Diaspora and Media in Europe: Migration, Identity, and Integration

Description

This book examines how African, Asian, Middle Eastern and Latin American diasporas use media to communicate among themselves and to integrate into European countries. Whereas migrant communities continue employing print and broadcasting technologies, the rapidly growing applications of Internet platforms like social media have substantially enriched their interactions. These communication practices provide valuable insights into how diasporas define themselves. The anthology investigates varied uses of media by Ecuadorian, Congolese, Moroccan, Nepalese, Portugal, Somali, Syrian and Turkish communities residing in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK. These studies are based on research methodologies including big data analysis, content analysis, focus groups, interviews, surveys and visual framing, and they make a strong contribution to the emerging theory of diasporic media. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Migration, Diaspora and Communication (Karim H. Karim)....Pages 1-23 Young Connected Migrants: Remaking Europe from Below Through Encapsulation and Cosmopolitanisation (Koen Leurs)....Pages 25-49 Media Use by Syrians in Sweden: Media Consumption, Identity, and Integration (Michelle Timmermans)....Pages 51-70 Social Media Use in the Diaspora: The Case of Syrians in Italy (Ahmed Al-Rawi, Shahira Fahmy)....Pages 71-96 Social Media Responses of the Turkish Diaspora to Protests in Turkey: The Impact of Gezi on Attitude and Behavioural Change (Roya Imani Giglou, Leen d’Haenens, Christine Ogan)....Pages 97-125 Transnational Family Communication During an Economic Crisis: Personal Media Repertoires of Moroccans and Ecuadorians in Spain (Cecilia Gordano Peile)....Pages 127-146 Media and the Receiving Country’s Language: The Integration of Nepalese Immigrants in Portugal (Inês Branco)....Pages 147-164 Participative Web 2.0 and Second Generation Congolese Youth in Brussels: Social Network Sites, Self-Expression, and Cultural Identity (Madly Simba Boumba)....Pages 165-183 Back Matter ....Pages 185-192