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”Hemland är ju hemland” : transnationella aktiviteter och engagemang bland individer inom den afghanska diasporan i Sverige

Hertzberg, Alice LU (2018) MRSK62 20181
Human Rights Studies
Abstract
This paper focuses on the transnational activities among individuals in the Afghan diaspora in Sweden. The qualitative data of the paper is obtained through seven semi-structured interviews and analyzed through a framework of transnational activities (economic, social and political) and Van Hear’s categories on three social spheres in Afghanistan where those activities are directed (household and the extended family sphere, the well- known community sphere and the imagined community sphere). The capacities and personal motivations that contributes to engagement are thereafter examined. The analysis shows that the individuals engage in Afghanistan in several different ways. Economic, social and political activities are aimed at the... (More)
This paper focuses on the transnational activities among individuals in the Afghan diaspora in Sweden. The qualitative data of the paper is obtained through seven semi-structured interviews and analyzed through a framework of transnational activities (economic, social and political) and Van Hear’s categories on three social spheres in Afghanistan where those activities are directed (household and the extended family sphere, the well- known community sphere and the imagined community sphere). The capacities and personal motivations that contributes to engagement are thereafter examined. The analysis shows that the individuals engage in Afghanistan in several different ways. Economic, social and political activities are aimed at the different social spheres to a varying degree, thus matching Van Hear’s categorization. The main capabilities that enable or hinder the transnational activities are their economic conditions and the security situation in Afghanistan. The desire to engage primarily deals with a sense of obligation and tradition to help the family in Afghanistan or other people in need and that Afghanistan is the "home country” and that they have a desire to help develop the country. This paper helps to understand the variation in transnational activities and gives a suggestion over how and why individuals in the Afghan diaspora engage with their country of origin. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Den här undersökningen fokuserar på transnationella aktiviteter bland individer inom den afghanska diasporan i Sverige. Undersökningens kvalitativa data är framtagen genom sju semi-strukturerade intervjuer och analyseras utifrån en tolkningsram om transnationella aktiviteter (ekonomiska, sociala och politiska) och Van Hears kategoriram över tre olika sociala sfärer i Afghanistan som aktiviteter riktas mot (hushållet och den större familjesfären, den välkända samhällssfären och den föreställda gemenskapen). Vidare undersöks vilka kapaciteter och personliga motivationer som bidrar till att individerna engagerar sig på det som de gör. Analysen visar att individerna engagerar sig i Afghanistan på flera olika sätt. Ekonomiska, sociala och... (More)
Den här undersökningen fokuserar på transnationella aktiviteter bland individer inom den afghanska diasporan i Sverige. Undersökningens kvalitativa data är framtagen genom sju semi-strukturerade intervjuer och analyseras utifrån en tolkningsram om transnationella aktiviteter (ekonomiska, sociala och politiska) och Van Hears kategoriram över tre olika sociala sfärer i Afghanistan som aktiviteter riktas mot (hushållet och den större familjesfären, den välkända samhällssfären och den föreställda gemenskapen). Vidare undersöks vilka kapaciteter och personliga motivationer som bidrar till att individerna engagerar sig på det som de gör. Analysen visar att individerna engagerar sig i Afghanistan på flera olika sätt. Ekonomiska, sociala och politiska aktiviteter riktas i varierande utsträckning mot de sociala sfärerna och matchar således Van Hears kategorisering. De främsta kapaciteterna som möjliggör eller hindrar individernas transnationella aktiviteter är deras ekonomiska förutsättningar och säkerhetsläget i Afghanistan. Önskan (personliga motivation) att engagera sig grundar främst i en känsla av skyldighet och tradition att hjälpa sin familj eller andra personer samt att Afghanistan är ”hemlandet” och att de vill bidra till landets utveckling. Undersökningen bidrar till att förstå variationen i transnationella aktiviteter och ger förslag på hur och varför individer inom den afghanska diasporan i Sverige engagerar sig i sitt ursprungsland. (Less)
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author
Hertzberg, Alice LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
"Homeland is homeland" : transnational activities and participation among individuals within the Afghan diaspora in Sweden
course
MRSK62 20181
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Transnationalism, diaspora, Afghanistan, remitteringar, internationell migration, sociala sfärer, remittances, international migration, social spheres
language
Swedish
id
8942814
date added to LUP
2018-08-20 11:13:57
date last changed
2018-08-20 11:13:57
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{”Hemland är ju hemland” : transnationella aktiviteter och engagemang bland individer inom den afghanska diasporan i Sverige}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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