In Search of Green Pastures

The onward immigration of Somali-Swedes to Britain

Bibliographic Data

ID2607066
AuthorsAli Osman (0000-0001-9906-5389, Mälardalen University, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume2
Issue2
Pages133-140
Publication date2012-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNordic Journal of Migration Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1799-649X • E-ISSN: 1799-649X
PublisherHelsinki University Press (PUBLISHER • FI)
DOI10.2478/v10202-011-0035-8
OpenAlexW2088297973
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited10

The focus of this paper is on how transnational relations of Somali-Swedes shapes their onward immigration to the United Kingdom and intervenes in their educational and labour market career. The data for the study was collected using ethnographic interview methods in multiple locations: Stockholm, London and Birmingham and analysed using the concept of imagination as a social practice. The results of this study show that onward immigration of Somali-Swedes has multiple agendas, and more importantly it is contingent on the political, cultural and economic structure of opportunities of category embedded in the transnational spaces

Ethnic group · Immigration · Media studies · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Racism · Sociology · Somali · Transnationalism · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration

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