Transnationality online - the role of virtual engagement with country of origin among Estonians in Australia

The project focuses on virtual transnationalism and aims to understand how virtual possibilities allow people abroad to be actively involved in their country of origin. The project aims to expand the concept of virtual transnationalism focusing on direct participation and be engagement in the country of origin. The project stands on Estonia-Australia case study in context of Covid-19 pandemic when travelling between these two countries was not possible and unique usage of technology was developing. Estonia - a highly digitised country with online solutions (e-elections, digital signature, e-tax system, online learning centres, etc.) allows people to continuously participate in home country. New technologies used by Estonian migrants are unique and allow to study how new technological solutions reshape the transnational experience in the future. The project will stand on the ethnographic research and qualitative interviews conducted among Estonians living in Australia.