Cultural Brokers in Post-colonial Migration Regimes

Jong, Sara de

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-30984-2_3

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“…We note here an imprint of societal discourses. The interviewees seek to explicitly oppose the public image of deficient refugees (De Jong, 2016; Gruber, 2017; Rheindorf and Wodak, 2018), emphasising the refugees’ efforts in exemplary hard-working and being an especially good national citizen. Such reasoning is fully in line with the Austrian government’s meritocratic policy approach to immigration (De Jong, 2016; Gruber et al, 2016).…”

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“…In particular, the frequently called-for mentoring programmes (e.g. Knappert et al, 2018; Wehrle et al, 2018) can be problematic, if mentors and mediators patronise their clients and view themselves as superior to their clients, thereby also reproducing societal discourses in which refugees are deficient and which portray local values as superior to those prevailing in the refugees’ countries of origin (De Jong, 2016; Dykstra-DeVette and Canary, 2019; Ponzoni et al, 2017; Risberg and Romani, 2017). Our study suggests that these challenges apply as well to settings within work organizations with managers and co-workers in the mentoring roles (though sometimes informal).…”

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“…Similar to many other countries in Europe, refugees play a prominent role in political debates and public media in Austria, revolving around topics such as ‘asylum abuse’ or ‘maximum limits’ of new arrivals and conveying images of ‘the Other’ (Rheindorf and Wodak, 2018). In the last decade, the government has established a migration regime based on meritocratic principles and fostering the self-initiative of immigrants and their contribution to society (De Jong, 2016; Gruber et al, 2016). There were also increasingly frequent changes in the law and the administration of asylum procedures to the detriment of refugees in the last few years.…”

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Organizational inclusion and identity regulation: How inclusive organizations form ‘Good’, ‘Glorious’ and ‘Grateful’ refugees

2020

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Do inclusive organizations live up to the term ‘inclusion’? Diversity literature depicts the inclusive organization as an ideal entity that welcomes social minorities who, in turn, feel valued and unique and have a sense of belonging to the organization. Our study offers a critical account of inclusion concepts and practice. We argue that proponents of inclusion overlook that inclusive organizations also may regulate workers’ identities. To examine the relationship between organizational inclusion and identity regulation we conceptualise inclusion as a process involving various organizational actors and practices. Drawing on a multiple-case study of refugees working in Austria we show how organizational practices aimed at inclusion contribute to the forming of refugees as ‘good’, ‘glorious’ and ‘grateful’ subjects. This identity regulation is ambivalent: while it allows refugees to work in inclusive organizations, it also constrains their sense of self.

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Organizational inclusion and identity regulation: How inclusive organizations form ‘Good’, ‘Glorious’ and ‘Grateful’ refugees

2020

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“…Carter's book emphasizes the importance of “multicultural navigators”—individuals who understand different sets of cultural codes and can facilitate intercultural communication—in the American school system. Such a role, similar to “cultural brokers” and “cultural mediator,” has also been identified as critical in various contexts, such as intercultural communication on the street (Lee 2002), the immigration and migration regime (De Jong 2016), and literature translation and interpretation (Lim 2017).…”

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Breaking Borders, Bridging Fields: Unveiling the Transculturality of Anti‐Asian Racism in a Global Context

Luo,

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2024

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Despite the recent surge in scholarly attention to anti‐Asian racism, what is largely missing in this growing body of literature is a bridge connecting studies on this subject to the broader field of race and ethnicity studies. In this special issue, we propose to use the concept of transculturality, which is defined as the process of cultural interaction, interpenetration, and hybridization that transcends the traditional borders of individual cultures, to establish this connection. In this introductory article, we first critically review the concepts of culture, interculturality, and multiculturality in the studies of race and ethnicity. Upon this review, we explain how transculturality advances the knowledge of racial and ethnic identity, ideas, and practices. This introduction concludes with an overview of each contribution, setting the stage for a comprehensive exploration of this complex and multifaceted issue. Collectively, this special issue aims to not only provide theoretical and empirical insights into the transculturality of anti‐Asian racism but also build a bridge between the studies of the Asian diaspora and the general research on race and ethnicity.

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“…Over the last two decades, development studies research has shown a renewed interest in the role of brokers (Bierschenk et al, 2002; Fechter & Schwittay, 2019; Lewis & Mosse, 2006). The importance of these brokers is observed for a range of development challenges, including political decentralisation and democratisation (Anwar, 2014; Wood, 2003), managing growing social and cultural diversity (Bilecen & Faist, 2015; Crafter et al, 2015; de Jong, 2016; Koster & van Leynseele, 2018), access to public services (Berenschot et al, 2018; Jeffrey et al, 2011), the resolution of (violent) conflict (Goodhand et al, 2016; Raeymaekers et al, 2008; Volkov, 2016), facilitating and transforming global supply chains (Reinecke et al, 2018) and playing key roles in the political economy of migration (Alpes, 2017; Lindquist et al., 2012), as well as in research and knowledge production (see Eriksson Baaz & Utas, 2019; Sukarieh & Tannock, 2019).…”

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