Mobilizing in transnational space
A Social Movement Approach to the Formation of Diaspora
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4262861 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Sökefeld (University of Bern, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 265-284 |
| Publication date | 2006-07-01 |
| 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/j.1471-0374.2006.00144.x |
| OpenAlex | W2140186946 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 231 |
| References cited | 33 |
In this article I suggest analysing the formation of diaspora communities as an instance of mobilization processes thereby countering essentialist concepts of diaspora that reify notions of belonging and the‘roots’of migrants in places of origin. Taking the imagination of a transnational community and a shared identity as defining characteristics of diaspora and drawing on constructivist concepts of identity, I argue that the formation of diaspora is not a‘natural’consequence of migration but that specific processes of mobilization have to take place for a diaspora to emerge. I propose that concepts developed in social movement theory can be applied to the study of diaspora communities and suggest a comparative framework for the analysis of the formation of diaspora through mobilization. Empirical material to substantiate this approach is mainly drawn from the Alevi diaspora in Germany but also from South Asian diasporas
Aesthetics · Diaspora · Essentialism · Linguistics · Mobilization · Political science · Social constructivism · Social movement · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Philosophy · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
Of Worlds and Artworks
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Diaspora as a Community of Practice
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“Diasporic SMOization”
Diaspora Awareness and Engagement with Homeland Public Diplomacy Among Members of Turkish Associations in Germany
Indigenous Politics, Sumak Kawsay, and Community Tourism
Secondary Diaspora
Roma and Czechs
The Cambridge History of the Kurds
Guiden till Spaniensverige
Transnational Biographies
Everywhere Taksim
The History of Kurdish and the Development of Literary Kurmanji
Mobilising the Diaspora
Social media and migration
Diasporic Futures and Transnational Hope Among Iraqis in Sweden and Denmark
Future-oriented leisure as informal infrastructure in the Zimbabwean diaspora in Britain
Beyond Statist Paradigms
Transnational Transitional Justice and Reconciliation
The politics of trans-national belonging
Diaspora at war
Exiled Activists from Myanmar
Reaching out, inviting in
Hvor kan jeg gøre en forskel?”
“Being an Alevi in UK”
Fragmentiert, aber widerstandsfähig
The role of Kurdish women’s activism in cultivating a sense of belonging in the diaspora
Seven critical events regarding Islam and Muslims in Norway - Three points of tension
La diáspora saharaui en Canarias
Structural Conflict in the Polish Migrant Community in the UK
From Human Capital to Marginalized Other
Mobilizing Diasporas
Emotions in a diaspora’s interpretation of political developments in their place of origin
Tying transnational activism to national protest
With and without Zanzibar
From patriotic nationals to critical citizens? The A4 Movement and the change in long-distance nationalism among overseas PRC-Chinese
The social imaginary of first generation Europeans
Transformation of marriage migrants to diasporic actors and rethinking female agency
Antakya at the crossroads of Europe
Subversive humor and platformed Asianness
Transnational activism among Russian wartime migrants
Navigating political (dis)engagement
Recreating Igorot identity in diaspora
Challenging hydropower development in Myanmar (Burma)
Propaganda beyond state borders
Transnationale Migration jenseits von Assimilation und Akkulturation
The critical online diasporic infosphere and counter-public sustenance in an autocratizing society
Almanya’da Türkler, Di̇ni̇ Taninma Ve Alevi̇leri̇n Bi̇r Di̇ni̇ Cemaat Olarak Taninmasi
“Ni de aquí, ni de allá”. La identidad colectiva de la segunda generación de la diáspora saharaui en Canarias
Malaysian diaspora philanthropy
Return after 500 years? Spanish and Portuguese repatriation laws and the reconstruction of Sephardic identity
The African diaspora’s public participation in policy-making concerning Africa
Diasporas, development and peacemaking in the Horn of Africa
Mobility and the Region
La diaspora tunisienne au Canada entre autoritarisme et démocratisation (1987-2023)
Beyond Paisans’
(In)visible spaces and tactics of transnational engagement
Diasporic Homeland, Rise of Identity and New Traditionalism
From Diaspora with Dreams, Dreaming about Diaspora
Ukrainians from Poland in Canada
Whitewashing War
Conceptualising transnational politicisation in international affairs
Remembering and dealing with violent past
Voice After Exit
Biography, belonging and legacies of the Yugoslav disintegration wars in the lives of postmigrant youth in Switzerland
Diasporic group boundaries and solidarity in the making
Democracy after ‘the end of history’
Jewish Diaspora, Israeli Diaspora, and Levels of Conviviality
Place Out of Place
Spatial dynamics in collective identity
The Upper Guinea Coast in Global Perspective
Diaspora Institutions and Diaspora Governance
Narratives of social change
Songs of the Saints
Decolonizing social work
Transporting and re-inventing conflicts
Online repression and transnational social movements
Suppressing transnationalism
Explaining Non-Diasporic Mobilizations for Distant Causes
Diasporas as Audiences of Securitization
Learning in revolution
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Home and Host Country Policy Interaction in the Making of Turkey’s Diasporas
Across the Borders of Political Subjectivity
Resistance Across Borders
Temporal and Generational Impact on Identity, Home(Land) and Politics of Belonging Among the Kurdish Diaspora
Crossing Acadian borders
Silencing the voice of Bahrain? Regime-critical media and Bahrain’s London diaspora
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Migrant Mobilization for Homeland Politics
Identity Mobilization Practices of Refugees
White Armband Day
Linguistic construction of a ‘true’ home(land) among Molise Croatian speakers in Italy
The Awakening of a Latent Diaspora
Diaspora Memory Conflicts
Embarking on a ‘(birth)rite of passage’
Emerging Transnational Practices and Capabilities of Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Embracing Complexity
Diaspora as Digital Diplomatic Agents
From mobilization to revolution
Contesting culture
Critical Events
Dynamics of Contention
Communities in Cyberspace
Challenging Codes
Social Movements in a Globalizing World
Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements
Global diasporas
Power in Movement
Diaspora and nation
An idea of community and its discontents
Citizenship and identity
National Politics And Collective Action
Social movements
Imagined communities
The condition of postmodernity
Multicultural Clientelism and Alevi Resurgence in the Turkish Diaspora
Alevis in Germany and the Politics of Recognition
The Nation's Tortured Body
Die Kizilbas/Aleviten. Untersuchungen uber eine esoterische Glaubensgemeinschaft in Anatolien
Frame Alignment Processes, Micromobilization, and Movement Participation
Defining Diaspora, Refining a Discourse
Diasporas in Modern Societies
Three Meanings of "Diaspora," Exemplified among South Asian Religions
Rethinking Diaspora (s)
Diasporic mobilisation and the Kashmir issue in British politics
Punjabi Identity
The Sikh Diaspora
Roots and Routes
The 'diaspora' diaspora
New hybridities, old concepts
Evaluating 'Diaspora
| Unique citing works | 231 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 12,16 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 225 |