El concepto de diáspora en los estudios migratorios: reflexiones sobre el caso de las comunidades y movilidades coreanas en el mundo actual
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El artículo analiza la relevancia del concepto de diáspora en el contexto actual de los estudios migratorios. Este concepto posibilita aprehender tanto las diferentes lógicas de “integración” a la sociedad global, como la lógica de los grupos que se constituyen en comunidades étnicas/políticas que plantean modelos de inserción biculturales como ocurre en el caso de las comunidades coreanas de la diáspora. Para esto, nos proponemos contribuir al debate retomando el trabajo de distintos autores en la delimitación del concepto y enriquecerlo a partir de nuestra experiencia de investigación con comunidades coreanas establecidas en diferentes países del mundo. El artículo defiende que es posible analizar las comunidades coreanas producto de diferentes olas migratorias como un proceso diaspórico. Luego, analiza la tensión entre: 1) las transformaciones en cada uno de los contextos locales: La concentración económica y la concentración espacial en “barrios”; 2) las prácticas comunitarias para mantener la cultura de origen (a través de las generaciones, en un período extendido de tiempo); y 3) las relaciones materiales y simbólicas en el espacio diaspórico: Movilidades múltiples y reemigración. Finalmente, concluye con algunas reflexiones que invitan a seguir contribuyendo a los estudios migratorios.
This article analyses the usefulness of the concept of diaspora in the current context of migration studies. This concept allows for the understanding of the various logics of “integration”, such as the logic of the groups that constitute themselves in ethno-political communities based on a model of bicultural insertion, as is the case of Korean diaspora communities. It thus seeks to contribute to the debate arising from the work of various authors about the form and limits of the concept and to enrich it on the basis of the author’s research experience with Korean communities in various parts of the world. The paper defends that idea that the Korean communities that are product of the various waves of Korean migration can be analyzed as forming part of a diasporic process. It will also analyze the tensions between: 1) transformations in each local context, the economic and spatial concentration in urban districts (koreatown), 2) community practices aimed at maintaining the culture of origin, down through the generations and across time and 3) material and symbolic relations in the diasporic space with its multiple mobilities and re-emigration. It concludes with some reflections that suggest the value of continuing to contribute to migration studies.
This article analyses the usefulness of the concept of diaspora in the current context of migration studies. This concept allows for the understanding of the various logics of “integration”, such as the logic of the groups that constitute themselves in ethno-political communities based on a model of bicultural insertion, as is the case of Korean diaspora communities. It thus seeks to contribute to the debate arising from the work of various authors about the form and limits of the concept and to enrich it on the basis of the author’s research experience with Korean communities in various parts of the world. The paper defends that idea that the Korean communities that are product of the various waves of Korean migration can be analyzed as forming part of a diasporic process. It will also analyze the tensions between: 1) transformations in each local context, the economic and spatial concentration in urban districts (koreatown), 2) community practices aimed at maintaining the culture of origin, down through the generations and across time and 3) material and symbolic relations in the diasporic space with its multiple mobilities and re-emigration. It concludes with some reflections that suggest the value of continuing to contribute to migration studies.
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Mera, C. (2011). El concepto de diáspora en los estudios migratorios: reflexiones sobre el caso de las comunidades y movilidades coreanas en el mundo actual. Revista De Historia, (12), 43–56. Retrieved from http://170.210.83.53/index.php/historia/article/view/80
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