Asylees’ ICT and Digital Media Usage

Katrin Scheibe; Franziska Zimmer

Published by De Gruyter Saur 2022

Asylees’ ICT and Digital Media Usage

New Life – New Information?

Katrin Scheibe and Franziska Zimmer

In the series Knowledge and Information

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110672022

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About this book

By the time refugees flee from their home country, they likewise leave behind their former life, their relatives and acquaintances. Building a new life in their country of destination requires them to learn a foreign language and adjust to a new culture. Obviously, their information behavior as well as ICT and digital media usage adapt to these challenging circumstances.

What kind of information are refugees looking for? Who do they communicate with? What ICT, social and digital media do they apply? What are their motives to use particular devices or services, from Facebook and WhatsApp to YouTube and TikTok? Are gender- as well as age-dependent differences to be observed?

To answer these questions, data have been collected through an online questionnaire, interviews, as well as a content analysis of an online platform for refugees.

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Katrin Scheibe and Franziska Zimmer, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 European migrant crisis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
3 ICT and media practices before and during escape Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
4 Integration initiatives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
5 German asylum procedure Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
6 Theoretical foundations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
7 Methods Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
8 ICT and media practices for integration – A literature review Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
9 Identifying ICT and media practices in a new country – Age- and gender-dependent results Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
10 Home country and now – Comparing adapted media and ICT practices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
11 Information needs of asylum seekers in a new country Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
12 Experts’ insights – Difficulties and information practices of asylum seekers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
13 Discussion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	230
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Name index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
Subject index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Saur
Audience: Academics (Migration Research, Social Science, Information Science, Politics)
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 270
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 2
- Coloured Illustrations: 36
- Tables: 24
- Coloured Tables: 1
Keywords: Asylum seekers; ICT usage; digital and social media usage; information behavior

eBook

Published: March 7, 2022
ISBN: 9783110672022

Hardcover

Published: March 21, 2022
ISBN: 9783110671926