The politics of trans-national belonging: A study of the experiences of second-generation Egyptians during a period of socio-political change in Egypt

Saey, Sarah; Skey, Michael

doi:10.1093/migration/mnv019

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“…This article has contributed to scholarship on second-generation migrants, particularly on their 'visibility' and return mobilities. Our research confirmed the findings of Saey and Skey (2016), with regard to Muslim identities after 9/11, that 'criticial' historical events can give new meaning and content to the experience of being a second-generation migrant. EU Enlargement and the politics leading up to the Brexit referendum were events which suddenly made Poles highly visible in the UK, and this exposure also affected British-born Poles.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

“…The concept of integration is apt because it implies becoming part of a whole, an aspiration which, we shall argue, was partly motivating our interviewees. The aspiration to 'belong' is noted by other researchers of the second generation, for example King and Christou (2014) and Saey and Skey (2016). Finally, 'integrate' is both a transitive verb (taking a direct object) and an intransitive one.…”

Section: Literature and Concepts: Generation Wave And Integrationmentioning

confidence: 78%

“…Even if they go for longer to Poland, one might suppose they could remain strangers, becoming part of ex-pat bubbles (Saey and Skey, 2016) and not expected by Poles in Poland to integrate (Andrejuk, 2017, p. 572). A couple of interviewees mentioned that friends from Poland had discouraged them from trying to settle in Poland, on the grounds that British-born Poles were too 'soft' and would not be able to cope with everyday life like a regular Polish person.…”

Section: Being and Becoming Polish In Polandmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Invisible Poles and their integration into Polish society: changing identities of UK second-generation migrants in the Brexit era

White

Goodwin

2020

Social Identities

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The article discusses what happens when a 'critical event' exposes a migrant population to public view, leading them to reflect on their multiple identities and loyalties. Its focus is on 21 st century Europe, where societies spread across international borders, offering opportunities for individuals to identify with two or more, and attempt to integrate sufficiently for their own purposes within each. Our case study is British-born Poles; the critical events are the post-2004 wave of Polish migration and the 2016 Brexit referendum. Based on interviews with 28 British-born individuals who felt they had emerged from 'invisibility' and become increasingly Polish, we seek to explain their integration trajectories into new Polish society in the UK and society in Poland. These integration experiences are shaped by the complex intersection of generation, wave, community, and historical and geographical setting. Existing research tends to focus on tensions between the post-1945 and post-2004 waves. We show how tensions can oocur. However, we also point to instances of successful integration, where British-born Poles update their linguistic and cultural knowledge, form social relations with the new arrivals and, perhaps most importantly, experience life in Poland more intensely than was possible before 2004.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Section: Literature and Concepts: Generation Wave And Integrationmentioning

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Section: Being and Becoming Polish In Polandmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Invisible Poles and their integration into Polish society: changing identities of UK second-generation migrants in the Brexit era

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2020

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“…It also highlights the importance of cyberactivism in the case of women's and young people's transnational participation. Sarah Saey and Michael Skey (2015) have examined the political participation of second generation Egyptians in the revolution and subsequent events in Egypt. They highlight the shifting sense of belonging that these youths, originally residing the US, displayed as the protests descended into a spiral of violence and were ended by a reinstated authoritarian system.…”

Section: The Research On the Impact And Reception Of The Arab Uprisinmentioning

confidence: 99%

Young women and men of Arab Mediterranean background in Italy: Transnational involvement of second generation youth in the Arab uprisings

Camozzi¹,

Cherubini²,

Leccardi³

et al. 2017

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Young women and men of Arab Mediterranean origin in Italy: Transnational involvement of second generation youth in the Arab uprisings. I. Camozzi, D. Cherubini, C. Leccardi, P. Rivetti 0 Scientific Paper Young women and men of Arab Mediterranean background in Italy: Transnational involvement of second generation youth in the Arab uprisings 1 Abstract This paper examines the results of qualitative research with young people of Arab Mediterranean background living in Milan, Italy, and their experiences related to the socalled Arab uprisings and their aftermath from a gendered transnational perspective. Drawing on interviews and on the analysis of online sources, the case study explores the form and extent of the transnational engagement of these young people and their views of the uprisings and the current events unfolding in the region. The paper aims at highlighting the different ways these young women and men take part in the social, cultural and political changes in their parents' homeland. It also explores the impact of these key historical events on young people's projects and biography, on their political values and behaviours, on the construction of their identity and their sense of belonging. The analysis contributes to the debate on transnationalism, taking the perspective of the so-called "second generation" emerging from international migration.

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“…The line between being ‘too American’ and ‘too Indian’ is never clear.” The notion of in-betweenness is often used to describe how second-generation migrants straddle between two worlds without necessarily feeling completely at home or welcome in either of them—a dynamic shown among, for instance, American-Egyptians. Saey and Skey ( 2016 ) found that, while this ambiguous identity can be troubling, second-generation migrants “returning” to Egypt selectively emphasized either their Egyptian or “foreign” identities depending on what helped them most in a particular situation.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engaging the next generation: authoritarian regimes and their young diaspora

Wackenhut

Orjuela

2023

Eur Polit Sci

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Recent scholarship on diaspora engagement and transnational repression has investigated how authoritarian regimes seek to engage, govern and control their diasporas. Recognizing that diasporas are diverse and that homeland states thus devise different strategies in relation to different groups, this research has—to a large extent—focused on the varied positions held by regime supporters and dissidents. Inter-generational differences, however, have not been studied in this context. Drawing on established frameworks theorizing extraterritorial authoritarian practices, this article explores the ways in which second-generation diaspora—or diaspora youth—is either included as subjects, patriots and clients, or excluded as outlaws and traitors by authoritarian regimes. Drawing on the literature on transnationalism and second-generation migrants, and using examples from empirical cases, we argue that the skills, resources and multi-sited embeddedness of the second-generation diaspora can make them particularly interesting targets for transnational engagement—or repression. We draw attention to specific strategies for mobilizing the support of diaspora youth, but also note that some techniques to control or repress extraterritorial subjects are less efficacious in relation to this generation.

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The politics of trans-national belonging: A study of the experiences of second-generation Egyptians during a period of socio-political change in Egypt

Cited by 9 publications

References 26 publications

Invisible Poles and their integration into Polish society: changing identities of UK second-generation migrants in the Brexit era

Invisible Poles and their integration into Polish society: changing identities of UK second-generation migrants in the Brexit era

Young women and men of Arab Mediterranean background in Italy: Transnational involvement of second generation youth in the Arab uprisings

Engaging the next generation: authoritarian regimes and their young diaspora

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