CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Peltola, Sampo Juhani |
|---|---|
| Title | WHERE IS HOME? THE TRANSNATIONAL LIVES OF TWELVE FINLAND-BASED YOUNG ADULTS OF THE SECOND-GENERATION |
| Summary | This thesis examines the transnational engagement of twelve young adults, aged 20 to 33 of the Finland-based Second Generation. Rather than attempting to draw conclusions in the light of their present-day transnationalism, this research employs a life course approach. Using a methodology of life history reconstruction and narrative analysis, it uncovers several themes, events, factors and patterns that over a span of years directly or indirectly influence the informants’ choices to maintain, develop or forgo their transborder ties. The role played by three of these factors – generational makeup, ethnicity and the influence of resident society conditions – are focused on in greater detail. The final findings suggest a high variation in the informants’ transnational life trajectories. The maintenance of transnational ties into adulthood seems most closely connected to the individual’s transnational capital – that is, the depth and extent of his transnational network, language proficiency and cultural and political membership. Though emotional factors and identitarian considerations also played a role, they were not a necessary precondition for transnational engagement to develop. Additionally, a tentative link between cosmopolitan ethics and the salience of transnational engagement was discovered. Finally, the role of ethnicity and host society turned out decisive in influencing the informants’ transnational life choices, while the role of generational makeup – that is, having one or two foreign-born parents – had an impact less clear. Key words: Transnationalism, Second Generation, Integration, Identities, Multiculturalism, Assimilation, Migration, Cosmopolitanism, Finland |
| Supervisor | András Kovács |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/peltola_sampo.pdf |
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