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Transnational Political Practices of Colombians in Spain and the United Kingdom: Politics 'Here' and 'There

Most existing scholarly work available on Colombian migrants' transnational political practices has emphasised the divisions, mistrust and apathy affecting them. However, research conducted by the author among Colombians in the United Kingdom and Spain departs from previous studies by stressing the broad nature of migrants' transnational political participation, which involves engagement in both formal and informal politics, at the individual and collective levels, and in initiatives coming from 'above' and 'below'. It also shows how transnational political practices oriented towards the home country occur simultaneously with activities in the host society, contrary to what has generally been thought. This was more the case among Colombians in Spain than those in the United Kingdom, which could be partly explained by differences in the historical development and size of each community, as well as the role played by individual factors, such as migrants' previous political experiences.

Transnational Political Practices of Colombians in Spain and the United Kingdom: Politics 'Here' and 'There

Urheber*in: Bermudez, Anastasia

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Seite(n): 75-91
Language
Englisch
Notes
Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Bibliographic citation
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 33(1)

Subject
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie
Politikwissenschaft
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Migration

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Bermudez, Anastasia
Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Vereinigtes Königreich
(when)
2010

DOI
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-254070
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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
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  • Zeitschriftenartikel

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  • Bermudez, Anastasia

Time of origin

  • 2010

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