The Guide to Comfort

The diasporic practices of Swedish clubs in Southern Spain

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2436610
AutoresErik Olsson (0000-0001-7674-8582)
Año2017
Volumen7
Número3
Páginas156-164
Fecha de publicación2017-09-26
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaNordic Journal of Migration Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1799-649X • E-ISSN: 1799-649X
EditorialHelsinki University Press (PUBLISHER • FI)
DOI10.1515/njmr-2017-0021
OpenAlexW2749388968
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas14

This article demonstrates how large social clubs are operating at the locus of an ethnic community-making of Swedish migrants in Southern Spain. The clubs are selectively targeting the relatively wealthy (ethnic) Swedish individuals of older age, offering them a home-like social arena 'in Swedish' in which the mediation of information and services is just one of the 'guidelines' the clubs offer to ensure the members a comfortable lifestyle in Spain. In this social space, the Swedish migrants meet, socialise and, to some extent, also consume, rather than participating and integrating in Spanish society. The article argues that the practices used by the social clubs are becoming part of the infrastructure guiding migrants towards a Swedish diasporic lifestyle in Southern Spain

Ethnic group · Mediation · Political science · Social science · Social space · Sociology · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy