How social media transform migrant networks and facilitate migration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4263128 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Romy Dekker (0000-0001-6460-4223, Erasmus University Rotterdam P.O. Box 1738 3000 DR Rotterdam The Netherlands, corresponding author), Rianne Dekker, Godfried Engbersen (0000-0003-4635-1247, Erasmus University Rotterdam P.O. Box 1738 3000 DR Rotterdam The Netherlands, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 401-418 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-01 |
| 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.12040 |
| OpenAlex | W2021625132 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 277 |
| References cited | 57 |
We argue that social media are not only new communication channels in migration networks, but also that they actively transform the nature of these networks and thereby facilitate migration. Despite some limitations, which stem from the 'digital divide' and the lower trustworthiness of virtual ties, qualitative data reveal four relevant ways in which social media facilitate international migration. First, they enhance the possibilities of maintaining strong ties with family and friends. Second, they address weak ties that are relevant to organizing the process of migration and integration. Third, they establish a new infrastructure consisting of latent ties. Fourth, they offer a rich source of insider knowledge on migration that is discrete and unofficial. This makes potential migrants 'streetwise' when undertaking migration. Based on these empirical findings we conclude that social media are transforming migration networks and thereby lowering the threshold for migration
Business · Digital media · Economic geography · Geography · Insider · Internet privacy · Interpersonal ties · Political science · Public relations · Social media · Social science · Sociology · Strong ties · Trustworthiness · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 272 |