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Showing 1 to 20 of 151 for “"Transnationalism"”.
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Solidarity Sometimes: Globalization, Transnationalism, and the Labor Movement
… for unions to choose strategies of labor transnationalism: the shrinking of national political opportunity structures, the increasing availability of international political opportunity structures, and the adoption of a social union or social movement unionism paradigm for union …
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Narrating Literary Transnationalism in Zake Smith and Dave Eggers
<p>This work argues for a greater reception of transnationalism in literary studies. Though the steady rise of transnationalism has already been studied in many areas of academia, literary studies has only begun to pay attention to it, and scholars appear to remain largely rooted in postcolonial or …
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Debating Difference: Haitian Transnationalism in Paul Gilroy’s Black Atlantic
… spaces but cannot call any home. How does transnationalism become a better way to describe the cultural identity of those in the "black Atlantic" since these people have to create new or adapted identities as they move from place to place?</p> <p>For Paul Gilroy, the "black Atlantic" …
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Policy, occupation and transnationalism: New Zealanders living in Australia
Drawing on the concept of transnationalism, this thesis explores the integration and transnational practices of New Zealand migrants in Australia. The Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement (TTTA) that was implemented in 1973, allows New Zealand citizens to live, work and travel to Australia with few …
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A More Global Court? Judicial Transnationalism and the U.S. Supreme Court
… since the end of the Cold War. The term judicial transnationalism has been coined to describe this phenomenon, characterized by unprecedented levels of interaction and exchange between foreign courts and legal activists. This project examines these changes, evaluating the extent to which they have …
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The movement of Argentine Tango: an ethnography of improvisation and transnationalism
Argentine tango is a global social dance genre. This dissertation is a multi-sited ethnography of how this dance moves, both on the dance floor and transnationally. Research was carried out using multiple methods as ethnographic and autoethnographic data were collected through observant …
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Nationalism and transnationalism: the national conflict in Ireland and European Union integration
… framework for linking nationalism and transnationalism, second by analysing a particular case of national conflict in its transnationalised setting, and third by investigating the interpretation and re-interpretation of 'national' interests by key political actors. The case chosen is …
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Narratives Of The New Diaspora: Migration And Transnationalism In Contemporary African Literature
… diaspora narratives, by prominently emphasizing transnationalism, belonging, and unbelonging, activate a concept of diaspora as a continuous series of translations and transformations with implications both in the places of migrants’ origins and in their new host locales. The complexities of …
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Transnationalism, Immigration Stress and Subjective Well-Being Among Ecuadorian Immigrants in London
… well-being. Whereas engagement in private transnationalism had direct positive effects on both perceived transnational social support and self-esteem, engagement in public transnational activities did not have any effect on the measures of subjective well-being included. Immigration stress …
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Russian German identity: transnationalism negotiated through culture, the hybrid and the spatial
… the practice of migration. The formulation of transnationalism has not been uncontested and its boundaries are still subject to redefinition. The studies that have utilised transnational frameworks have primarily centred upon circuits of movement flowing through North America. Although the …
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Transnationalism, Citizenship and Sense of Belonging among Elderly Hong Kong Immigrants in Canada
… data collection, it is shown that they engage in transnationalism to satisfy emotional needs instead of for economic reasons; they hold a high rate of dual citizenship and have a strong sense of belonging and commitment to Canada despite limited citizenship participation and language barriers; and …
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Transnationalism from below : an exploration of transnational engagement behavior of Nicaraguan immigrant entrepreneurs
This study explores the concept of transnationalism through individual experiences of migrants from the community of Villa Sandino, Nicaragua that have become entrepreneurs as immigrants in the United States. Through semi-structured interviews, their unique entrepreneurial journeys and …
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Defined, But Not Confined: Transnationalism, Transcendence, and Exclusion In the Works of Horatio Parker
In this thesis, I demonstrate the relationship of transnationalism, transcendence, and exclusion in the life, works, and words of Horatio Parker (1863-1919). Parker was an organist, composer, and the dean of the School of Music at Yale from 1904 until his death. Although his reputation has since …
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Leaving Homeland Behind: Cultural Attachment, Transnationalism and Acculturation among Kabyle Diaspora of the United Kingdom
This research explores the lived experiences of 10 Kabyle migrants who live in London, Wales, and Aberdeen. Theoretically, the study focusses on four research objectives: (1) the motivation behind their migration, (2) their acculturation process and social integration, (3) the challenges impacting …
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Moving to the West: Media, Cultural Transnationalism and Identity. Cultural Dynamics of Korean Women in Diaspora
… into media, diasporic identity, and cultural transnationalism. The analysis draws from six month of intensive fieldwork, including “following” in-depth interviews, participant observation, and digital ethnography. The study aims to investigate the interplay between media, social values, …
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Ethnicity, Assimilation and Transnationalism: a Comparative Study of Eastern European Migration to the United States (1940-2012)
… Chicago</p><p>ETHNICITY, ASSIMILATION AND TRANSNATIONALISM:</p><p>A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EASTERN EUROPEAN MIGRATION</p><p>TO THE UNITED STATES (1940-2012)</p><p>Transnationalism is a relatively new pattern of migration; the process by which transnationalism has supplanted assimilation has …
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Transnational lives and their boundaries : expatriates in Jakarta, Indonesia
… with current discussions on migration and transnationalism, which emphasise notions of fluidity. I suggest that expatriates' construction, maintenance, and transgression of boundaries characterises their relations with Indonesia. This is played out in especially in the domains of race and …
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Neither Here nor There: Exploring the Transnational Identity of West African Migrants living in South Africa
Transnationalism as a theory has explained the causal nature of migration over time, against the backdrop of an ever-changing globalised world. The movement of people and their motivating factors have been deeply researched within migration literature and other surrounding fields. However, the …
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