7 Cutting Bamboo: Migrants and Transnational Ethnic Networks

2021 ◽  
pp. 68-95
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Networks

Localization of Ethnic Groups in the Regions as a Factor in Cross-Regional Variations in Voting for United Russia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-153
Author(s):  
Eleonora Minaeva ◽  
Petr Panov
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Political Mobilization ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Regional Variations ◽  
Political Machines ◽  
Ethnic Networks ◽  
Electoral Authoritarianism ◽  
Administrative Unit ◽  
The Russian Federation

Abstract In the context of electoral authoritarianism, political mobilization is likely to be a more reasonable explanation of cross-regional variations in voting for the party of power than the diversity of the regions’ policy preferences. In the Russian Federation, the political machines which coordinate various activities aimed at mobilizing people to vote for United Russia demonstrate different degrees of effectiveness. This article examines the structural factors that facilitate machine politics focusing on ethnic networks. Although strong ethnic networks are more likely to arise if the members of an ethnic group live close to each other, and at the same time separately from other ethnic groups, so far researchers have neglected to consider the localization of ethnic groups within the territory of an administrative unit as a factor. In order to fill the gap, we have created an original geo-referenced dataset of the localization of non-Russian ethnic groups within every region of the Russian Federation, and developed special GIS (geographic information systems) techniques and tools to measure them in relation to the Russian population. This has made it possible to include the localization of ethnic groups as a variable in the study of cross-regional differences in voting for United Russia. Our analysis finds that the effect of non-Russians’ share of the population on voting for UR increases significantly if non-Russian groups are at least partially geographically segregated from Russians within a region.

scholarly journals Dynamic Effects of Co-Ethnic Networks on Immigrants’ Economic Success*

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Battisti ◽  
Giovanni Peri ◽  
Agnese Romiti
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Economic Success ◽  
Skilled Immigrants ◽  
Ethnic Networks ◽  
Initial Location ◽  
Ethnic Germans ◽  
Human Capital Investments ◽  
Catch Up

Abstract This paper investigates how co-ethnic networks affect the economic success of immigrants. Using longitudinal data of immigrants in Germany and including a large set of fixed effects and pre-migration controls to address the possible endogeneity of initial location, we find that immigrants in districts with larger co-ethnic networks are more likely to be employed soon after arrival. This advantage fades after four years, as migrants located in places with smaller co-ethnic networks catch up due to greater human capital investments. These effects appear stronger for lower-skilled immigrants, as well as for refugees and Ethnic Germans.

Le seconde generazioni: nodi critici e nuove forme di integrazione

2009 ◽  
pp. 25-46
Author(s):  
Elena Caneva ◽  
Maurizio Ambrosini
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Religious Organizations ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Ethnic Networks ◽  
The Social ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
Human And Social Capital ◽  
Analytical Approaches

- The number of immigrant children in Italy has been increasing more and more. They are impacting both on immigration as a phenomenon and on receiving societies. Thus, it becomes important and useful to understand which factors matter in second generation's paths and potential trajectories. Through a presentation of different analytical approaches on the phenomenon of migration, the paper explores the role of the family, the ethnic community and friends, as well as of religion and religious organizations in the promotion or prevention of positive forms of inclusion. With a specific focus on the Italian context, it explains the social and cultural transformation that characterises immigrant families, stressing the role that can be played by the human and social capital embedded in ethnic networks. The main aim of this paper is to go beyond the assimilation approaches and to highlight how immigrant families, ethnic networks and religious organizations could promote integration and the upward mobility of future generations. Keywords: Immigration, Second Generation, Ethnic Communities, Integration, Social Cohesion.

Conclusion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dillon Mahoney
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequality ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Fair Trade ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
World Today ◽  
Ethnic Networks ◽  
The World ◽  
Culture Brokers ◽  
Africa Rising

The art of connection concludes with a discussion of what the experiences of Kenyan traders and culture brokers can tell us about globalization, development, and digital-power divides today. As the application of a Fair Trade sticker obfuscates complex economic realities, talking strictly of a digital divide in Kenya distracts attention from the historical formation of social inequality and masks the actions of certain powerful political, corporate, and development elites. Despite the hype for “Africa Rising,” ethnic and political tensions remain important. But the stories in this book are also optimistic and about innovation and tenacity. They also demonstrate that ethnic networks and the Kenyan government alike have the potential to bring security rather than insecurity. While connecting to the global economy comes with all types of new risks, new ethical branding and NGO aesthetics help Kenyans produce a sense of trust and transparency that is otherwise lacking and, therefore, central to maintaining Africa’s connection to the rest of the world today.

Introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher C. Fennell
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Commodity Chains ◽  
Economic Dynamics ◽  
Ethnic Networks ◽  
Global Commodity Chains ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The Subject

The introduction provides an overview of the themes of world economic systems, global commodity chains, and ways in which development plans can be thwarted by local social networks and ostensibly peripheral players. This chapter opens the subject of the ways in which these theories have neglected the impacts of ethnic networks and racism upon economic dynamics. This critique is revisited and expanded in the concluding chapters seven and eleven.

Chinese Investments in Italy

2012 ◽  
pp. 119-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Spigarelli
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Main Type ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Global Policy ◽  
Ethnic Networks ◽  
The Moment

This paper focuses on the effects of the Go Global policy in Italy. The main type of Chinese investments, their strategic motivations, as well as the role of ethnic networks are analyzed. The phenomenon is still not significant in quantitative terms, but trends are impressive. Italy can provide an access to western markets and strategic logistic services, as well as to a wide array of distinctive skills/intangible assets in manufacturing industries. At the moment, there is a prevalence of greenfield initiatives, but acquisitions are rising sharply. In geographical terms, the locations chosen by Chinese investors favor areas that offer a wealth of distinctive skills (typically, but not only, district areas), but are not limited to industries in which Chinese ethnic groups are involved.

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