Palestinian perceptions of home and belonging in Britain: negotiating between rootedness and mobility |
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Authors: | Stephanie Anna Loddo |
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Institution: | 1. EHESS (School for advanced studies in the social sciences), IRIS (Institut de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les enjeux sociaux), Paris, Francestephanie.loddo@ehess.fr |
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Abstract: | In this article based on ethnographic research among Palestinians in Britain, I argue that applying a ‘decentred’ conception of diaspora provides an understanding of the complexity of Palestinian identity-making in Britain. After a critical review of theorizations of the notion of diaspora and its relevance to this case study, I discuss ethnographic data to illustrate how processes of rooting and mobility are linked together in various contexts in which personal migration trajectories and positionalities play an important part. I demonstrate that, for Palestinians in Britain, diaspora relates to connections constructed both in relation to their homeland and other frames of reference: in relation to both roots and mobility. |
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Keywords: | Diaspora Britain mobility identity home |
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