superdiversity

Google Translate: the end of language barriers?

Article
Juliette Berndsen
25/11/2018
12 minutes to read

Google Translate is a contributor to and a consequence of globalization. How can that be seen in the way Google Translate functions and in tourism?

The bilingual Google Assistant: breakthrough or cause of inequality?

Article
Sammy Kossen
09/10/2018
9 minutes to read

Due to globalization, families are likely to speak multiple languages within one household. That is why Google made its voice assistant bilingual. Is this a breakthrough in the super-diverse world or just another cause of inequality?

weChat, Den Haag, VVD

How WeChat was used in the 2018 elections in The Hague

Column
Linmin Zheng
21/03/2018
6 minutes to read

This article analyzes the Chinees dimension of the 2018 election in The Hague, The Netherlands. On the basis of concrete data Linmin Zheng argues that even local politics have become translocal.

TAylor Swift Swifties Fandom superdiversity

Superdiversity within the Swifties

Article
Sam van Alebeek
30/12/2017
10 minutes to read

The fandom of Taylor Swift consists of people from places all over the world. However, they do wear the same merchandise and interact with each other on online platforms, so in what way exactly are Swifties superdiverse? 

Taylor Swift Fans Concert

Taylor Swift and the story of the Swifties fandom

Article
Amber van As
29/12/2017
15 minutes to read

The fans of pop icon Taylor Swift call themselves the Swifties. This article will provide an introduction to this social group and its functioning.

Integration

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Since the 1990s, all over Europe political parties have developped integration policies and integration discourses as a response to new patterns of migration. This file from Diggit Magazine zooms in on these integration policies.

When “integration” divides

Column
Janus Spindler Møller
15/11/2017
5 minutes to read

When theoretical concepts become politicized, they are re-interpreted to fit political strategies.  A prime example is the term “integration”. In Denmark it functions as a normative tool to adjust behavior, rather than creating new unities.