Changing times: Migrants’ social network analysis and the challenges of longitudinal research

Ryan, Louise; D’Angelo, Alessio

doi:10.1016/j.socnet.2017.03.003

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“…A focus on social networks risks overlooking the macro dimension of society (Ryan and D'Angelo 2017). Clearly, interpersonal social ties are an important part of developing attachment in a new environment, but we cannot overlook wider structural contexts.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…I sought to avoid delimiting network boundaries by allowing participants to decide how many contacts they wish to add. Clearly, this type of sociogram is not a neutral tool for capturing a pre-existing network (Ryan and D'Angelo 2017). Its layout and design are important as these may influence how the data are represented (Huang, Hong, and Eades 2006, 3).…”

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Differentiated embedding: Polish migrants in London negotiating belonging over time

Ryan

2017

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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Developing on Granovetter's classic work on embeddedness in systems of social relations, this paper proposes the concept of 'differentiated embedding' to explore how migrants negotiate attachment and belonging as dynamic temporal, spatial and relational processes. When Poland joined the EU in May 2004, the large flow of migrants to the UK was perceived by many migration researchers as heralding a new form of transient mobility associated with short-term, temporary and circular migration, and high levels of transnationalism. Relatively little attention was paid to how these migrants were integrating in local contexts. Based on 20 in-depth interviews and network mapping with Polish migrants, resident in London for a decade, I examine why participants extended their stay and how their decisions were shaped by interpersonal relationships locally and transnationally. London as a 'superdiverse', global city offers place-specific opportunities for building networks and developing processes of embedding. Nonetheless, a focus on networks risks overlooking the wider structural context in which migrants live and work. Thus, I argue, there is a need for a differentiated concept to capture the nuanced interplay of structural, relational, spatial and temporal embedding. This concept not only captures multi-scalarity and multi-sectorality but also levels of belonging and attachment.

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Differentiated embedding: Polish migrants in London negotiating belonging over time

Ryan

2017

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…Variations are also evident, in particular in migrant samples (e.g. Karpinska and Dykstra 2018), because migrants are constantly building new ties in the places of residence and negotiating existing long-distance ties (Lubbers et al 2010;Ryan and D'Angelo 2018). Therefore, an additional transnational vs. local dimension has to be taken into account when studying migrants' social support networks.…”

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Social support networks and loneliness of Polish migrants in the Netherlands

Djundeva

Ellwardt

2019

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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While the concept of transnationalism has gained widespread popularity among scholars as a way to describe immigrants' longterm maintenance of cross-border ties, few studies have empirically addressed how social networks that connect migrants to each other and to nonmigrants in communities of origin are also associated with migrants' well-being. We examined the extent to which social support networks of Polish migrants in the Netherlands serve as precursors of loneliness. Using information on confidant networks (The Families of Poles in the Netherlands, N = 1131) and latent class analysis, five networks types are identified based on the received emotional support provided by kin and non-kin residing in the Netherlands and abroad. Migrants with small, homogeneous and kin-based (restricted) networks are more likely to be lonely compared to migrants with other four network types. Addressing the relationship between transnational activities and migrants' social networks, results suggest the host language proficiency is the most important predictor of large, heterogeneous, non-kin based networks in migrants. This study finds support that some transnational activates taking place in the host country are related to social networks in ways that promote integration, contrary to the notion that transnationalism is unrelated to the process of immigrant adaptation and assimilation. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…They were not, however, designed in isolation but reflected prior interview contexts . As Ryan and D'Angelo () argue, follow‐up interviews and ongoing engagements in the research field can be a flexible and practical approach to researching the dynamics of migrant experience.…”

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Rescaling belonging in “Brexit Britain”: Spatial identities and practices of Polish nationals in Scotland after the U.K. Referendum on European Union membership

Botterill¹,

Hancock

2018

Population Space and Place

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This paper discusses how the 2016 U.K. Referendum on European Union membership has shaped the spatial identities and practices of Polish nationals living in Scotland.On the basis of original qualitative data collected in Edinburgh after the referendum, we make two key arguments. First, the referendum was a catalyst for Polish nationals to rescale spatial identities and challenge normative definitions of nationalism and citizenship. We highlight the role of emotion as a key driver in this process, showing that multiscalar attachments to place and strategies for onward mobility, adaptation, and integration after Brexit are constructed through emotionality. Second, the paper argues that Polish nationals' spatial practices have been shaped by anti-immigrant discourse and sentiment surrounding the Brexit vote. In particular, local public spaces are viewed simultaneously as sites of potential conflict and sites of meaningful intercultural engagement and everyday citizenship. A broader aim of the paper is to advance feminist theory and praxis in population geography through a focus on nonhierarchical and relational scales of experience to better understand migrant identities and practices in a changing Europe.

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Changing times: Migrants’ social network analysis and the challenges of longitudinal research

Cited by 116 publications

References 44 publications

Differentiated embedding: Polish migrants in London negotiating belonging over time

Differentiated embedding: Polish migrants in London negotiating belonging over time

Social support networks and loneliness of Polish migrants in the Netherlands

Rescaling belonging in “Brexit Britain”: Spatial identities and practices of Polish nationals in Scotland after the U.K. Referendum on European Union membership

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