Constructing transnational political spaces : the multifaceted political activism of Mexican migrants /: the multifaceted political activism of Mexican migrants. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephanie Schütze.
• Authors: Schütze, Stephanie
• Contents: Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; December 2008, Francisco Villa, Michoacán, Mexico; June 2009, Casa Michoacán, Chicago, USA; Research Focus; Chicago and Michoacán as Central Places of Migrants' Political Involvement; Doing Ethnography Between Chicago and Michoacán; Structure of the Book; Chapter 2: Transnational Political Spaces Between Mexico and the USA; Conceptualizing Transnational Political Spaces; De- and Reterritorialization of Political Spaces; Reinforcing Nation-States and Their Borders; Pushing the Limits of Democracy Arenas of Political Interaction and CommunicationThe US-Mexican Context; Migrants' Struggles for Political Rights in Mexico; Migrant Civil Society in the USA; Transnational Communities and Social Agency; References; Chapter 3: Transnational Communities and Political Influence Between Chicago and Michoacán; Culture of Migration: Paths, Forms, Gender Relations; Support Activities: Remesas, Cargo System, and 3×1 Program; Negotiation Processes and Political Participation; Acuitzio del Canje: Influence Through Transnational Empowerment; Francisco Villa: Migrants Support the Opposition Candidate Tarecuato: The Municipal President Meets Indigenous Migrants in ChicagoPoliticization Processes and Transnational Communities; References; Chapter 4: Political Trajectories of Migrant Leaders; Male Leaders: Respect, Recognition, and Representation; Artemio: From the Juventudes Cristianas in Michoacán to Obama's Campaign Leader in Chicago; Rubén: Support of the Community of Origin and President of FEDECMI; Fabián: Community Leader in Chicago and Member of the Mexican PRI; José Luis: Political Career of a Mexican Migrant in the City Council of Chicago Female Leaders and Their Commitment to Improving Living ConditionsMaría: Connecting the Mexican and the African-American Communities; Marcia: Political Leadership as a Continuation of a Female Family Tradition; Claudia: The Younger Generation of Female Leaders; Lourdes: Advocate for Migrants' Rights in the USA and Representative in Mexico; Leadership and Gender Roles: Motivations of Political Commitment; References; CHAPTER 5: Mexican Migrant Organizations in Chicago and Their Political Arenas; Mexican Parties in Chicago: Between Appropriation and Self-determination The Foundation of Mexican Party Groups in ChicagoMexican Parties in a Transnational Context; Federations and Clubs: Binational Commitment and Transnational Interconnections; FEDECMI and Casa Michoacán; The Network of Mexican Migrant Organizations in Chicago; The Struggle for Comprehensive Immigration Legislation in the USA; Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine: Political Struggle and Religious Symbolism; Participation in the Campaign of Barack Obama; The Complexity of Political Organizing and Networking; References; Chapter 6: The Emergence of Transnational Political Spaces
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 305.9/06912; Political science; Transnationalism -- Political aspects; Mexican Americans -- Political activity; Immigrants -- Political activity; Mexicans -- Political activity; Political participation -- United States; Political participation -- Mexico; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies; Immigrants -- Political activity; Mexican Americans -- Political activity; Political participation; Political Science -- History & Theory; Social Science -- Emigration & Immigration; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Social Science -- Human Geography; Social Science -- Anthropology -- General; Political science & theory; Migration, immigration & emigration; Sociology; Human geography; Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography; Political theory; Migration; Political sociology; Human Geography; Ethnology; Politics & government; Mexico; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137558541; 1137558547
• Related ISBNs: 9781137558534; 1137558539
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 19, 2016).
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