining representations of asylum seekers and illegal immigrants. There can be an overlap in how these “types” of migrants are conceptualized and this paper therefore aims to develop an understanding of the implications involved for migrants categorized as an “asylum seeker” or an “illegal immigrant.” Furthermore, these topics are under-researched within the Irish context, yet they receive much political and public attention. At the same time however, this paper aims to challenge the labels assigned to non-EU migrants and the terminology that is used to define their identity so concretely. In the Irish context there is much confusion in relation to the multiple “faces” of non-EU migration, as a range of terminology is used to refer to them. This terminology is often used in an interchangeable manner, in an array of societal contexts. There is a consistent (whether this happens intentionally or unintentionally is debatable) misuse of categories and migration terminology in Irish institutional discourses. Quite often those seeking asylum are referred to as illegal immigrants and vice versa. Paradoxically, to an Irish audience it is very clear who the “undocumented Irish” in the US are, as these Irish emigrants, who are residing and/or employed illegally/without documentation in the US, have gained and still gain huge public and government support, both politically and financially. The paper draws attention to the confusion that exists around the different statuses of non-EU migrants, focusing in particular on the categories of “asylum seeker” and “illegal immigrant”, and explores the differing practices of labelling of non-EU migrants in Ireland. It will be argued throughout this paper that the categorizing and labelling of migrants is an implicitly political act of exclusion.

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Immigrant Transnationalism and Assimilation: A Variety of Combinations and the Analytic Strategy it Suggests

Cited by 71 publications

References 34 publications

Measuring transnationality of immigrants in Germany: prevalence and relationship with social inequalities

Measuring transnationality of immigrants in Germany: prevalence and relationship with social inequalities

Introduction. Lien conjugal, migration et transnationalisme : reconfiguration des formes de conjugalité et impacts sur les processus d’intégration et de construction identitaire

Discursive Representations of Asylum Seekers and Illegal Immigrants in Ireland

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