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‘Mediatized Diaspora’: Modelling the transnational influences of media in diaspora

20241 citationMenoufia University

Abstract

This article seeks to model the socio-political influences of media use in diaspora. Participant observation and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from Tunisian diaspora members residing in France, Denmark and Sweden. The article proposes ‘mediatized diaspora’ as a new model explaining the transnational intertwining between media and politics in the diaspora. Four sets of influences enabled by multimodal communication were defined and discussed as components of the model: (1) aspirations for the country of origin; (2) political meaning-making; (3) engaging in political actions; and (4) perceptions of social reality.

Research topics

  • Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration

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DOI: 10.1177/17427665241288055

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