A podcast series on the role of social networks for belonging of people with experiences of migration
We are fundraising for the whole series so if you are interested in supporting the podcast, through funding, being a guest or nominating someone you think would be interested in being on it please contact info@inhiveglobal.org
To get a taste of what the podcast will be like please do download and listen to our pilot episode
You can also listen on Spotify here
IN–MI-NET project seeks to contribute towards shifting many Europeans’ views on the experiences of migration and settlement through a seven-part podcast series.
The IN-MI-NET project takes the best of these podcast practices and seeks to bring together academics/researchers, practitioners, and refugees in conversation with one another on diverse topics related to social networks and migration.
Podcast Themes:
- Citizenship: How do citizenship, rights and legal protections influence one’s ability to build social network and sense of belonging? What does it mean for refugees and stateless people if the state/ host country does not protect or bestow their rights? How do they use social networks to compensate for it or take advantage of citizenship rights?
- Ethnicity/ Nationality: Do ethnic/national identities facilitate productive social networks for better sense of inclusion in host communities? To what extent do ethnic/national bonds contribute to othering and exclusion? Are ethnicity/nationality-based social networks a cause or a consequence of inclusion/exclusion for people on the move?
- City: Can a city-based identity offer a sense of belonging and social networks if the state/nations do not? How do migrants conceptualise their belonging beyond the prism of the state/citizenship using their city/camp/locality?
- Language: How do linguistic skills influence the ability to belong and take advantage of social networks? Can language skills allow social networks to form, or are they not enough to allow a sense of belonging if other forms of difference are still in place (race or religion for example)?
- Race and class: How do intersecting forms of privilege, including race, class and location along the global North/South divide shape the use of social networks? How do social networks change with the privilege of being an “expat” and not a “migrant”?
- Technology: Do online-based networks replace in-person social networks and foster a sense of belonging? Can people build trust without in-person engagements Is technology used to maintain ties with home and thus negatively influence social network connections? Can technology enable network-building and overcome barriers to relationship building?
- School: Do education institutions offer people on a move a sense of identity and as a student or as affiliate of a specific school/training centre/university? Do they offer a sense of belonging that is at once location specific and tied to a particular experience of schooling? Can these compensate for barriers cause by legal status?