Abstract
But what is it that is being supported when migrants contribute to the maintenance of the village/place/relation? And what are the impacts on the collective identity of migrants in the receiving community?
Taking as point of departure those Yugoslavs who came to Denmark in the 1970s and 80s the presentation will focus on the institutions and practices that act to transmit relations between country of origin and the new homeland. Focus is particularly on the efforts that the Yugoslav and Serbian states have made to maintain migrants political and economic loyalty and on the effects that this has had on migrants perceptions on key notions such as democracy, citizenship and national affiliation. A key feature here is the impact of identity change from being citizens of Yugoslavia to being Serb. Also recent attempts to involve the diaspora population in development projects in the area of origin will be discuss as well as the ways in which these claims/assertions about participation challenge previously hegemonic conceptions about citizenship and ‘natural' affiliation to certain localities
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies |
Antal sider | 7 |
ISSN | 1369-183X |
Status | Afsendt - 2007 |
Begivenhed | 14th Nordic Migration Researcher Conference - Bergen, Norge Varighed: 14 nov. 2007 → 16 nov. 2007 Konferencens nummer: 14 |
Konference
Konference | 14th Nordic Migration Researcher Conference |
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Nummer | 14 |
Land | Norge |
By | Bergen |
Periode | 14/11/2007 → 16/11/2007 |