An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy

Thesis explores the ways in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT)use, specifically that of telephones and the Internet, impacts the lives of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy. Informal interviews, semi-structured interviews, and participant observation were carried out in a 'cente...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Opas, Matthew E.
Other Authors:	McMurray, David A.
Language:	en_US
Published:	2012
Subjects:	refugee Eritrea Rome Italy asylum seeker Information and Communication Technology (ICT) immigration Internet telephone surveillance transnational digital divide Eritreans > Italy > Rome > Communication Refugees > Italy > Rome > Social conditions Refugees > Eritrea > Social conditions Telecommunication > Social aspects > Italy > Rome Digital divide > Eritrea Electronic surveillance > Eritrea > Psychological aspects
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/30038

id	ndltd-ORGSU-oai-ir.library.oregonstate.edu-1957-30038
record_format	oai_dc
spelling	ndltd-ORGSU-oai-ir.library.oregonstate.edu-1957-300382012-07-03T14:37:34ZAn exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, ItalyOpas, Matthew E.refugeeEritreaRomeItalyasylum seekerInformation and Communication Technology (ICT)immigrationInternettelephonesurveillancetransnationaldigital divideEritreans -- Italy -- Rome -- CommunicationRefugees -- Italy -- Rome -- Social conditionsRefugees -- Eritrea -- Social conditionsTelecommunication -- Social aspects -- Italy -- RomeDigital divide -- EritreaElectronic surveillance -- Eritrea -- Psychological aspectsThesis explores the ways in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT)use, specifically that of telephones and the Internet, impacts the lives of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy. Informal interviews, semi-structured interviews, and participant observation were carried out in a 'center of second reception.' Results show that information obtained through the use of ICT acts on the imaginations of refugees, encouraging or discouraging movement to alternative locations. ICT use can help maintain a sense of emotional "closeness" to family members abroad for some, but not for others. Limitations in access to ICT exist for the refugees and their families in Eritrea that crosscut multiple socio-demographic categories. Finally, surveillance, enacted through ICT use, negotiates power between the Eritrean state and its subjects in the diaspora.Graduation date: 2012McMurray, David A.2012-06-21T17:33:49Z2012-06-21T17:33:49Z2012-06-082012-06-08Thesis/Dissertationhttp://hdl.handle.net/1957/30038en_US
collection	NDLTD
language	en_US
sources	NDLTD
topic	refugee Eritrea Rome Italy asylum seeker Information and Communication Technology (ICT) immigration Internet telephone surveillance transnational digital divide Eritreans -- Italy -- Rome -- Communication Refugees -- Italy -- Rome -- Social conditions Refugees -- Eritrea -- Social conditions Telecommunication -- Social aspects -- Italy -- Rome Digital divide -- Eritrea Electronic surveillance -- Eritrea -- Psychological aspects
spellingShingle	refugee Eritrea Rome Italy asylum seeker Information and Communication Technology (ICT) immigration Internet telephone surveillance transnational digital divide Eritreans -- Italy -- Rome -- Communication Refugees -- Italy -- Rome -- Social conditions Refugees -- Eritrea -- Social conditions Telecommunication -- Social aspects -- Italy -- Rome Digital divide -- Eritrea Electronic surveillance -- Eritrea -- Psychological aspects Opas, Matthew E. An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy
description	Thesis explores the ways in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT)use, specifically that of telephones and the Internet, impacts the lives of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy. Informal interviews, semi-structured interviews, and participant observation were carried out in a 'center of second reception.' Results show that information obtained through the use of ICT acts on the imaginations of refugees, encouraging or discouraging movement to alternative locations. ICT use can help maintain a sense of emotional "closeness" to family members abroad for some, but not for others. Limitations in access to ICT exist for the refugees and their families in Eritrea that crosscut multiple socio-demographic categories. Finally, surveillance, enacted through ICT use, negotiates power between the Eritrean state and its subjects in the diaspora. === Graduation date: 2012
author2	McMurray, David A.
author_facet	McMurray, David A. Opas, Matthew E.
author	Opas, Matthew E.
author_sort	Opas, Matthew E.
title	An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy
title_short	An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy
title_full	An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy
title_fullStr	An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy
title_full_unstemmed	An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy
title_sort	exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of eritrean refugees in rome, italy
publishDate	2012
url	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/30038
work_keys_str_mv	AT opasmatthewe anexplorationofinformationandcommunicationtechnologyuseonthepartoferitreanrefugeesinromeitaly AT opasmatthewe explorationofinformationandcommunicationtechnologyuseonthepartoferitreanrefugeesinromeitaly
_version_	1716392476426633216

An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy

Similar Items