Transnationalism Flashcards
____ is evident in diasporic communities who maintain significant links back to their place of origin or homeland, either together with links to their local country of residence, or in lieu of those.
Transnationalism
Amongst such communities often ____ is weak and the ties to place of origin are the stronger.
nationalism
In a NZ context nationalism is generally weak to begin with due to historical transnationalism with the UK that resulted from ____.
colonisation
Since 1950s large numbers of Pacific Island Peoples have migrated to NZ to provide industry ____.
labour
These migrants maintained strong connections to their ____ and sent goods and money back there.
country of origin
So, while living in NZ their ____ was and is still grounded in their country of origin.
nationalism
Currently the numbers of Pacific Islands ____ in NZ is nearly equal to the resident populations of those islands.
migrants
These diasporas are ____ to the circulation of people, capital and ideas within their homeland,
essential
and further, they also by nature challenge the traditional ____ of their homeland.
worldview
This however can be problematic for the host nation (NZ) because it undermines the nations ability to create its own ____, it highlights the weak conception of citizenship in the country, and changes the nature of policy making.
narrative