TY - JOUR
T1 - The Imagination and Social Capital
T2 - Transnational agency and practices among Pakistani Muslims in the UK
AU - Sanghera, Gurchathen Singh
AU - Thapar-Bjorkert, Suruchi
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - In this article, we argue that "imagination" is an important tool in the formation of social capital for young Pakistani Muslim men and women in the city of Bradford, UK. The desire for social mobility and the ambition to overcome disadvantage becomes the drivers for change. These aspirations are supported by the transnational habitus, which acts as an important resource and encourages young people to imagine change in their everyday lives and situations. Unprecedented access to electronic media and new information and communications technologies not only assists the imagination but also invests agency in people's everyday lives.
AB - In this article, we argue that "imagination" is an important tool in the formation of social capital for young Pakistani Muslim men and women in the city of Bradford, UK. The desire for social mobility and the ambition to overcome disadvantage becomes the drivers for change. These aspirations are supported by the transnational habitus, which acts as an important resource and encourages young people to imagine change in their everyday lives and situations. Unprecedented access to electronic media and new information and communications technologies not only assists the imagination but also invests agency in people's everyday lives.
U2 - 10.2478/v10202-011-0036-7
DO - 10.2478/v10202-011-0036-7
M3 - Article
SN - 1799-649X
VL - 2
SP - 141
EP - 149
JO - Nordic Journal of Migration Research
JF - Nordic Journal of Migration Research
IS - 2
ER -