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Structural Embeddedness in Transnational Social Fields: Personal Networks, International (Im)Mobilities, and the Migratory Capital Paradox
- Source :
- Social inclusion, Social inclusion, Cogitatio Press, 2021, 9 (4), pp.278-290. ⟨10.17645/si.v9i4.4568⟩, Social Inclusion, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 278-290 (2021), Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Social Inclusion, In Good Company? Personal Relationships, Network Embeddedness, and Social Inclusion
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2021.
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Abstract
- International audience; In this article we focus on individuals’ structural embeddedness in transnational social fields (TSFs) and examine how this is related to patterns of international mobility. The main argument is that the structure of TSFs matters for (im)mobility trajectories, and thus all actors (migrants, non‐migrants, and returnees) need to be examined as a whole to obtain a deeper understanding of the role of social networks in processes of transnational mobility. Taking the case of Romanian migrants in Spain as a TSF connecting their place of origin (Dâmbovița in Romania) with their destination (Castelló in Spain), we analyze survey data for 303 migrants, non‐migrants, and returnees, sampled through an RDS‐like binational link‐tracing design. We then categorize types of personal network using an international mobility scale to assess the degree of structural embeddedness in the TSF. An important contribution is the rigorous operationalization of TSF and assessment of the level of migratory capital of each individual. Our results reveal that migratory capital is not always linked positively with high mobility patterns and that its role is strongly related to the overall composition and structure of the TSF.
- Subjects :
- soziales Netzwerk
050402 sociology
Sociology and Political Science
Social Psychology
mobility patterns
Mobilität
personal network typology
Sociology & anthropology
HM401-1281
structural embeddedness
transnational social field
0504 sociology
Allgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie
migratory capital
spain
050602 political science & public administration
Sociology (General)
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Migration, Sociology of Migration
romania
Social sciences, sociology, anthropology
Personal network typology
Migration
Spanien
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie
[SHS.SOCIO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Sociology
Romania
Mobility patterns
05 social sciences
Migrant
Transnationalisierung
Spain
Migratory capital
Migrationsforschung
transnationalization
Rumänien
Structural embeddedness
Netzwerk
mobility
Transnational social field
0506 political science
Soziologie, Anthropologie
network
ddc:300
social network
ddc:301
migration research
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21832803
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Social inclusion, Social inclusion, Cogitatio Press, 2021, 9 (4), pp.278-290. ⟨10.17645/si.v9i4.4568⟩, Social Inclusion, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 278-290 (2021), Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Social Inclusion, In Good Company? Personal Relationships, Network Embeddedness, and Social Inclusion
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....517221320b311ee83a548b5c368d4b75