In this article, we aim to contribute to the literature on social identification among migrants and minorities by offering a theoretical framework that accounts for the interplay of socio-psychological factors, local and transnational group dynamics, and the socio-political environment in which migrants live. This approach enables us to analyse not only the political significance of identity, but also the psychology of identity formation. Drawing upon qualitative data, we analyse how young Somalis (N = 43) living in the municipalities of Malmo (Sweden) and Ealing (United Kingdom) construct and negotiate their ethnic social identities in relation to: Somali elders living in the same city; Somalis in Somalia and in the diaspora; and the British/Swedish majority society. We show that, to secure a positive self-identity vis-a-vis these referent groups, young Somalis engage in psychological strategies of separation; social competition; and social creativity. The socio-political environment in which they are embedded influences which strategy they adopt. (Less)

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年轻的索马里人在瑞典和英国的社会认同：群体动态、社会政治环境和跨国联系在社会认同过程中的相互作用

在本文中，我们旨在通过提供一个理论框架来解释社会心理因素、地方和跨国群体动态以及移民生活的社会政治环境之间的相互作用，从而为有关移民和少数民族社会认同的文献做出贡献。 . 这种方法使我们不仅可以分析身份的政治意义，还可以分析身份形成的心理。利用定性数据，我们分析了生活在马尔默（瑞典）和伊灵（英国）市的年轻索马里人（N = 43）如何构建和协商他们的族裔社会身份：在索马里和散居国外的索马里人；和英国/瑞典多数社会。我们表明，为了确保相对于这些参考群体的积极自我认同，年轻的索马里人采取分离的心理策略；社会竞争；和社会创造力。他们所处的社会政治环境会影响他们采用的策略。（较少的）