Migration and Questions of Belonging. Migrants in Germany and Florida

Abstract

This essay describes the theoretical and methodological approach behind the empirical case reconstructions that are discussed in the following articles. The essay also introduces a social constructivist and biographical theoretical concept of the creation and transformation of the constructions of collective belonging before going on to develop the methodological implications. On the basis of empirical findings, this essay will discuss the enormous impact that the interaction between family stories and life stories with the historical and cultural framework has on the construction and reinterpretation of collective belongings. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0903191

Keywords

• biographical case reconstructions
• constructions of belongings
• ethnicity
• ethnicization