The missing link: Social network analysis in migration and transnationalism

Bilecen, Başak; Gamper, Markus; Lubbers, Miranda J.

doi:10.1016/j.socnet.2017.07.001

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“…Previous research showed that interpersonal ties ease migrants' settlement by acting as safety nets (Lin & Dumin, 1986;Portes & Rumbaut, 1996;Ryan, Sales, Tilki, & Siara, 2008) and thereby contributing to their well-being (Kuo & Tsai, 1986). Moreover, transnational studies indicate that while migrants forge new ties in the countries of immigration, they simultaneously stay connected with their family and friends in their countries of emigration and elsewhere thanks to the advances in travel and telecommunication technologies (Bilecen, Gamper, & Lubbers, 2018;Faist, 2000;Levitt & Glick Schiller, 2004). Hence, migrants usually have multiple interpersonal ties spread across a variety of places.…”

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‘Altın Günü’: migrant women’s social protection networks

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2019

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Although there is an increasing interest in the role of personal networks in migrants' social protection, they are usually either treated as 'given' or the 'second-best' option for protection against social risks such as poverty. Altın Günü (The Day of Gold) is a specific form of Turkish women's networks functioning as a type of rotating savings and credit association promoting both savings and make financial capital available to its members with trustworthy relationships. It is exclusive to women with rather selective membership based on ethnicity, class, marital and migrant status. Although it is common practice in Turkey, it is widely neglected as a specific form of social protection once it is practiced after migration. Migrant women were already familiar with the concept and practice of Altın Günü and they have adapted to Germany shaped by their needs, obligations, and location. Drawing on qualitative interviews and participant observation among Turkish immigrant women in Germany, this article offers an in-depth analysis of such personal protective networks. In so doing, this article not only addresses the ways in which informal lending circles of migrant women are formed and utilized, but also highlights the processes of hierarchization of membership and redistribution of valuable resources within and across borders.

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‘Altın Günü’: migrant women’s social protection networks

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2019

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“…Table 2. For example, in-degree (D •→ ) denotes the total number of countries that export cultural products from country as a node on the network, while out-degree (D →• ) denotes the total number of countries that import cultural products from country [5], as shown by Equation (1,2).…”

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“…Sustainable development on a global scale (addressing issues such as climate change, migration, and cultural and religious conflicts) has been one of the largest challenges for policymakers at a variety of governmental levels (from the United Nations down to local community) and within academia, across a wide range of disciplines [1,2]. In the era of globalization, attention has increasingly been paid (since 2013) to sustainable development within "the Belt and Road" region, which is composed of 66 countries (all nations included are listed in the Table A1 in Appendix A) and other associated countries.…”

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Evolution of the Cultural Trade Network in “the Belt and Road” Region: Implication for Global Cultural Sustainability

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While there has been increasing concern with respect to the sustainable development of “the Belt and Road” region, the majority of studies have focused on economic and environmental dimensions. This paper focuses on the temporal cultural trade network between the 66 countries of this region between 1990 and 2016. A social network analysis method was used to analyze the cultural trade network and its temporal evolution, where results detected key nodes and cultural corridors. Furthermore, the conceptual point-line-polygon model, which summarizes the expansion of such cultural nodes and corridors between 1990 and 2016, reveals the rapid development of cultural exchanges within the region. Here, the varied roles of large and small-sized countries were found to be dominated by China, Russia, and India. While the cultural trade network has promoted the integration of cultural diversity into the global market, to achieve global cultural sustainability more active trading relations with small-sized countries should be encouraged.

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“…Due to transnationalism many migrants in different countries build their social networks that cross geographic, cultural, and political borders. Those cross-border structures often are defined not exclusively on networks, but they also materialize on other social forms including working groups and organizations (Bilecen, Gamper, and Lubbers 2018). Considering interpersonal relations, the international migrants must solve problems related to geographical barriers, herewith maintaining close ties with their family and friends left in their native countries.…”

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ation Migration Flows in European Union: Economic Factors and Perspective Statistical Trends

2019

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The economic openness of European Union (eu) countries causes the constant international migration of the inhabitants inside the eu and beyond its borders. This research revealed the international migration flows of eu highlighting the depopulation problems of some eu countries interrelating them with the economic factors of international migration. Analysing the current statistical trends, the projections of population changes were extrapolated in migrants attracting and depopulating eu countries. The statistical probabilities to reduce the emigration were calculated for the most depopulating eu countries.

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The missing link: Social network analysis in migration and transnationalism

Cited by 152 publications

References 26 publications

‘Altın Günü’: migrant women’s social protection networks

‘Altın Günü’: migrant women’s social protection networks

Evolution of the Cultural Trade Network in “the Belt and Road” Region: Implication for Global Cultural Sustainability

ation Migration Flows in European Union: Economic Factors and Perspective Statistical Trends

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