{"title":"The Moroccan Diaspora in Spain: A Rapid Formation Process","authors":"José Manuel Olivar de Julián","doi":"10.1163/09763457-bja10095","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The paper identifies the Moroccan diaspora in Spain, the largest foreign diaspora in that country, and explains the causes for its rapid establishment. After six regularisation processes, which took place between 1985 and 2023, and the ongoing regularisation process in conjunction with family reunification channels, more than 1.3 million Moroccans now live in Spain. This example shows the significant demographic transformations that can result from mass regularisation, the social and political transformations that follow in the host states that enact such measures, and the transformation in external relations with the diaspora’s state of origin.</p>","PeriodicalId":42341,"journal":{"name":"Diaspora Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Diaspora Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1163/09763457-bja10095","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"DEMOGRAPHY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The paper identifies the Moroccan diaspora in Spain, the largest foreign diaspora in that country, and explains the causes for its rapid establishment. After six regularisation processes, which took place between 1985 and 2023, and the ongoing regularisation process in conjunction with family reunification channels, more than 1.3 million Moroccans now live in Spain. This example shows the significant demographic transformations that can result from mass regularisation, the social and political transformations that follow in the host states that enact such measures, and the transformation in external relations with the diaspora’s state of origin.
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Diaspora Studies is the interdisciplinary journal of the Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives (ODI) and is dedicated to publishing academic research on traditional diasporas and international migrants from the perspective of international relations, economics, politics, identity and history. The journal focuses specifically on diasporas and migrants as resources for both home and host countries. The scope of the journal includes the role of diasporas and international migration as important drivers in international relations, in development, and within civil societies. The journal welcomes theoretical and empirical contributions on comparative diasporas and state engagement policies, and aims to further scholarship and debate on emerging global networks and transnational identities. Diaspora Studies publishes: 1. Reviewed research papers 2. Book reviews 3. Conference reports 4. Documents on diaspora policies