Transnationalism

Gringolandia: The Construction of a New Tourist Space in Mexico

“…This wealth translates into the political and economic power that shapes daily life and social interactions in Gringolandia at every level and between all actors, including workers, tourists, employers, entrepreneurs, managers, and government officials. Asymmetrical geometries of power (Mitchell 1997; McEwan 2004), evident in Cancun's transnational economic landscape, can also be traced to deeply entrenched regional historical inequities based on race and class and rooted in colonialism. Gringolandia's uneven landscape of power is also, in part, a reflection of the unequal and uneven nature of tourism development on a global scale manifest in the domination of the third‐world tourism industry by first‐world TNCs and entrepreneurs and monopolization of travel flows by first‐world tourists (Mowforth and Munt 1998).…”

“…Given the inherently transnational nature of tourism, there are numerous areas in which transnational perspectives can enhance our understanding of the dynamics of the global tourism industry and of outcomes resulting from interaction between global tourism and local realities. This potential is particularly great if scholars caste a wider net, utilizing the more encompassing notion of transnational migration put forth by several geographers (Mitchell 2002; P. Jackson, Crang, and Dwyer 2004; McEwan 2004). With analyses that extend beyond transnational migrants to include those individuals and households who are deeply touched by and who play a critical role in producing and reproducing transnational spaces, we can improve our understanding of the intersection between the global and local and how everyday social practices are reconstituted in specific places through transnationalism.…”

Interconnections between children's upbringing, camps, and post‐war villages: caregivers' lived experiences in northern Uganda

“…While providing examples of pre-war upbringing, many caregivers expressed feelings of guilt and sadness, underscoring the importance of leaving space for accounts that stress the continuities between children's upbringing and place (Brun, 2001;McEwan, 2004;Dudley, 2011).…”

“…In studies on migration and displacement, transnationalism usually refers to the 'multiple cultural, economic, political, and social ties that bind migrants across one or more countries' (Samers, 2010, p. 328). Hence, research on transnationalism explicitly questioned the focus on presumed links between people and place, pointing to people's ability to develop new connections within and across different locations and territories (Mitchell, 2003;McEwan, 2004). Elaborating on these ideas, research on transnationalism has stressed migrants' accounts of 'de-spatialisation', 'deterritorialisation', 'borderlessness', and 'fluidity' (Mitchell, 2003;O'Connor, 2010).…”

Mediated Crossroads: Identity, Youth Culture and Ethnicity, Theoretical and Methodological Challenges

“…By and large, reflecting on the question of the media role in Latinas' lives it is possible to suggest that the ongoing transnationalism of meanings and symbols through trasnational media may assist Latinas to sustain cultural border-crossing and negotiate their hybrid identity and existence (McEwan, 2004).…”