{"product_id":"navigating-nationality-exploring-the-role-and-uses-of-national-self-description-for-zimbabwean-migrants-in-south-africa-9783658438494","title":"Navigating Nationality: Exploring the Role and Uses of National Self-Description for Zimbabwean Migrants in South Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Johannes Kögel\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer vs\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Emigration \u0026amp; Immigration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn recounting their migration journey, references to nationality pervade the narratives of Zimbabweans in South Africa. Given the challenges many migrants confront based on their nationality, this presents a seeming paradox. This qualitative interview study, conducted with Zimbabwean migrants in two areas of Cape Town--Observatory and Dunoon--aims to elucidate the nuances of national self-descriptions in a demanding environment. Identifying as Zimbabwean serves as a sanctuary and a retreat, where alternative identifications often prove transient; embracing Zimbabweanness fosters an affirmative and positive self-perception, surpassing the limitations of other collective self-descriptions. Rather than pre-emptively characterizing a nationalist demeanour, the articulation of national self-description emerges as a strategic tool to navigate experiences of hostility and discrimination, while also asserting legitimate claims to equal opportunities. In this way, nationality takes a trajectory that diverges from conventional notions of nationality (and the ones of the nation-state or citizenship) as per Northern theory, contributing to alternative conceptualizations within the framework of the Global South.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohannes Kögel\u003c\/b\u003e studied philosophy and sociology in Munich and Cape Town. He currently works as a research associate at the University of Munich (LMU München). He has conducted social research on diverse topics such as brain-computer interfaces, xenotransplantation, and migration in South Africa. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45277708451991,"sku":"9783658438494","price":6610.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783658438494.webp?v=1769289000","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/navigating-nationality-exploring-the-role-and-uses-of-national-self-description-for-zimbabwean-migrants-in-south-africa-9783658438494","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}