Diasporic futures: exploring evolutions of identity among Somali-Canadians

IF 2.3 Q3 REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING Foresight Pub Date : 2022-05-11 DOI:10.1108/fs-10-2021-0211
Liin Abdullahi Nur
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Purpose Among the Somalis living in the diaspora, there is a growing number that are returning or are interested in returning to Somalia for personal, economic and political reasons. The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential impact the diaspora has on the future of Somalia by understanding the anticipatory assumptions held by young Somali-Canadians. This research will also examine the role that Soomaalinimo [1] (Somali identity) plays in the transnational ties that diasporic individuals keep with their country and its people. Design/methodology/approach Using an indigenist research approach, this paper explores the evolution of Soomaalinimo over time in a way that is culturally informed and decolonial. Young Somali-Canadians in two cities (Toronto and Edmonton) were given an opportunity to define Soomaalinimo for themselves and create scenarios of how it might evolve in the future for their great-grandchildren. An analysis of these scenarios reveals anticipatory assumptions that shape how they think about the future. Findings Three distinct futures scenarios emerged, and this research revealed three key anticipatory assumptions held by the participants: Somalia will always be home; returning to Somalia is important to maintain Soomaalinimo; and it is the responsibility of the previous generations to transmit Soomaalinimo to future generations. These anticipatory assumptions are examined and an analysis of the implications on decolonizing futures is presented. Originality/value This study expands the conceptualization of the future of a country to include the diaspora and uses the concept of anticipatory assumptions to reveal some of the potential implications of this group.
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散居的未来:探索索马里裔加拿大人身份的演变
目的在散居各地的索马里人中,有越来越多的人出于个人、经济和政治原因正在返回或有兴趣返回索马里。本文的目的是通过了解年轻的索马里裔加拿大人所持有的预期假设,来研究散居侨民对索马里未来的潜在影响。这项研究还将考察索马里身份在流散个人与其国家及其人民保持的跨国联系中所起的作用。设计/方法/方法采用土著主义的研究方法,本文以一种文化信息和非殖民化的方式探讨了索马利尼莫随时间的演变。两个城市(多伦多和埃德蒙顿)的年轻索马里裔加拿大人有机会为自己定义Soomaalinimo,并为他们的曾孙创造未来如何发展的场景。对这些情景的分析揭示了影响他们如何思考未来的预期假设。三种不同的未来情景出现了,这项研究揭示了参与者持有的三个关键的预期假设:索马里将永远是家;返回索马里对维持索马里民族主义很重要;将Soomaalinimo传承给后代是上一代的责任。对这些预期假设进行了审查,并分析了对非殖民化未来的影响。原创性/价值本研究扩展了一个国家未来的概念,将侨民包括在内,并使用预期假设的概念来揭示这一群体的一些潜在含义。
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Foresight REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING-
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期刊介绍: ■Social, political and economic science ■Sustainable development ■Horizon scanning ■Scientific and Technological Change and its implications for society and policy ■Management of Uncertainty, Complexity and Risk ■Foresight methodology, tools and techniques
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