Full Description
Chattoraj and contributors explore the concept of privileged migration in the context of globalization, shedding light on the experiences of a demographic often overshadowed in migration discourse.
The book delves into the rising mobility of various groups, including students, skilled professionals, and lifestyle migrants. Despite their education and resources, these individuals encounter hurdles such as loss of status and their pursuit of integration into the host society. By highlighting the complexities of achieving privileged social interaction with the host population, the text emphasizes the fluid and relative nature of privilege. It provides a nuanced exploration of the experiences of privileged migrants, their strategies for integration, and the challenges they face in navigating between insider and outsider dynamics in their respective host nations.
Rich in empirical evidence and practical insights, this is a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and students of migration, as well as policymakers and practitioners engaged with migrant issues.
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Section One: Experiences of inclusion and exclusion among privileged migrants in Southeast Asia
1. Sense of Belonging Among Privileged Migrants in S-E Asia: Experiences of inclusivity and exclusivity
2. Outsider by Choice? Lifestyle Migrants and Their Evolving Aspirations for Integration in Thailand
3. Journeying to Belong: Acculturation Experiences of Privileged Migrant Women in Singapore
Section Two: Privileged Migration and South Asia
4. Privileged International Student Migration to Asia: Examining Inclusion and Integration of Foreign Students in India
5. 'Privileged Migrants' in Colonial Darjeeling: Their Contributions, Struggles, and Survivals through the Lens of Memorial Records
Section Three: Between privileged and stressed? Immigrant trajectories of migrant women in Asia.
6. Life-style or Marriage Migrants? Western Women and Positioning Privilege in Asia
Section Four: Indian Privileged migrants across the globe
7. Migration of highly skilled workers from India to Czechia: Truly 'privileged'?
8. On the Quest for a Better Life: Post-Migration Issues and Challenges Among the Privileged Migrants in Canada
9. Relational Remittances: Privileged Migrants Reimagining Development as Equitable Relationships with the Marginalized
Conclusion
