Decolonizing, decentering, and deracializing : A critical cultural sociology of migration

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Result on the web

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Decolonizing, decentering, and deracializing : A critical cultural sociology of migration

Original language description

Migration studies has, of late, begun to take a reflexive turn. A recent (2023) issue of the journal Sociological Forum focuses on “decolonizing” the field. The authors suggest different forms of paradigm shifts, which, besides decolonizing, include “decentering,” and adopting a Du Boisian approach that takes race and racism seriously. My goal is to bring these perspectives into conversation with a critical cultural sociology, to explore the ways in which studying meaning-making processes and hermeneutically reconstructing cultural structures can help understand migration-related phenomena. In particular, I argue that the analytical tools of symbolic boundaries, cultural repertoires, and reverse sociology represent a useful theoretical bridge. To illustrate, I utilize the example of two research studies I have recently led, one on mainstream attitudes toward migration, and one that investigates the ways in which those that cross borders to live abroad engage with “locals,” institutions, and other border crossers. The research is situated in Czechia, a country that presents at least two compelling analytical puzzles. First, there are few “migrants,” yet the issue of migration looms large on political and public agendas. Second, there is a near-total absence of any kind of reflection concerning Czechia’s role in the colonial project, despite partaking in internal colonialism and at the same time, being seen as a colonized subject.

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Czech description

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Type

O - Miscellaneous

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50401 - Sociology

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA23-05449S" target="_blank" >GA23-05449S: People Like Us? A Reverse Sociology of Migration in Czechia</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů