Venligboerne: Integration on Facebook
Translated title
Venligboerne: Integration på Facebook
Author
Larsen, Eva Marie
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2015
Submitted on
2015-06-08
Pages
74
Abstract
Integration er en udfordring for både majoritets- og minoritetsbefolkninger. I Danmark skyldes det bl.a. sprogbarrierer, måder minoriteter bliver opfattet på, personlige udfordringer for asylansøgere, kulturelle forskelle og interne dynamikker i majoritetssamfundet. Dette studie undersøger, hvordan Facebook-gruppen Venligboerne kan understøtte både danskere og asylansøgere gennem netværk og overførsel af social kapital - forstået som den tillid, information og hjælp, der flyder gennem relationer. Initiativet kan afhjælpe nogle problemer for enkeltpersoner og bygge bro over sprogbarrierer. Analysen bruger aktør-netværksteori (ANT), en tilgang der ser både mennesker og teknologier som aktører i et netværk, til at vurdere praksis i netværket og Venligboernes første fase. Metodisk bygger studiet på deltagerobservation (online og offline), interviews og litteratursøgninger. Som redskab til uformelle integrationsprocesser har Facebook flere fordele: en uformel og flad struktur, let tilgængelighed og indbygget sprogoversættelse for visse sprog. Deltagelse understøttes af platformens anerkendelseselementer som likes, nyhedsfeed og notifikationer. En vigtig ulempe er, at det kan være svært at sikre asylansøgeres anonymitet. Studiet diskuterer også andre problemstillinger, der ikke er særlige for Facebook.
Integration is challenging for both majority and minority populations. In Denmark, this is due to factors such as language barriers, public perceptions of minorities, personal difficulties faced by asylum-seekers, cultural differences, and internal dynamics within the majority society. This study examines how the Facebook group Venligboerne can support both Danes and asylum-seekers by creating networks and sharing social capital, understood as the trust, information, and help that flow through relationships. The initiative can address some individual issues and help bridge language barriers. The analysis uses Actor-Network Theory (ANT), a framework that treats both people and technologies as actors in a network, to assess practices in the network and Venligboerne’s early phase. Methodologically, the study draws on participant observation (online and offline), interviews, and literature searches. As a tool for informal integration processes, Facebook offers several advantages: an informal, flat structure; easy accessibility; and built-in language translation for certain languages. Participation is encouraged by platform features such as likes, the newsfeed, and posting notifications. A key drawback is the difficulty of protecting asylum-seekers’ anonymity. The study also discusses other issues that are not unique to Facebook.
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Keywords
Facebook ; Integration ; Venligboerne ; ANT