1. Geographical repartition of migrants personal networks in Catalonia
Workshop Personal Networks and Spatial Mobility, 28th May 2010, Barcelona.
José Luis Molina, Carlos Lozares Colina & Miranda J Lubbers (UAB)
Research project funded by the MICINN (CSO /SOCI), Estudio comparado de casos sobre la influencia mútua entre el capital e integración sociales y la inserción, estabilidad, promoción y cualificación en el empleo. 

2. Research questions…
What are the differences between “nationals” and “migrants” in terms of the geographical repartition of their social networks?
What are the role of neighborhoods in Catalonia?

3. Project CASCIVI
Funded by the MICINN ( ). IP: Carlos Lozares Colina, QUIT, Departament de Sociologia, UAB.
Quota sample stratified by place of residence, target group (and age).
Barcelona (capital), Sant Feliu (Metropolitan Area) and Balaguer (Small city).
416 interviews with people living in Catalonia, born in Catalonia, Spain, Morocco and Ecuador (the two main migrants groups in Catalonia).
Fieldwork: sept may 2010.
Structured interview with EgoNet. Flexible name generator asking for 30 alters (active contacts), their characteristics and the pattern of relationships among them.

4. Ego Target groups N % Cumulative %
Age >55, born in Catalonia with parents born in Catalonia 92
22,1
Age 25-55, born in Catalonia with parents born in Catalonia 56
13,5
35,6
Age 25-55, born in Catalonia, with parents born in the rest of Spain 76
18,3
53,8
Age>50, born in the rest of Spain 63
15,1
69,0
Born in Ecuador
82,5
Born in Morocco 73
17,5
100,0
Total
416

5. Alters

6. Strong and weak ties …
A roster of 30 active contacts overepresent strong ties although weak ties are also captured.

7. Geographic repartition of active contacts
Social relations of people born in Catalonia are essentially local: in general over 70% of the contacts living in the same city or area of influence ("glocalization", Hampton and Wellman, 2002).
In the case of the two immigrant groups studied, the situation is different with a 50.9% (Ecuador), and a 57.7% (Morocco) contacts living in another town, not necessarily the country of origin.

8. Age >55, with parents born in Catalonia
Age >55, with parents born in Catalonia. Non-local active contacts (25,2%)

9. Age 25-55, with parents born in Catalonia
Age 25-55, with parents born in Catalonia. Non-local active contacts (30,6%)

10. Age 25-55, parents born in the rest of Spain
Age 25-55, parents born in the rest of Spain. Non-local active contacts (34,6%)

11. Born in Ecuador. Non-local active contacts (50,9%)

12. Born in Morocco. Non-local active contacts (57,7%)

13. Neighborhoods …
Now we can undertand better why migrants have less active contacts in the neighborhoods (there is not gender differences).

14. A dual society …

15. A dual society …

16. Alters that provided information about Jobs

18. Alters that provided information about housing …

19. … health services …

20. … educational centres …

21. … public services …

22. Where do they live in the case of migrants?
Ego= migrant + alter (provide support), N=

23. Who are they?

24. In the case of Catalan/Spanish …

25. Significative diferences ….

26. Ergo …
Immigrants have smaller local networks and their suppliers of support do not live in the same town .... and hence they do not live in the same neighborhood.

27. Thanks!