Circular migration and the Internet: The role of social networks in the sociocultural context of Mexican residents in Barcelona

  • David Ramírez Plascencia Universidad de Guadalajara
Keywords: circular migration, social media, Barcelona, education, Mexico

Abstract

This work focuses on the study of the circular migration between America and Europe, particularly in the discussion about knowledge transfer and the way that social networks reconfigure the form of information distribution among people, that due to labor and academic issues have left their own country. The main purpose of this work is to study the impact of social media use in migration flows between Mexico and Spain, more specifically the use by Mexican migrants who have moved for  multiple years principally for educational purposes and then have returned to their respective locations in Mexico seeking to integrate themselves into the labor market. Our data collection concentrated exclusively on a group created on Facebook by Mexicans who mostly reside in Barcelona, Spain or wish to travel to the city for economic, educational or tourist reasons.  The results of this research show that while social networks are spaces for exchange and integration, there is a clear tendency by this group to "narrow lines" and to look back to their homeland, slowing the process of opening socially in their new context.

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David Ramírez Plascencia, Universidad de Guadalajara
Docente y articulista mexicano (Guadalajara, 1980). Licenciado en derecho y maestro en ciencia política por la Universidad de Guadalajara, Doctor en Ciencias Sociales por El Colegio de Jalisco. Es politólogo, docente en materias sobre las nuevas tecnologías de la información y comunicación y su relación con la sociedad. Fue Coordinador de la Maestría en Gestión de Servicios Públicos en Ambientes Virtuales en la Universidad de Guadalajara, fundador de Paakat: Revista de Tecnología y Sociedad, y fundador del Observatorio de Gobierno Electrónico de UDGVirtual. Ha publicado ensayos y artículos sobre tecnología y sociedad. Actualmente es miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI) y trabaja como profesor investigador en la Universidad de Guadalajara.
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2016-04-07
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Ramírez Plascencia D. (2016). Circular migration and the Internet: The role of social networks in the sociocultural context of Mexican residents in Barcelona. Teknokultura. Journal of Digital Culture and Social Movements, 13(1), 79-95. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_TK.2016.v13.n1.51643

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