Author, as appears in the article.: Mantilla J

Department: Pedagogia

URV's Author/s: Mantilla Salgado, Jorge David

Keywords: Venezuelan migration Transnational migration Ecuador Digital solidarity

Abstract: This article aims to analyze the use of digital communication technologies in the solidarity processes of Venezuelan migrants in Quito, Ecuador. The methodology applied was based on in-depth interviews and content analysis of WhatsApp groups. The research was conducted between June 2020 and March 2021. A non-probabilistic strategy (snowball sampling) was applied for the sampling. The results illustrate the dynamics of digital solidarity both in groups with strong ties (families) and weak ties. However, due to its qualitative nature, these results cannot be generalized. The conclusions show that in transnational families, solidarity develops from a sense of co-presence that allows the fulfillment of moral obligations, the generation of an economy of care, and emotional support. On the other hand, in the case of migrants without connective ties with each other, solidarity occurs through the construction of digital communities in large and impersonal groups.

Thematic Areas: Sociology and political science Political science and international relations Interdisciplinary research in the social sciences History Geography, planning and development Geography Economics and econometrics Demography Ciencias sociales Anthropology

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: jorgedavid.mantilla@estudiants.urv.cat

Record's date: 2023-05-14

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/1027

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Estudios Frontizeros. 23

APA: Mantilla J (2022). Digital solidarity and migrations: analysis on the use of digital technologies among Venezuelan citizens in Quito, Ecuador. Estudios Frontizeros, 23(), -. DOI: 10.21670/ref.2218102

Article's DOI: 10.21670/ref.2218102

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2022

Publication Type: Journal Publications