Migration, Transnationalism and Multiculturalism. The bond of Uruguayan young immigrants in Barcelona with their country of origin

Authors

  • Felipe Arocena Universidad de la República, Uruguay
  • Mariana Zina Universidad de la República, Uruguay

Abstract

This paper will answer two questions: how young Uruguayan immigrants in Barcelona have integrated to their new country of destiny?, and how they relate to their country of origin living overseas? The general conclusions, influenced by the theories of transnationalism and multiculturalism, suggest that a significant number of Uruguayan immigrants in Barcelona develop integration strategies in their new country as they recreate in a parallel way their Uruguayan identity and their sense of belonging to the old homeland. In this process they conform a new hyphenated identity, which enables them to build solid bridges between the Uruguayan nation living inside and outside borders.

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Uruguayan migration, Transnationalism, Multiculturalism

Author Biographies

Felipe Arocena, Universidad de la República, Uruguay

Doctor en sociología, profesor e investigador del Departamento de Sociología, Universidad de la República, Uruguay

Mariana Zina, Universidad de la República, Uruguay

Socióloga, Ayudante de Investigación, Universidad de la República

Published

2011-07-03

How to Cite

Arocena, F., & Zina, M. (2011). Migration, Transnationalism and Multiculturalism. The bond of Uruguayan young immigrants in Barcelona with their country of origin. Athenea Digital. Revista De Pensamiento E investigación Social, 11(2), 17–37. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/athenead/v11n2.693

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