ISBN:
9781137558534
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (187 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Schütze, Stephanie Constructing Transnational Political Spaces : The Multifaceted Political Activism of Mexican Migrants
DDC:
304.873072
Keywords:
Ethnology
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- December 2008, Francisco Villa, Michoacán, Mexico -- June 2009, Casa Michoacán, Chicago, USA -- Research Focus -- Chicago and Michoacán as Central Places of Migrants' Political Involvement -- Doing Ethnography Between Chicago and Michoacán -- Structure of the Book -- Chapter 2: Transnational Political Spaces Between Mexico and the USA -- Conceptualizing Transnational Political Spaces -- De- and Reterritorialization of Political Spaces -- Reinforcing Nation-States and Their Borders -- Pushing the Limits of Democracy
Abstract:
Arenas of Political Interaction and Communication -- The US-Mexican Context -- Migrants' Struggles for Political Rights in Mexico -- Migrant Civil Society in the USA -- Transnational Communities and Social Agency -- References -- Chapter 3: Transnational Communities and Political Influence Between Chicago and Michoacán -- Culture of Migration: Paths, Forms, Gender Relations -- Support Activities: Remesas, Cargo System, and 3×1 Program -- Negotiation Processes and Political Participation -- Acuitzio del Canje: Influence Through Transnational Empowerment
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Francisco Villa: Migrants Support the Opposition Candidate -- Tarecuato: The Municipal President Meets Indigenous Migrants in Chicago -- Politicization Processes and Transnational Communities -- References -- Chapter 4: Political Trajectories of Migrant Leaders -- Male Leaders: Respect, Recognition, and Representation -- Artemio: From the Juventudes Cristianas in Michoacán to Obama's Campaign Leader in Chicago -- Rubén: Support of the Community of Origin and President of FEDECMI -- Fabián: Community Leader in Chicago and Member of the Mexican PRI
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José Luis: Political Career of a Mexican Migrant in the City Council of Chicago -- Female Leaders and Their Commitment to Improving Living Conditions -- María: Connecting the Mexican and the African-American Communities -- Marcia: Political Leadership as a Continuation of a Female Family Tradition -- Claudia: The Younger Generation of Female Leaders -- Lourdes: Advocate for Migrants' Rights in the USA and Representative in Mexico -- Leadership and Gender Roles: Motivations of Political Commitment -- References -- CHAPTER 5: Mexican Migrant Organizations in Chicago and Their Political Arenas
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Mexican Parties in Chicago: Between Appropriation and Self-determination -- The Foundation of Mexican Party Groups in Chicago -- Mexican Parties in a Transnational Context -- Federations and Clubs: Binational Commitment and Transnational Interconnections -- FEDECMI and Casa Michoacán -- The Network of Mexican Migrant Organizations in Chicago -- The Struggle for Comprehensive Immigration Legislation in the USA -- Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine: Political Struggle and Religious Symbolism -- Participation in the Campaign of Barack Obama -- The Complexity of Political Organizing and Networking
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