LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE COMUNIDADES EN CAMPOS SOCIALES TRANSNACIONALES: EL CASO DE LOS REFUGIADOS, MIGRANTES Y REPATRIADOS DE EL SALVADOR

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Patricia LANDOLT

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El artículo se basa en el caso de la guerra civil salvadoreña y sus experiencias de migración, huida de refugiados y reconstrucción de posguerra, para analizar la formación y el carácter de las comunidades transnacionales de migrantes, y considerar su papel en las iniciativas de desarrollo local. El artículo delinea tres modelos de éxodo, asentamiento y retorno después de la guerra en el proceso de los refugiados salvadoreños. Identifica tres tipos de intercambio y relaciones a través de las fronteras, de los que comienzan a surgir dos clases diferentes de comunidades transnacionales de migrantes. Para el período de posguerra, el análisis se centra en los modos que que las comunidades transnacionales se transforman en su lucha por participar en el proceso de desarrollo local. Las prácticas de los migrantes-refugiados transnacionales salvadoreños constituyen un sitio de investigación estratégico para contribuir a una comprensión más matizada de las formas en que una comunidad es formada y transformada al quedar incluida en campos sociales transnacionales.

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