The Facebook groups and pages of Malagasy migrants in France: hubs of peer-to-peer and spontaneous solidarity
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- dc.contributor.author Andrianimanana, Fortunat Miarintsoa
- dc.contributor.author Roca Cuberes, Carles, 1969-
- dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-12T07:17:50Z
- dc.date.available 2021-11-12T07:17:50Z
- dc.date.issued 2021
- dc.description.abstract How do social platforms such as Facebook help migrant communities cope with the adversities faced during the migration journey? This is the question that drove this study, which explores the on- and offline experiences of Malagasy migrants in France during their migration journeys. We use complementary mixed methods, including an online survey (2021, n = 340) and participant observation of in-group and public interactions on 28 Facebook groups and pages of this community. We found that peer-to-peer solidarity as a collective response to the adversities faced during migration is present and very active within the Malagasy community in France. The exchanges among the members of this community concerning matters such as administrative issues and the transport of parcels between France and Madagascar are intense and continuous. Beyond this, solidarity chains are temporarily activated in response to specific needs, and particularly in collectively challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Our research also found that in their groups and pages, the Malagasy in France engage less frequently in other vital issues, such as finding work.
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- dc.identifier.citation Andrianimanana FM, Roca-Cuberes C. The Facebook groups and pages of Malagasy migrants in France: hubs of peer-to-peer and spontaneous solidarity. Soc sci. 2021;10(11):420. DOI: 10.3390/socsci10110420
- dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10110420
- dc.identifier.issn 2076-0760
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/48959
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher MDPI
- dc.relation.ispartof Social sciences. 2021;10(11):420.
- dc.rights © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/)
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- dc.subject.keyword Malagasy diaspora
- dc.subject.keyword e-diaspora
- dc.subject.keyword transnational solidarity
- dc.subject.keyword Facebook
- dc.subject.keyword imagined community
- dc.title The Facebook groups and pages of Malagasy migrants in France: hubs of peer-to-peer and spontaneous solidarity
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