Diaspora Online

Ruxandra Trandafoiu is a senior lecturer in communication at Edge Hill University. A former journalist and art critic, she specializes in nationalism, online communication and European politics. Her co-edited book Musics in Transit: Musical Migration and Tourism is published by Routledge in 2013.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionPART I – DEPARTURES The ‘Great Escape’: Defining Emigration as Social Transition and ‘Natural Selection’ Chapter 1. ‘Land Without Horizon’: The Post-communist Transition and Emigration as Political ActChapter 2. ‘Taking the Bull by the Horns’: Migrant Pathology and the Role of Diasporic WebsitesPART II – ARRIVALS‘Bread Tastes Better at Home’: The (Il)liberal Paradox of Western SocietiesChapter 3. ‘Waking up among Strangers’: Translation, Adaptation, ParticipationChapter 4. ‘Nobody Wants to Know Me’: Immigration Controls and Diasporic Associative ModelsPART III – POLITICSDiasporans Unite: Identity Politics and the Romanian DiasporaChapter 5. ‘Brothers, We Need to Do Something!’: Online Activism and the Politicization of the DiasporaChapter 6. ‘Languishing in Purgatory’: The Politics of Location and HomelandChapter 7.  ‘America, Romanian Land’: Diasporic Identity Politics in the United States and CanadaPART IV – SECOND LIFE ‘Voir, c’est avoir à distance’Chapter 8. Diaspora Online: Hierarchies and RulesConclusion: The Story Is Still Being WrittenBibliographyIndex

“The book is an interesting and informative read, a glimpse not only into the souls of individuals but also of their nation of origin that is not finished dealing with its past while wrestling with an uncertain present and future.” · Slavic Review“…a well-researched and insightful book that contributes to our understanding of migrant activism, online transnationalism, identity formation, and online political participation.” · International Migration Review“This was a high quality, well written manuscript on the Romanian diaspora. It was very informative, providing interesting commentary and information on a relatively unknown diasporic community.” · Eugenia Siapera, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki