The boundaries of transnationalism
The Case of Assisted Voluntary Return Migrants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4262858 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ine Lietaert (0000-0002-1239-1315, Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy Ghent University Henri Dunantlaan 2 B-9000 Gent Belgium, corresponding author), Eric Broekaert (Department of Special Needs Education Ghent University Henri Dunantlaan 2 B-9000 Gent Belgium, corresponding author), Ilse Derluyn (0000-0001-5450-1239, Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy Ghent University Henri Dunantlaan 2 B-9000 Gent Belgium, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 366-381 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Networks (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1470-2266 • E-ISSN: 1471-0374 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/glob.12141 |
| OpenAlex | W2516101542 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 57 |
Few studies on transnationalism have focused on migrants who return to their country of origin with insufficient resources and limited mobility. This study sheds light on the transnational connections of those who went back to Georgia and Armenia from Belgium on a voluntary assisted return and reintegration programme. Using Boccagni's (2012) analytical framework, we reveal the returnees' interpersonal, institutional and symbolic transnational ties. Although these ties were often limited and had little effect on their daily lives, and although the migrants' desire to participate in the transnational field rarely matched their ability to do so, they nonetheless attached great value to them symbolically and emotionally. Our findings question current conceptualizations of transnationalism and the focus on the home country as the sole context in which transnational ties should have an impact. We believe that there is a need to pay greater attention to the subjective and symbolic dimensions of the return-transnationalism field, including the relationship between integration and return migration policies
Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal ties · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Transnationalism · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Talking across Borders
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Contextualizing and conceptualizing reintegration processes in the context of return
When the phone stops ringing
I should not forget
The myth of return
Social Research Methods
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Between migration and cross-border mobility
Transnationalism From Below
Transnationalism in a Comparative Perspective
Understanding Different Post-Return Experiences
From ‘fish out of water’ to ‘fitting in’
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Conceptualizing Simultaneity
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Back and Forth
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The Economics of Transnational Living
Caribbean Transnational Return Migrants as Agents of Change
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A global sense of migrant places
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Transnational involvement and social integration
Forced transnationalism
Transnational urbanism revisited
Missing Kin and Longing to be Together
Social Remittances Revisited
A critical examination of the use of interpreters in the qualitative research process
The Double Engagement
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The Enclave Society
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The Transnationalization of Social Inequality
Transnational Migration Studies
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |