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Entrapped transnationalism: West Bank and Israeli Palestinians between closeness and distance.

Authors :
Pasquetti, Silvia
Source :
Ethnic & Racial Studies. Dec2015, Vol. 38 Issue 15, p2738-2753. 16p.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Studies of transnationalism typically frame it in opposition to the entrapping effects of borders. Yet, for many people, transnationalism is negotiated in contexts marked by forced separation and differential mobility. Drawing on long-term fieldwork among West Bank and Israeli Palestinians, this article explores transnational ties and orientations in relation, not in opposition, to the entrapping effects of borders. Specifically, I examine the two-way traffic in emotions and perceptions that marks family, social and symbolic relationships between West Bank and Israeli Palestinians. I show how entrapping and transnational processes combine to generate a tense interplay between closeness and distance, solidarity and estrangement. The paper calls attention to complex transnational formations among people prone to entrapment such as detained and deported migrants, refugees and minorities divided by rigid borders, and it suggests that a focus on emotions and perceptions is critical if we are to understand such formations. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01419870
Volume :
38
Issue :
15
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Ethnic & Racial Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
110261473
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2015.1077984