Alcance teórico y práctico del transnacionalismo: la participación política de los inmigrantes nigerianos en la Ciudad de Nueva York

Abstract The concept of transnational migration recognizes the ties that migrants retain with their origin countries. Despite numerous studies about transmigrants, few researchers have dedicated attention to the forms and mechanisms of simultaneous participation in origin and reception communities. In this article I analyze the motivations, mechanisms of and barriers to transnational political participation of Nigerians in New York City and Nigeria. Based on a qualitative study with the migrant community, the article concludes that political transnationalism is limited to a small proportion of...