| ID | 143652 |
| Title Proper | media construction of remittances and transnational social ties |
| Other Title Information | migrant–non-migrant relationships in the Romanian press |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Madroane, Irina Diana x ; Madroane, Irina Diana |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The study explores through a ‘transnational lens’ the Romanian media construction of remitting practices and identities within a wider debate on circular migration. It uses a broad definition of remittances (financial, sociocultural and political) and is concerned with the role of the Romanian press in articulating migrant–non-migrant relationships and laying the ground for informed policy debates. The methodology consists of qualitative corpus analysis and discourse analysis applied to a corpus of 221 news articles. The main findings indicate an overall positive evaluation of remittances (with the main exception of family separation), which endows migrants with social recognition as development agents and is used to justify various policy initiatives, but at the same time disempowers them through instrumentalisation. Even though limited in scope, grassroots migrant–non-migrant interaction, combined with a critical journalistic stance in editorials, opens up an avenue towards negotiation and joint transnational actions. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 23, No.2; Apr 2016: p.228-246 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2016-04 23, 2 |
| Key Words | Romania ; Remittances ; Development Policies ; Media Discourse ; Migrant–Non-Migrant Relationships ; Transnational Social Field |