Immigrants and Associations: A Global and Historical Perspective

Moya, José C.

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“…An even newer phenomenon is the interest shown by international organisations in the possibility that transplanted village communities could be useful in more than the maintenance of culture (Moja, 2005) but might also play a signifi cant role in the economic development strategy of the emigration country. Some hometown associations and states cooperate in improving the infrastructure in hometown regions.…”

Section: The Institutional Dimension: Transnational Social Spaces Andmentioning

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Migrants as transnational development agents: an inquiry into the newest round of the migration–development nexus

Faist

2007

Population Space and Place

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Migrants as transnational development agents: an inquiry into the newest round of the migration–development nexus

Faist

2007

Population Space and Place

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“…«Los distintos grupos de migrantes dentro de un mismo país receptor pueden tener acceso diferente y elegir estrategias muy distintas» (Østergaard-Nielsen, 2009: 29). Además, es importante tener en cuenta la importancia de la cultura política del país de origen y de la cultura política y el aprendizaje político que los propios migrantes han configurado en ambos países, así como también el contexto histórico-político premigratorio (Moya, 2005). Las prácticas cívico-políticas de los migrantes y sus organizaciones son parte de un mecanismo continuo de retroalimentación, a través del cual los migrantes influyen y son influenciados por el ambiente político e institucional local, nacional y transnacional (Østergaard-Nielsen, 2009).…”

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La estructura de oportunidad política transnacional y el giro relacional en el análisis de la participación política y el asociacionismo migrante

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Fernández

2018

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ResumenEn los estudios sobre los determinantes de la participación política de los migrantes es frecuente encontrar análisis basados en el enfoque de la estructura de oportunidades políticas (EOP). Este enfoque surge a partir de los estudios sobre movimientos sociales y activismo cívico. Frente a los abordajes que explicaban la acción colectiva a partir de la agregación natural de intereses comunes, fruto de los procesos de interacción estratégica, de la movilización de recursos o del nivel socioeconómico de los actores, esta perspectiva entiende que la misma tiene más que ver con la existencia de un contexto político determinado que favorece el desarrollo de ciertas acciones e iniciativas cívico-políticas. El enfoque de la EOP es actualmente uno de los dominantes en el análisis del activismo migrante. El objetivo de este artículo es reflexionar sobre estos debates centrándonos en las principales limitaciones de la perspectiva de la EOP. Para ello, nos basaremos en el análisis del asociacionismo migrante en España y en los vínculos cívico-políticos de los migrantes con sus países de origen. Este trabajo pretende ofrecer un acercamiento teórico-analítico a partir de los resultados de las investigaciones que en los últimos años se han desarrollado en España sobre dicha temática. A partir de esta discusión, el artículo presenta una propuesta analítica relacional y dinámica de las principales dimensiones que entendemos deben tenerse en cuenta a la hora de abordar el asociacionismo y la participación cívico-política de los migrantes. Palabras clave: migrantes; participación política; asociacionismo migrante; estructura de oportunidades políticas; perspectiva transnacional Abstract. The transnational political opportunity structure and the relational turn in the analysis of political involvement and the migrant associative movementIn migrant political participation studies it is common to find approaches based on the political opportunity structure (POS); a perspective that emerged from studies on social movements and civic activism. POS confronts other approaches that conceive collective action based on the natural aggregation of common interests. Instead of this, POS highlights the relevance of political context to explain the development of several political practices of migrants. POS is currently one of the dominant approaches in analyzing migrant activism. The aim of this article is to reflect on these debates and highlight the most important constraints of this perspective. To do so, we focus on immigrants' self-organizations in Spain and the links between them and their countries. The article presents a proposal of a relational and dynamic research framework in order to take into account the main factors that should be considered when dealing with migrants' civic and political participation.

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“…It has long been recognized that immigrants commonly form voluntary associations or community institutions soon after their arrival (Moya, 2005). Faced with language and cultural barriers, discrimination, disrupted familial and social arrangements, and economic hardship, immigrants turn to their community institutions for practical, social and emotional support (Loue et al, 1999;Basch et al, 1994;Zhou, 1992;Guest, 2003).…”

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Paradigm shifters, professionals, and community sentinels: Immigrant community institutions’ roles in shaping places and implications for stigmatized public health initiatives

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Immigrant community institutions are strategically positioned to facilitate or impede public health efforts in their neighborhoods and communities because of their influence over discourse regarding values and tradition. Their authority may be particularly relevant when stigmatized or sensitive issues, such as HIV or reproductive health, are addressed. Using qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze data collected from 22 Chinese and South Asian immigrant institutions in New York City, we examine attitudes about HIV, social change and tradition to delineate the different structural roles that Asian immigrant community institutions play in relation to the preservation of traditional values and culture in their neighborhoods and communities. Implications are explored for working with immigrant community institutions to conduct HIV-related work and other stigmatized public health initiatives in immigrant neighborhoods.

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Immigrants and Associations: A Global and Historical Perspective

Cited by 237 publications

References 41 publications

Migrants as transnational development agents: an inquiry into the newest round of the migration–development nexus

Migrants as transnational development agents: an inquiry into the newest round of the migration–development nexus

La estructura de oportunidad política transnacional y el giro relacional en el análisis de la participación política y el asociacionismo migrante

Paradigm shifters, professionals, and community sentinels: Immigrant community institutions’ roles in shaping places and implications for stigmatized public health initiatives

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