A Muslim Diaspora in Australia: Bosnian Migration and Questions of Identity

(Hardback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

In a world of increasingly mixed identities, what does it mean to belong As western democracies increasingly curtail their support for multiculturalism, how can migrants establish belonging as citizens A Muslim Diaspora in Australia explores how a particular migrant group has faced the challenges of belonging. The author illustrates how Bosnian migrants in Australia have sought to find places for themselves as migrants, as refugees, and as Muslims, in Australia and Australian society. Challenging the methodological nationalism that tends to dominate discussions of migrant identities, the author exposes the ways in which dignity emerges as a dominant concern for people as they relate to varied local, national and translational contexts. Very little is known about how migrants themselves read and react to the multiple challenges of belonging and this pioneering work offers a timely and much needed critical insight into what it means to belong.

Author Bio

Lejla Voloder is Teaching Fellow, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia. She has been a Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Sociology, Bogazici University, Istanbul, and is co-editor (with L. Kirpitchenko) of Insider Research on Migration and Mobility: International Perspectives on Researcher Positioning (2014)