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Localizing diasporic digital media practices: Social stratification and community making among Somali women living in Rome
Journal of Global Diaspora & Media, volume 2, issue 1 (2021), pp. 73-89
"In this article, I inquire into the relationship between digital media practices, community making and forms of social stratification among Somali women living in Rome. Drawing on a critical approach to the study of 'digital diaspora', I use theories of 'field' and 'capitals' as analytical tools to
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The Routledge Handbook of Digital Media and Globalization
New York; London: Routledge (2021), xv, 297 pp.
"The book begins by interrogating globalization as a critical and intensely contested concept, and proceeds to explore how digital media have influenced a complex set of globalization processes in broad international and comparative contexts. Contributors address a number of key political, economic,
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Solidarity in the Media and Public Contention Over Refugees in Europe
Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2021), xi, 207 pp.
"Focusing on the public sphere, the book follows the assumption that solidarity is a social value, political concept and legal principle that is discursively constructed in public contentions. The analysis refers systematically and comparatively to eight European countries, namely, Denmark, France,
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Routledge Handbook of Asian Diaspora and Development
London; New York: Routledge (2021), xxi, 391 pp.
"This handbook offers an analysis of Asian diaspora and development and explores the role immigrants living within diasporic and transnational communities play in the development of their host countries and their homeland. Bringing together an array of interdisciplinary scholars from across the worl
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No Newspapers Here: Information Needs Assessments Among Refugees and Host Communities in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. Exploratory Phase 2019
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2021), 177 pp.
"When DW Akademie started a new media development project on Refugees and Migration in Africa in 2019, we knew our objective: We wanted to find ways to improve access to information for people affected by displacement, to provide channels for these people to express themselves and to improve the dia
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Practicing critical media literacy education with/for young migrants: Lessons learned from a participatory action research project
International Communication Gazette, volume 83, issue 1 (2021), pp. 26-47
"To what extent can critical media literacy education acknowledge and strengthen young migrants’ resilience? In this article, we evaluate the Netherlands-based participatory action research project Critical media literacy through making media. Gathered empirical data include participant observatio
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Changing the Narrative on Migration in SADC: A Newsroom Manual. A Conflict-Sensitive Approach to Migration Reporting
Internews (2021), 40 pp.
"This manual brings together principles of conflict-sensitive journalism with practical strategies for reporting on migration. It explores how media workers can play a role in protecting and promoting rights of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. It provides guidelines that both editors and their
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Using Social Media in Community-Based Protection: A Guide
UNHCR (2021), 240 pp.
"This Guide aims to support UNHCR country offices in the use of Social Media to protect People of Concern (PoCs) and ensure they enjoy their rights. We will show how UNHCR staff and partners can develop a Community-Based Protection (CBP) strategy, using Social Media in a way that respects UNHCR’s
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Somali diaspora and digital belonging: Introduction
Journal of Global Diaspora & Media, volume 2, issue 1 (2021), pp. 3-15
"This editorial introduces the theoretical framework, methodological approach and comparative themes of the Special Issue on 'Somali Diaspora and Digital Practices: Gender, Media and Belonging'. The Special Issue proposes to connect the notion of the Somali diaspora to recent advancements in communi
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Beyond the ‘refugee Crisis’: How the UK News Media Represent Asylum Seekers Across National Boundaries
International Communication Gazette, volume 83, issue 3 (2021), pp. 195-216
"Migration is one of the most pressing, divisive issues in global politics today, and media play a crucial role in how communities understand and respond. This study examines how UK newspapers (n=974) and popular news websites (n=1044) reported on asylum seekers throughout 2017. It contributes to pr
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Mediated Lives: Waiting and Hope among Iraqi Refugees in Jordan
New York; Oxford: Berghahn (2021), xii, 228 pp.
"Using the example of Iraqi refugees in Jordan's capital of Amman, this book describes how information and communication technologies (ICTs) play out in the everyday experiences of urban refugees, geographically located in the Global South, and shows how interactions between online and offline space
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How We Talk about Migration: The Link between Migration Narratives, Policy, and Power
Washington: Migration Policy Institute (2021), 46 pp.
"The scan identified eight core findings: 1. Both positive and negative narratives use a moral framework as a justification and trigger to tap into values. Both welcoming and restrictive narratives can be rooted in a view of what is right—for instance, calling for generosity or compassion toward r
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El efecto exilio: La oposición venezolana en el extranjero y las redes sociales
Brussels: International Crisis Group (2021), iii, 25 pp.
Supporting Humanitarian Communication: What Role Does a Dedicated ‘common Service’ Play in Community Engagement and Accountability? A Case Study from the Rohingya Response, Cox's Bazaar
London: BBC Media Action (2021), 55 pp.
"Since October 2017, the Common Service for Community Engagement and Accountability (‘the Common Service’) has been funded as a dedicated project providing key services and support to help humanitarian organisations engage effectively with Rohingya communities and Bangladeshis living near Rohing
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Informing Hard-to-Reach Immigrant Groups about COVID-19—Reaching the Somali Population in Oslo
Journal of Refugee Studies, volume 35, issue 1 (2021), pp. 641-661
"This article provides a case study of an information campaign directed at people of Somali decent living in the worst hit district of Oslo, the capital of Norway. The Somalis were the immigrant group most affected by the COVID-19 in Norway during the first wave of the pandemic. The campaign used se
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"Through a combination of interviews, surveys, desk research, and focus group discussions this Information Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) explores trends of information demand and supply within refugee and host communities. The report analyzes their information access, needs, use, flows, and identifies
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