Introduction – Negotiating Belonging: Migration and Generations

Skrbiš, Zlatko; Baldassar, Loretta; Poynting, Scott

doi:10.1080/07256860701429691

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“…Belonging can be displayed, enacted and performed. Skrbiš et al (2007) point out that there is a spectrum of 'doing belonging'. While they seem to refer to national belonging, we can expand the idea of doing belonging to everyday practices, such as the way we talk (accent and gesture), act and represent ourselves.…”

Section: Traditional Practicesmentioning

confidence: 97%

The Transnational Child

Mok

Saltmarsh

2014

Global Studies of Childhood

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Research on migration frequently emphasises the cultural backgrounds of migrants, the numbers migrating, and the impact migrants are likely to have on social cohesion, on wealth and assets, and on vocational skills. Rarely, though, do these studies mention children. This article considers the children of Chinese families who have migrated to Sydney, Australia and the development of their transnational identities. Specifically, the article focuses on three families and is drawn from a larger study on cultural identity and family expectations for school performance. The research is ethnographic in character and finds that the children in the study effectively negotiated both their Chinese and their Australian identities, often to a degree that surprised their parents.

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Section: Traditional Practicesmentioning

confidence: 97%

The Transnational Child

Mok

Saltmarsh

2014

Global Studies of Childhood

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“…As other authors have observed (Skrbiš et al 2007), speaking of belonging means having to take emotions into account, so it is important not to reduce these terms (tactics/strategies) to a set of rational calculations made by disembodied agents. As I was able to see from close up in my lengthy fieldwork with these young people, living their difference as a stigma causes suffering: those who try to resist other people's day-to-day acts of differentiation without having the cultural resources or without finding social spaces in which boundaries can be legitimately crossed are constantly frustrated and disappointed.…”

Section: Conclusion: Resisting Islamophobia Negotiating Italiannessmentioning

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Young Muslims' Everyday Tactics and Strategies: Resisting Islamophobia, Negotiating Italianness, Becoming Citizens

Frisina¹

2010

Journal of Intercultural Studies

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“…The notion of migrants' belonging is often not clearly defined and remains under-theorised (Antonsich 2010, Skrbiš, Baldassar, and Poynting 2007, Yuval-Davis et al 2005. There is a certain ambiguity in treating belonging as a synonym of -national or ethnic -identity or as a synonym or accessory of the notion of citizenship (McNevin 2006;Lynn-Ee Ho 2006).…”

Section: Temporary Migrants and Feelings Of Belonging In Regional Ausmentioning

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‘Half of Myself Belongs to this Town’: Conditional Belongings of Temporary Migrants in Regional Australia

Boese¹,

Phillips²

2017

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A growing number of temporary visa holders reside in regional Australia, from skilled temporary visa holders to international students at regional university campuses and Working Holiday visa holders. Many of these residents spend prolonged periods of time in regional locations, often alongside groups with other migration and refugee backgrounds, and many hold permanent residency aspirations. This paper contributes to recent scholarship on affective citizenship and place-based belonging through an investigation of the social, cultural and legal dimensions of temporary migrants’ sense of belonging in regional communities. Our analysis of qualitative interviews with regional residents on different temporary visas and local employers and service providers shows that many temporary residents in regional locations develop a feeling of place-based belonging grounded in social relations and shared cultural affiliations as well as the efforts of local stakeholders who are keen to retain migrants in the location. Yet the rights restrictions associated with temporary visas tend to diminish such feelings of belonging and further exacerbate feelings of tenuous belonging for those migrants who are lacking place-based social or cultural connections. We conclude that the multidimensional nature of belonging deserves more attention in the current context of policies that are on the one hand promoting the regional settlement of temporary migrants, whilst on the other hand excluding these migrants from most social rights granted to other taxpayers.

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Introduction – Negotiating Belonging: Migration and Generations

Cited by 84 publications

References 12 publications

The Transnational Child

The Transnational Child

Young Muslims' Everyday Tactics and Strategies: Resisting Islamophobia, Negotiating Italianness, Becoming Citizens

‘Half of Myself Belongs to this Town’: Conditional Belongings of Temporary Migrants in Regional Australia

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