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The media inform the public, help political and social actors
communicate with each other, influence perceptions of pressing
issues, depict topics and people in particular ways, and may shape
political views and participation. Given these critical functions
that the media play in society, this book asks how the media
represent migrants and minorities. What information do the media
communicate about them? What are the implications of media coverage
for participation in the public sphere? In the past, researchers
studying migrants and minorities have rarely engaged in systematic
media analysis. This volume advances analytical strategies focused
on information, representation, and participation to examine the
media, migrants, and minorities, and it offers a set of compelling
original analyses of multiple minority groups from countries in
Europe, North America, and East Asia, considering both traditional
newspapers and new social media. The contributors analyze the
framing and type of information that the media provide about
particular groups or about issues related to migration and
diversity; they examine how the media convey or construct
particular depictions of minorities and immigrants, including
negative portrayals; and they interrogate whether and how the media
provide space for minorities' participation in a public sphere
where they can advance their interests and identities. This book
was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of
Ethnic and Migration Studies.
The media inform the public, help political and social actors
communicate with each other, influence perceptions of pressing
issues, depict topics and people in particular ways, and may shape
political views and participation. Given these critical functions
that the media play in society, this book asks how the media
represent migrants and minorities. What information do the media
communicate about them? What are the implications of media coverage
for participation in the public sphere? In the past, researchers
studying migrants and minorities have rarely engaged in systematic
media analysis. This volume advances analytical strategies focused
on information, representation, and participation to examine the
media, migrants, and minorities, and it offers a set of compelling
original analyses of multiple minority groups from countries in
Europe, North America, and East Asia, considering both traditional
newspapers and new social media. The contributors analyze the
framing and type of information that the media provide about
particular groups or about issues related to migration and
diversity; they examine how the media convey or construct
particular depictions of minorities and immigrants, including
negative portrayals; and they interrogate whether and how the media
provide space for minorities' participation in a public sphere
where they can advance their interests and identities. This book
was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of
Ethnic and Migration Studies.
How can societies that welcome immigrants from around the world
create civic cohesion and political community out of ethnic and
racial diversity? This thought-provoking book is the first to
provide a comparative perspective on how the United States and
Canada encourage foreigners to become citizens. Based on vivid
in-depth interviews with Portuguese immigrants and Vietnamese
refugees in Boston and Toronto and on statistical analysis and
documentary data, "Becoming a Citizen" shows that greater state
support for settlement and an official government policy of
multiculturalism in Canada increase citizenship acquisition and
political participation among the foreign born. The United States,
long a successful example of immigrant integration, today has
greater problems incorporating newcomers into the polity. While
many previous accounts suggest that differences in naturalization
and political involvement stem from differences in immigrants'
political skills and interests, Irene Bloemraad argues that
foreigners' political incorporation is not just a question of the
type of people countries receive, but also fundamentally of the
reception given to them. She discusses the implications of her
findings for other countries, including Australia and immigrant
nations in Europe.
From Alaska to Florida, millions of immigrants and their supporters
took to the streets across the United States to rally for immigrant
rights in the spring of 2006. The scope and size of their protests,
rallies, and boycotts made these the most significant events of
political activism in the United States since the 1960s. This
accessibly written volume offers the first comprehensive analysis
of this historic moment. Perfect for students and general readers,
its essays, written by a multidisciplinary group of scholars and
grassroots organizers, trace the evolution and legacy of the 2006
protest movement in engaging, theoretically informed discussions.
The contributors cover topics including unions, churches, the
media, immigrant organizations, and immigrant politics. Today, one
in eight U.S. residents was born outside the country, but for many,
lack of citizenship makes political voice through the ballot box
impossible. This book helps us better understand how immigrants are
making their voices heard in other ways.
From Alaska to Florida, millions of immigrants and their supporters
took to the streets across the United States to rally for immigrant
rights in the spring of 2006. The scope and size of their protests,
rallies, and boycotts made these the most significant events of
political activism in the United States since the 1960s. This
accessibly written volume offers the first comprehensive analysis
of this historic moment. Perfect for students and general readers,
its essays, written by a multidisciplinary group of scholars and
grassroots organizers, trace the evolution and legacy of the 2006
protest movement in engaging, theoretically informed discussions.
The contributors cover topics including unions, churches, the
media, immigrant organizations, and immigrant politics. Today, one
in eight U.S. residents was born outside the country, but for many,
lack of citizenship makes political voice through the ballot box
impossible. This book helps us better understand how immigrants are
making their voices heard in other ways.
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