scholarly journals The Awakening of a Latent Diaspora: The Political Mobilization of First and Second Generation Turkish Migrants in Sweden

Ethnopolitics ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahar Baser
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Political Mobilization ◽  
The Political ◽  
Turkish Migrants ◽  
The Awakening ◽  
First And Second Generation

One person, three identities? Examining re-politicization of ethnic, national, and Australian identities among 1.5-generation Taiwanese immigrants in Australia

2020 ◽  
pp. 144078332093415
Author(s):  
Yao-Tai Li
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Identity Negotiation ◽  
Generation 1.5 ◽  
The Political ◽  
Host Society ◽  
1.5 Generation ◽  
Ethnic Chinese ◽  
Second Generation Immigrants ◽  
First And Second Generation

Immigrants of the 1.5-generation (1.5-ers) differ from first- and second-generation immigrants because they are generally better immersed in the culture of the host society than the first generation; yet, compared to the second generation, they often have to renegotiate their identities in relation to parents, colleagues at work, and people in the host society during the processes of migration. Drawing on interview data from Taiwanese 1.5-ers in Australia, this article takes a further step and points out that in addition to the identity struggle between home and host country, Taiwanese 1.5-ers also identify as ethnic Chinese (Huaren) and constantly negotiate between these three identities (Huaren, Taiwanese, and Australian). This article argues that identity negotiation and hybridization is in nature a re-politicization process in which respondents are fully aware of the political meanings and power disparities of each identity. It is also a process whereby Taiwanese 1.5-ers mobilize, downplay, and hybridize specific identities based on time and context.

Boldly Representing Immigrants in Tough Times

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heath Brown
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Election ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Sphere ◽  
Generation Immigrant ◽  
The Future ◽  
Immigrant Voting ◽  
First And Second Generation

This concluding chapter circles back to the political sphere and examines what actually happened on Election Day. It looks at how first-and second-generation immigrant candidates (Grace Meng, Ted Cruz, and Tammy Duckworth) had fared and considers what can be said about immigrant voting behaviors in light of what we now know about immigrant-serving nonprofit behavior. Further, given these patterns, the chapter turns to what nonprofits can do in the future to better incorporate electoral work into their missions and what the findings of this research suggest for the presidential election in 2016 and beyond. The chapter looks ahead to future elections and recommends that immigrant-serving nonprofits consider seven issues when they decide to engage in an election: technology, staffing, institutionalization, continuous strategy, coalitions, new gateways, and authenticity.

scholarly journals Rights or Identity? Naturalization Processes among “Labor Migrants” in Germany

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Diehl ◽  
Michael Blohm
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Upward Mobility ◽  
German Society ◽  
Labor Migrants ◽  
Turkish Migrants ◽  
Using Data ◽  
High Level ◽  
First And Second Generation

The determinants of the decision to naturalize for first and second generation “labor migrants” in Germany are examined. We assume that Turkish migrants’ comparatively high naturalization rate cannot be explained by the legal advantages they gain by naturalizing. We argue instead that naturalization offers an opportunity for individual upward mobility to Turkish migrants who have achieved a high level of individual assimilation. Using data from the GSOEP, we show that individual assimilation does in fact promote naturalization for Turkish migrants, but not for members of other ethnic groups, which generally have higher status within German society.

Religiosität türkischer Migranten im Generationenverlauf: Ein Befund und einige Erklärungsversuche / Religiosity of First and Second Generation Turkish Migrants: A Phenomenon and Some Attempts at a Theoretical Explanation

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Diehl ◽  
Matthias Koenig
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Theoretical Explanation ◽  
Turkish Migrants ◽  
And Gender ◽  
First And Second Generation

ZusammenfassungDie Religiosität türkischer Einwanderer zeichnet sich durch eine erstaunlich hohe intergenerationale Stabilität aus. Dieser Beitrag diskutiert existierende theoretische Erklärungsansätze für Religiosität im Generationenverlauf und überprüft sie anhand empirischer Daten der in Deutschland durchgeführten Generations- and Gender Surveys (GGS). Dabei wird gezeigt, dass die klassische Assimilationstheorie und Konzepte der symbolischen oder kompensatorischen Religiosität ebenso wenig eine befriedigende Erklärung dieses Phänomens bieten wie der Hinweis auf die allgemein hohe Wertestabilität in Migrantenfamilien. Weder nimmt die Religiosität zwischen erster und zweiter Generation ab, noch erfährt sie einen Bedeutungswandel hin zu einer primär symbolischen Dimension der Lebensführung. Auch finden sich nur schwache empirische Evidenzen für die Thesen, dass intensive Religiosität eine Domäne der gesellschaftlichen „Verlierer“ ist oder lediglich einen Spezialfall einer generell hohen intergenerationalen Wertestabilität im Migrationskontext darstellt. Abschließend werden daher makrosoziologische Erklärungsansätze entfaltet, die muslimische Religiosität auf die Diversifizierung des islamisch-religiösen Feldes und auf die Salienz von Religion als symbolischer Grenze gegenüber Einwanderern beziehen.

scholarly journals The role of labour market experiences in the social and political integration of first and second-generation Non-Western and Eastern European immigrants in Ireland

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Turner ◽  
Christine Cross
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
European Countries ◽  
The Political ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Second Generation Immigrants ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
First And Second Generation

AbstractThe increase in the number of immigrants in Europe in recent decades has been accompanied by a rise in anti-immigrant sentiment and a growth in support for far-right political parties in Europe. A key element for ant-immigrant sentiment is the assumed lack of attachment and commitment of immigrants to the institutions, values and national identity of the host country. While a considerable body of studies have focused on the political and social assimilation of immigrants into European countries, the possible influence of Irish labour market experiences of first and second generation immigrants from non-western countries and Eastern European countries remains an under-researched area in th e literature. Combining five waves of the European Social Survey we test the proposition that the labour market experiences of first and second-generation immigrants from non-western countries and Eastern European countries are a factor affecting the extent of political and social assimilation into the host country. Our findings indicate that first-generation immigrants’ attachment to the political institutions of the host country are likely influenced more by a comparison with conditions in their country of origin rather than how they fare in labour market of the host country.

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