Relations under tension: colombian refugees in quebec
This article focuses on the relationships developed between Colombians who are settled in Quebec (Canada), as well as on their relationships with their country of origin. According to interviews with Colombian refugees, within this population there isn’t a transnational community, mainly due to the...
- Autores:
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Arsenault, Stéphanie
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2010
- Institución:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/31928
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/31928
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/22008/
- Palabra clave:
- Social Work
Urban Sociology
Colombian conflict
Colombian refugees
country of origin
relations under tension
transnational community
transnational migration
comunidad transnacional
conflicto colombiano
migración transnacional
país de origen
refugiados colombianos
relaciones bajo tensión
- Rights
- closedAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
| Summary: | This article focuses on the relationships developed between Colombians who are settled in Quebec (Canada), as well as on their relationships with their country of origin. According to interviews with Colombian refugees, within this population there isn’t a transnational community, mainly due to the lack of confidence and palpable tension among members. Twenty-seven of the interviewees claim to have perceived in exile a transposition of dynamics associated to the Colombian conflict and therefore marked by the fear to get in contact with people associated with an “adverse camp” |
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