I föreliggande studie har immigranters identitetsskapande på digitala medier undersökts. Vidare har detta satts i relation till en integrationsprocess i det svenska samhället. Det teoretiska ramverk som legat till grund för studien är det digitala nätverkssamhället, diaspora, hybridaidentiteter samt kollektiva identiteter. Empirin samlades in genom fenomenologiska halvstrukturerade kvalitativa intervjuer med fem respondenter från tre olika länder, fyra män och en kvinna, i åldrarna 23-33. Intervjuerna hölls i Malmö under perioden mars-april 2017 och varierade i längd mellan 30-60minuter. Resultatet visar på att digitala medier främst var användbara gällande identitetsskapning gentemot hemlandet. Genom det digitala nätverkssamhället möjliggjordes kontinuerlig kontakt med hemlandet via olika sociala medier. Vidare frambringade den digitala diasporan en omförhandling av tidigare identiteter samt en positionering till identiteter i Sverige. De digitala verktygen möjliggjorde genom den digitala diasporan en hybrididentitet.

The present study has examined immigrant’s identity shaping on digital media. Furthermore, the identity process has been put in relation to an integration process into the Swedish society. The theoretical framework in the study includes ‘the digital network society’, ‘diaspora’, ‘hybrid identities’ as well as ‘collective identities’. The empirics was collected through qualitative phenomenological half structured interviews and were held with five participants, four men and one woman, from three different countries in the ages between 23-33 years old. The interviews were conducted in Malmö during March-April 2017 and lasted between 30-60minutes. The results show that digital media foremost were best used regarding identity negotiation towards the homeland. Through the digital network society, a continuous contact with the homeland were made possible through the use of social medias. Furthermore, the digital diaspora brought forth a negotiation of old identities and a positioning in the Swedish context. Additionally, the digital tools made hybrid identities possible through the digital diaspora.