Digital diaspora and social capital

Keles, Janroj Yilmaz ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3525-9760 (2016) Digital diaspora and social capital. Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication, 9 (3) . pp. 315-333. ISSN 1873-9857 [Article] (doi:10.1163/18739865-00903004)

Abstract

The Internet and its applications, such as social media, have revolutionized the way stateless diasporas communicate transnationally. This new virtual, deterritorialized conversation between diasporic individuals contributes to building (digital) social networks which constitute resources and opportunities for diasporas, central to social and geographical mobility. This paper explores the role of the Internet in connecting diasporas without a home nation-state, encouraging subordinated people to participate in civic society and creating a collective source of digital social capital in the diaspora. I argue that the Internet, particularly social media, contributes to the growth of social networks, social capital and the community’s cultural and political participation within and across nation-state borders.

Item Type:	Article
Research Areas:	A. > School of Law > Law and Politics
Item ID:	26744
Useful Links:	Publisher Middlesex University Expert Profile
Depositing User:	Janroj Keles
Date Deposited:	07 Jun 2019 14:01
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2019 16:45
URI:	https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/26744

Available Versions of this Item

• Digital diaspora and social capital. (deposited 18 Jan 2017 11:05)
  • Digital diaspora and social capital. (deposited 07 Jun 2019 14:01) [Currently Displayed]

Actions (login required)

View Item