02889nam 2200457 450 991050830780332120230509204848.0(CKB)5590000000630131(NjHacI)995590000000630131(EXLCZ)99559000000063013120230509d2021 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNetworked refugees Palestinian reciprocity and remittances in the digital age /Nadya HajjOakland, California :University of California Press,[2021]©20211 online resource (xv, 127 pages) illustrations, mapsCritical refugee studies ;20-520-38324-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : cooperation and community building in catastrophe -- Mapping Palestinian ahl and hamula networks in analog and digital spaces -- Reciprocity, enforcement, and economic remittances -- Social remittances and the disruption of traditional norms and community leaders -- Reciprocal activism in networked spaces."Almost 68.5 million refugees in the world today live in a protection gap, the chasm between protections stipulated in the Geneva Convention and the abrogation of those responsibilities by states and aid agencies. With dwindling humanitarian aid, how do refugee communities solve collective dilemmas, like raising funds for funeral services, or securing other critical goods and services? In Networked Refugees, Nadya Hajj finds that Palestinian refugees utilize Information Communication Technology platforms to motivate reciprocity-a cooperative action marked by the mutual exchange of favors and services-and informally seek aid and connection with their transnational diaspora community. Using surveys conducted with Palestinians throughout the diaspora, interviews with those inside the Nahr al Bared Refugee camp in Lebanon, and data pulled from online community spaces, these findings push back against the cynical idea that online organizing is fruitless, emphasizing instead the productivity of these digital networks"--Provided by publisher.Critical refugee studies ;2.Networked Refugees Refugees, Palestinian ArabSocial networksLebanonInformation technologySocial aspectsLebanonEmigrant remittancesLebanonRefugees, Palestinian ArabSocial networksInformation technologySocial aspectsEmigrant remittances332.04246089927405692Hajj Nadya1047748NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910508307803321Networked Refugees2576926UNINA