Dissertation Research: Identity, Politics and Place in Immigrant-Receiving Societies: The Case of Arab Immigrants in London

博尔德科罗拉多大学的卡罗琳·R·内格尔博士论文研究将以伦敦阿拉伯移民为例，考察一系列与身份、政治和移民接收社会地位有关的问题。该项目将寻求了解群体认同和政治行动之间的关系，以及群体认同如何影响东道国社会的适应过程。此外，研究试图描绘由群体认同模式和政治斗争创造的新地理。最初的前提是，移民身份反映了根植于性别、种族和国家结构的社会关系。在分析中，空间被视为关键，是身份认同、政治斗争和移民融合的不可或缺的组成部分。关于伦敦移民社区的次要数据将在时间和结构上进行收集和组织。此外，将通过半结构化访谈收集主要数据，这些访谈将探索背景、身份和政治行动之间的联系，以揭示身份政治的空间组成部分。其结果将是对空间、身份和政治如何在移民社区的适应过程中交织在一起的更深层次的理解。

Caroline R Nagel University of Colorado, Boulder The doctoral dissertation research will examine a series of questions which relate to identity, politics and place in an immigrant receiving society using the example of Arab immigrants in London. The project will seek to learn the relationship between group identity and political action, and the ways group identities shape the adaptation process in a host society. In addition the research attempts to depict new geographies which are created from group identity patterns and political struggles. An initial premise is that immigrant identity reflects social relations which are rooted in constructions of gender, race and nation. Space is seen as critical in the analysis and is an integral component of identity, political struggle, and immigrant integration. Secondary data on the immigrant community in London will be gathered and organized temporally and structurally. In addition primary data will be gathered through semi-structured interviews which will explore linkages between context, identity and political actions in order to reveal the spatial components of identity politics. The result will be a deeper understanding of the ways in which space, identity and politics are woven together in the adaptation process of an immigrant community.