Ethnic and Racial Studies· 2026Q1
Transnational positioning of habitus: the importance of the temporal aspect
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Migrants' social repositioning across transnational fields is significantly shaped by temporal dimensions, including past trajectories, present circumstances, and future aspirations, interacting with evolving temporal structures and recognition inequalities.
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Key points
- Temporal constraints and possibilities are vital for positioning habitus within social space, especially in transnational contexts.
- Migrants' social repositioning is intensified by global class divisions and the pursuit of recognition across multiple fields.
- International students in Berlin demonstrate how past trajectories, present contingencies, and future aspirations interact with temporal structures and recognition inequalities.
- A temporal lens reveals how habitus negotiates recognition and recalibrates across asynchronous temporalities and shifting hierarchies of value.
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Abstract
Alongside fixed dispositions, temporal constraints and possibilities play a crucial role in the positioning of habitus within social space. (Re)positioning within transnational frames is a complex experience, intensified by widening global class divisions, where recognition is pursued simultaneously across distinct yet interrelated fields and power hierarchies. This paper argues for greater sensitivity to the temporal dimension in Bourdieusian migration research to better account for the processes underlying migrants’ social (re)positioning. Drawing on case studies of international students in Berlin, it examines how past trajectories, present contingencies, and future aspirations interact with changing temporal structures and unequal conditions for recognition. Through a temporal lens, the analysis traces how habitus negotiates recognition and recalibrates across asynchronous temporalities and shifting hierarchies of value. In doing so, the paper invites renewed consideration of temporality within migration and stratification research, particularly in exploring how social inequalities are reproduced transnationally across time.
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