'Othering interactions' and strategies contesting everyday ethnic boundary-making : a relational approach to the othering of citizens
Targarona Rifa, Nuria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Data:	2026
Descripció:	19 pag.
Resum:	Despite extensive research on the symbolic and institutional dimensions of othering, its relational foundations - how relationship characteristics and their embeddedness in wider networks shape experiences of othering - remain underexplored. Adopting a network lens, this paper analyses interactions in which legal citizens are othered on ethnic grounds by individuals within their personal networks and examines how they respond. Because legal citizens formally belong to the national in-group, understanding their othering requires shifting attention from legal status to the relational contexts in which boundaries are enacted. The article draws on semi-structured interviews conducted in Barcelona in 2023 with an ethnically diverse sample of 48 participants. Findings show that several relational factors moderate ethnic prejudices, shaping when and how othering occurs. These include the citizen's personal network, the ethnic composition of the interactional context, the perceived intentions of the other person, and the type and strength of the relationship between the interactants. These factors also structure power dynamics that constrain the strategies citizens can use in response, such as activating, deactivating, or crossing ethnic boundaries, or not contesting. Citizens' responses may, in turn, affect the perceptions of those who assign otherness, modifying ethnic prejudices and potentially shifting their behaviour beyond the specific interaction.
Ajuts:	European Commission 101020038
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Othering ; Personal networks ; Ethnic boundary-making ; Categorisation ; Citizenship
Publicat a:	Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2026 (Latest Articles. Published online: 23 Mar 2026) , ISSN 1369-183X

DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2026.2648062

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