The Romanian white-collar immigrants in Brussels: a transnational community under construction

Nicola, Sanda-Elena; Zickgraf, Caroline; Schmitz, Serge

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“…Evoking the deplorable image of the coal fields located in East Germany after the sudden closure of the lignite mines at the beginning of the 90s, Deshaies listed the quasi-general shortcomings of a post-mining region during the transition to another economic model: (a) degraded environment and landscapes, (b) high unemployment rates, (c) inadequate training of local people, (d) loss of identity among local communities, and (d) demographic decline. In the specific case of Romania, the inability to convert the post-industrial territories has already generated massive emigration, millions of Romanians originating from deindustrialised areas finding a better standard of living in other EU member states [26]. As for those remaining in the increasingly depopulated regions, they are currently trying to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the sustainability policies imposed at the European level, tourism being considered by many local stakeholders as a viable post-mining development track [27].…”

Section: Challenges In Transforming Post-mining Regions Into Tourist ...mentioning

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From Mining to Tourism: Assessing the Destination’s Image, as Revealed by Travel-Oriented Social Networks

Nicola,

Schmitz

2024

Tourism and Hospitality

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Mining communities often rely on tourism as a vehicle for post-mining territorial development. Sometimes, these expectations of the locals are justified by the natural setting and/or the well-preserved industrial heritage; however, these potential tourist destinations are disadvantaged primarily by their image, often associated with decay in the perception of travellers. In this paper, we treat travellers as stakeholders, able to decisively influence the image of a destination by uploading content (photos, reviews and ratings) on Google Maps and TripAdvisor, and we emphasise that user-generated content should be considered when shaping the tourism development strategies. Taking as case studies three former mining regions trying to capitalise on their tourist potential—Jiu Valley and Ștei, in Romania and La Louvière, in Belgium—this article proposes a method for assessing the image of the destination, also aiming to identify those aspects that require improvement.

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From Mining to Tourism: Assessing the Destination’s Image, as Revealed by Travel-Oriented Social Networks

Nicola,

Schmitz

2024

Tourism and Hospitality

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Identity investment in stand-up comedy and online sketches

Constantinescu

2023

EJHR

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The article focuses on identity investment in stand-up comedy and online sketches performed by Romanian (or of Romanian descent) comedians acting abroad (France and United Kingdom). It aims at highlighting various humorous strategies that could be construed around a shared feature: the importance of the performer’s stage identity (persona). The analysis is based on a theoretical framework which combines stance(taking) studies and discourse approaches to humour. Immigrant’s (as marginal performers) humour reveals subversive humour: a means of coping with reality, aimed to expose and challenge power structures. The comedians explore stereotypes regarding Romanian or Eastern European immigrants in France and the UK. The differences in staging the stereotypes depend on the comedian’s identity investment in the persona he creates during the humorous performance, as well as on the degree of marginality he assumes for that persona.

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The Romanian white-collar immigrants in Brussels: a transnational community under construction

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Cited by 2 publications

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From Mining to Tourism: Assessing the Destination’s Image, as Revealed by Travel-Oriented Social Networks

From Mining to Tourism: Assessing the Destination’s Image, as Revealed by Travel-Oriented Social Networks

Identity investment in stand-up comedy and online sketches

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