Dissertation Research: Migrant Voluntary Associations and Belizean Transnationalism

论文研究：移民志愿协会和伯利兹跨国主义

• 批准号: 9708047
• 负责人: Richard Wilk
• 金额: $ 1.11万
• 依托单位: Indiana University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-08-01 至 1999-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9708047&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Migrant; Voluntary; Associations

This project involves the dissertation research of an anthropology student from Indiana University, studying the role of voluntary organizations in the migration decision-making of immigrants from Belize to the US. The student's hypothesis is that migrant organizations facilitate transnational economic and social ties more than assimilation or the reinforcement of ethnic enclaves. The assumption is that Belizeans who are active participants in migrant organizations have at their disposal information and economic as well as cultural resources which influence their circulation patterns. The methodology involves traditional ethnography as well as formal surveys in Chicago and in Belize, the collection of life histories, in-depth interviews and participant observation at Belizean organizational and cultural activities. The research will take place in Belize City and Chicago. This research is important because it will advance our understanding of the motives and constraints of migrants in light of the actual social resources available to them. Given that migration and transnationalism are important features of contemporary social life, the knowledge this project will create will be a valuable addition for policy makers and planners as well as scholars.

这个项目涉及到一名来自印第安纳大学的人类学学生的论文研究，研究志愿组织在伯利兹移民到美国的移民决策中的作用。该学生的假设是，移民组织比同化或加强种族飞地更能促进跨国经济和社会联系。假定积极参加移徙组织的伯利兹人可以支配影响其流通模式的信息、经济和文化资源。方法包括在芝加哥和伯利兹进行传统人种学和正式调查、收集生活史、深入访谈和参与观察伯利兹的组织和文化活动。这项研究将在伯利兹市和芝加哥进行。这项研究很重要，因为它将根据移民可利用的实际社会资源，促进我们对移民动机和限制的理解。鉴于移民和跨国主义是当代社会生活的重要特征，本项目将创造的知识将为政策制定者和规划者以及学者提供宝贵的补充。