ABSTRACT
This chapter paves the way for a more comprehensive understanding of transnational engagements by comparing two major immigrant groups in France: Moroccans and Algerians. It seeks to understand the respective determinants and driving forces of the passage from private to public transnationalism. The analysis pays attention to two broad series of explaining factors: the integration trajectory of migrant groups, including their migration trajectory, integration characteristics and family networks. The comparative approach provides the possibility to appraise the sway of the policy context framing people's practices. The chapter opens with an overall presentation of private and public patterns of Algerian and Moroccan transnationalisms. It includes a quantitative measurement of the different forms of practices displayed by Moroccan and Algerian immigrants. The chapter presents an analysis of the variables underpinning the various forms of transnational engagements. It ends with a broad discussion of the results in relation and points to new theoretical pathways that would complement existing theories.
