The paper aims to analyse the political socialisation processes of the second-generation of the Tamil community in Palermo, from a reflexive perspective (Bettin Lattes 2006). The theoretical framework of reference considers political socialisation as a process whereby one becomes a member of a political community, in close connection between this and a broader socialisation with overlaps between the political dimension and the other aspects that mark one’s life. The paper presents the results of a research conducted in Palermo, collecting 20 biographical interviews of second-generation youth and adults of Tamil origin (then analysed through the T-Lab software) and carrying out participant observation of secular and religious events. An active and changing pathway that each subject contributes to create between continuity, conflict and change is revealed. In which the institutional and individual dimensions intertwine, in a complex framework that unites several levels: local, national and transnational in the biographies of individuals and in the life of the diasporic community (Macaluso, Tumminelli 2023). Intersectional inequalities, occupational segmentation, gender and generational differences are intertwined in biographies with practices of life politics, political participation often in the absence of citizenship, and the claiming of rights and recognition for oneself and one’s community history. The reversible and changeable character of socialisation as a process open to change also suggests interesting insights into permanent socialisation. Thus, an enduring process that makes symbolic resources available in the complexity of postmodern politics, manifestly or latently involving different socialising agencies, in the context of “deep mediatisation” (Couldry, Hepp 2017).

Macaluso M., T.G. (2024). Conflict and Transformation in the Political Socialisation Process of the Tamil Second-generation. In ESA '24 Porto. 16th Conference. Tension, Trust and Transformation (pp. 988-988). Paris : European Sociological Association.

Conflict and Transformation in the Political Socialisation Process of the Tamil Second-generation

Macaluso M.
Co-primo
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Tumminelli G.
Co-primo
2024-12-01

Abstract

The paper aims to analyse the political socialisation processes of the second-generation of the Tamil community in Palermo, from a reflexive perspective (Bettin Lattes 2006). The theoretical framework of reference considers political socialisation as a process whereby one becomes a member of a political community, in close connection between this and a broader socialisation with overlaps between the political dimension and the other aspects that mark one’s life. The paper presents the results of a research conducted in Palermo, collecting 20 biographical interviews of second-generation youth and adults of Tamil origin (then analysed through the T-Lab software) and carrying out participant observation of secular and religious events. An active and changing pathway that each subject contributes to create between continuity, conflict and change is revealed. In which the institutional and individual dimensions intertwine, in a complex framework that unites several levels: local, national and transnational in the biographies of individuals and in the life of the diasporic community (Macaluso, Tumminelli 2023). Intersectional inequalities, occupational segmentation, gender and generational differences are intertwined in biographies with practices of life politics, political participation often in the absence of citizenship, and the claiming of rights and recognition for oneself and one’s community history. The reversible and changeable character of socialisation as a process open to change also suggests interesting insights into permanent socialisation. Thus, an enduring process that makes symbolic resources available in the complexity of postmodern politics, manifestly or latently involving different socialising agencies, in the context of “deep mediatisation” (Couldry, Hepp 2017).
dic-2024
Political Socialisation; second-generation; Tamil
978-2-9598317-0-6
Macaluso M., T.G. (2024). Conflict and Transformation in the Political Socialisation Process of the Tamil Second-generation. In ESA '24 Porto. 16th Conference. Tension, Trust and Transformation (pp. 988-988). Paris : European Sociological Association.
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