Communications Landscaping - North and Latin American Transnational Communities: Academic Literature Index

Elements of the Enquiry

1. Academic literature review

We forwarded a survey, review, and consultation with the academic community in the region regarding the literature on the topic, highlighting and describing the most relevant articles of the specialized media.

It consists of more than 170 documents from the most varied sources: from direct recommendations by the Control Panel or panel of experts to institutions devoted to studying transnationalism, passing through direct contact via e-mail with the academic community.

Each document has a short summary and a direct link to the original source. We have classified the literature into two general categories: Communication and transnational communities and Migration and globalization, which in turn we divided into subcategories, as we indicate below.

Communication

• Transnational Communities and Communication: The relationship between migration, dispersions, ethnic groups or transnational communities in different parts of the world and the communication processes related thereto (use of the media, new technologies, culture, representation, communication policies, identity). Click here for the complete list in Spanish.


• Hispanos/Latinos and the Media: The relationship between the communications media and communities of migrants, mainly of Latin American origin in the United States: the representation of these communities in the media, how there groups perceive such representation, their media consumption habits (language, frequency, preferences, tastes, access), the presence of racial and cultural diversity in the media, the role of the media regarding migration, migrants and Hispanos or Latinos. Click here for the complete list in Spanish.


• Language: Use of Spanish and English in the communications media in the United States and the impact of language on the transnational communities' culture. Click here for the complete list in Spanish.


• New information and communication technologies: Access, opportunities, use, and impact of the Internet and other new technologies on the transnational communities' communication. Click here for the complete list in Spanish.


• Telecommunications: Diagnoses of the situation and impact of the telecommunications sector on Central American nations. Click here for the complete list in Spanish.

Transnational Communities, Migration and Globalization

• Latinos/Hispanos in the United States: Characteristics, size, growth of, and changes in the population from Latin America that lives in the United States, generally speaking, and the differences that exist from one group to another based on nationality. Click here for the complete list in Spanish.


• Hometown Associations: This type of organization's activities, growth, and impact on policies, culture, and economy, both in the migrants' different communities of origin and in the United States. Click here for the complete list in Spanish.


• Migration Events: Documents, communications, and declarations from summits, meets, symposiums, and, in general, events related to migration. Click here for the complete list in Spanish.


• Migration in Latin and Central America: Studies on migratory movements related to Latin America and the Caribbean, those that tale place within the region as well as those to the United States: migratory patterns and policies, contexts, and trends. Click here for the complete list in Spanish.


• Migration by Country: Studies devoted to migration in specific zones or nations related to the query. Click here for the complete list in Spanish.


• Migration and Globalization: Studies on migratory movements today: present characteristics, impact, migratory policies, contexts, trends, and patterns. Click here for the complete list in Spanish.


• Remittances: Relationship between remittances and migration, economic, social, and cultural impact, communication and contact practices involved, their use and benefits, transfer methods. Click here for the complete list in Spanish.


• Transnational Communities: Globalization and other factors have generated diverse phenomena, activities, and ties among transnational communities, which justify some reflecting on traditional notions, new theories, and proposals related to such communities. This group of documents gathers studies on the main approaches, definitions, characteristics, theories, methodologies, and categories of study made by theoreticians, academicians, disciplines, and trends regarding this topic, as well as debates on the topic. Click here for the complete list in Spanish.

As a complement to the literature, we also did a search of the main academic institutions, study centers or projects related to migration, transnational communities and communication, in the different nations under study.

• Academic Institutions:We classified these institutions by geographical location and included a summary of the main activities and field of work for each one. Click here for the complete list in Spanish.

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