A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Transnationalism and belonging: national identity negotiations and their outcomes
Authors: Vorobeva Ekaterina, Jauhiainen Jussi S.
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication year: 2023
Journal: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
Journal acronym: J ETHN MIGR STUD
Number of pages: 20
ISSN: 1369-183X
eISSN: 1469-9451
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2023.2184293
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2023.2184293
Abstract
The current article explores the relations between transnationalism and belonging using a study of Russian-speaking transmigrants from Estonia to Finland. Transnational belonging has been discussed as a way to overcome unipolarity in understanding belonging; transmigrants are believed to get attached to two or more countries simultaneously. However, the transnationals we interviewed refused to identify themselves with two states concurrently and, in some cases, with any state at all. Experiencing multiple pressures, transmigrants' national identities appear to be in a state of constant change. Our research suggests that national identification is a continuous time- and effort-consuming negotiation in which the personal agency of transnationals plays a determining role.
The current article explores the relations between transnationalism and belonging using a study of Russian-speaking transmigrants from Estonia to Finland. Transnational belonging has been discussed as a way to overcome unipolarity in understanding belonging; transmigrants are believed to get attached to two or more countries simultaneously. However, the transnationals we interviewed refused to identify themselves with two states concurrently and, in some cases, with any state at all. Experiencing multiple pressures, transmigrants' national identities appear to be in a state of constant change. Our research suggests that national identification is a continuous time- and effort-consuming negotiation in which the personal agency of transnationals plays a determining role.
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