472 research outputs found
The question of solidarity and society: comment on Will Kymlicka’s article: “Solidarity in Diverse Societies”
Rethinking Transnationalism in the Global World: Contested State, Society, Border, and the People in between
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Contemporary Portuguese Migration Experiences in Brazil: Old Routes, New Trends
This chapter discusses the contemporary migration of the Portuguese to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo – destinations that are far from being new to Portuguese emigrants. However, contemporary migration movements do exhibit some novel features: the social composition of these groups and their positioning strategies differ from those of previous movements. These novel features deserve to be analysed in the light of current economic, political and cultural conditions. By examining the profiles, projects and expectations of a group of 50 Portuguese migrants and their families residing in Rio and São Paulo, the chapter aims to contribute to our understanding of this new migratory flow. It further seeks to frame and situate this particular wave in the long Portuguese experience of migration – as well as to contribute to debates about its impact on the relationships between the two countries. We argue that, in spite of the differences between this group and earlier waves of Portuguese migration, there are significant factors linked to the colonial and post-colonial relationships between the two countries that continue to structure the main representations of Brazil as a migration destination for the Portuguese population.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Identifications of Albanian-origin Teenagers in Thessaloniki and the Role of Ethnicity: A Multi-Scalar Perspective
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New Youth Mobilities: Transnational Migration, Racialization and Global Popular Culture
Bringing Hirschman Back in: Conceptualizing Transnational Migration as a Reconfiguration of 'Exit', 'Voice', and 'Loyalty'
Transnational mobility, strong states, and contested sovereignty: Learning from the ChinaTaiwan context
Mobility across the Taiwan Strait has intensified since the border was opened in 1987. The crossborder social, cultural and economic exchanges, however, have remained closely embedded in the nationalistic logic specific to cross-Strait relations. Employing a state-centered approach and building on a comparative analysis of the interaction between Beijing and two groups of crossStrait migrants (mainland spouses in Taiwan, and Taiwanese investors in China), this paper examines the various ways in which a state may still exert influence over migrant communities in a context of increased mobility and exchanges. This paper argues that the nation-state may still shape migrants' experiences, particularly when sending and receiving governments have unresolved disputes. Under these conditions, state actors may use migrant communities to achieve their nationalistic goals
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