Online weak ties, a sign of a diaspora in-the-making?: the case of the Malagasy abroad

Internet 2.0 fosters the emergence, connection and association of a geographically dispersed community such as Malagasy migrants. This exploratory study analyses Malagasy online practices as a means to understanding the social dynamics and community-building in their host countries. The method emplo...

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Autores: Andrianimanana, Fortunat Miarintsoa, Roca Cuberes, Carles, 1969-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Diaspora
Incipient diasporas
Malagasy diaspora
Connected diaspora
Transnational identity
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Online weak ties, a sign of a diaspora in-the-making?: the case of the Malagasy abroad
title Online weak ties, a sign of a diaspora in-the-making?: the case of the Malagasy abroad
spellingShingle Online weak ties, a sign of a diaspora in-the-making?: the case of the Malagasy abroad
Andrianimanana, Fortunat Miarintsoa
Diaspora
Incipient diasporas
Malagasy diaspora
Connected diaspora
Transnational identity
title_short Online weak ties, a sign of a diaspora in-the-making?: the case of the Malagasy abroad
title_full Online weak ties, a sign of a diaspora in-the-making?: the case of the Malagasy abroad
title_fullStr Online weak ties, a sign of a diaspora in-the-making?: the case of the Malagasy abroad
title_full_unstemmed Online weak ties, a sign of a diaspora in-the-making?: the case of the Malagasy abroad
title_sort Online weak ties, a sign of a diaspora in-the-making?: the case of the Malagasy abroad
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Andrianimanana, Fortunat Miarintsoa
Roca Cuberes, Carles, 1969-
author Andrianimanana, Fortunat Miarintsoa
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Roca Cuberes, Carles, 1969-
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Diaspora
Incipient diasporas
Malagasy diaspora
Connected diaspora
Transnational identity
topic Diaspora
Incipient diasporas
Malagasy diaspora
Connected diaspora
Transnational identity
description Internet 2.0 fosters the emergence, connection and association of a geographically dispersed community such as Malagasy migrants. This exploratory study analyses Malagasy online practices as a means to understanding the social dynamics and community-building in their host countries. The method employed relies on a parallel analysis of 121 websites and 82 Facebook public pages and groups created and/or managed by Malagasy migrants. The websites are classified according to the category of their activity and the networks they form, based on method used in the e-Diasporas Atlas project (Diminescu, 2012). Findings reveal that Malagasy overseas have the same geographical distribution both online and offline, but Facebook pages and groups are present in more countries than the websites what suggests a potential inverse correlation between belonging to a larger community and the need to be connected online. The network analysis of the websites uncovers that the Malagasy migrants’ websites maintain a very weak connection among them and are split into several satellite networks around an interconnected group of political blogs. We conclude this significant weak connection among the MGWEB as a sign of a diaspora in-the making.
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