A Collective Deep Map Representation Tool to Produce Knowledge on Intellectual Exile
A Collective Deep Map Representation Tool to Produce Knowledge on Intellectual Exile

Author(s): Maissam Nimer
Subject(s): Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Collective Deep Map; Representation Tool; Produce Knowledge; Intellectual; Exile;
Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to produce knowledge about so-called qualified migrations through a collective project entitled Géo-récits situated at the intersection of several disciplines, namely anthropology, sociology, political science, history and geography. The qualification of highly qualified migrants is contextual and socially constructed and thus not straightforward to define. In this paper, it is defined as individuals with diverse forms of cultural capital: institutionalized culture capital (diplomas, employment…) or incorporated (knowledge of political and social context, through activism, militantism or art) (Bourdieu, 1979 and Matonti and Poupeau, 2004). This definition thus includes militant resources, and learnings imported from other environments or progressively acquired through engagement or experiences in militantism in the political field. Studies in the field of sociology of migration usually insist on the brain drain aspect, and qualified migrants in exile are usually rarely studied, as their skills are often considered as not much adapted to the labour market, or disqualified. The particular characteristics of forced exile on their trajectories after exile are not explored.

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