Publication: Asociacionismo inmigrante y nuevas formas de acción política. Facebook y la participación online de inmigrantes mexicanos en Estados Unidos.
Authors
Hernández Vega, Leticia ; Escala Rabadán, Luis
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Asociación Española de Americanistas
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.6018/nav.490121
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Abstract
Si bien el despliegue de acciones políticas ha sido una de las diversas funciones de las
asociaciones de inmigrantes, en tiempos recientes muchos de estos grupos han incursionado en el
uso de herramientas digitales para hacer política en favor de sus miembros y connacionales frente a
los gobiernos de los países de llegada y de origen. En este artículo documentamos la creciente
presencia de las asociaciones de inmigrantes mexicanos en Estados Unidos en las plataformas de
Internet y explicamos su importancia al permitir un contacto directo, horizontal e inmediato entre
dichas asociaciones, sus miembros y otros actores sociales y políticos, tanto de México como de
Estados Unidos. Para ello, analizamos las acciones políticas de diversas asociaciones de inmigrantes
mexicanos radicados en dicho país en la plataforma Facebook, con el fin de evidenciar los alcances
de esta participación en lo que denominamos la “arena política glocaline”. Concluimos que el uso de
espacios digitales amplía las dimensiones de la esfera pública, al abrir el acceso a múltiples voces
desde la multi localidad, aunque en términos de efectos políticos directos los resultados pueden ser
contingentes.
Although the deployment of political actions has been one of the various functions of immigrant associations, in recent times, many of these groups have been increasingly using digital tools to make politics in favor of their members and fellow compatriots vis-à-vis the governments. of the countries of arrival and origin. In this article we document the growing presence of Mexican immigrant associations in the United States on Internet platforms, and we explain their importance by facilitating direct, horizontal and immediate contact between associations, their memberships, and other social and political actors, both from Mexico and the United States. For this purpose, we analyze the political actions of various associations of Mexican immigrants based on the Facebook platform, in order to demonstrate the scope of this participation in what we call the "glocaline political arena”. We conclude that the use of digital spaces broadens the dimensions of the public sphere, by opening access to multiple voices from multiple locations. However, their direct political effects may be contingent.
Although the deployment of political actions has been one of the various functions of immigrant associations, in recent times, many of these groups have been increasingly using digital tools to make politics in favor of their members and fellow compatriots vis-à-vis the governments. of the countries of arrival and origin. In this article we document the growing presence of Mexican immigrant associations in the United States on Internet platforms, and we explain their importance by facilitating direct, horizontal and immediate contact between associations, their memberships, and other social and political actors, both from Mexico and the United States. For this purpose, we analyze the political actions of various associations of Mexican immigrants based on the Facebook platform, in order to demonstrate the scope of this participation in what we call the "glocaline political arena”. We conclude that the use of digital spaces broadens the dimensions of the public sphere, by opening access to multiple voices from multiple locations. However, their direct political effects may be contingent.
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Naveg@mérica, N. 27, 2021
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