Overview

This collective work sheds light on our understanding of the notions of expatriation and migration. The main objective is to highlight and critically examine the dichotomy that lies beyond these terms. Based on field research by authors from four continents, this book offers a global perspective on the social distinction between the same human faces.

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Author:   Sylvain Beck
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   55
Weight:   0.475kg
ISBN:  

9789004529502

ISBN 10:   9004529500
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   24 November 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors PART 1: Beyond Words: Questioning Categories and Defining the Problem  1 Introduction: Categories of Expats and Migrants Issues in Reappraising Global Human Displacements  Sylvain Beck  2 Behind the Words: On the Use of Expatriate and Emigrant in the French Context  Abdoulaye Gueye  3 Privileged, Highly Skilled and Unproblematic? White Europeans in Japan as Migrants  Miloš Debnár PART 2: Gender Differentiation within the Categories: Blurring Tradition and Modernity  4 Expat Spouses as “Quasi Members” Inside a Privileged Migration in Kampala, Uganda  Julia Büchele  5 Between Lifestyles and Economic Opportunities: The Gendered Expectations of Japanese Expatriates in China’s Global Cities  Chie Sakai PART 3: Beyond the Privilege: The Expatriate as a Symbol of Modernity  6 Enjoying the Advantages of Freedom: Multi-Local Practices of US “Pleasant Expats” in Northwest Mexico  Omar Lizárraga  7 Privilege in Migration: The Benefits of Nationality for Northern Migrants in the Middle East  Clio Chaveneau  8 The Expatriate as a Hero of Globalization? Privileged Migration and Neoliberal Ideology in Luxembourg  Karine Duplan  9 Conclusion: Sharing a Common Humanity: Expats and Migrants in Anthropocene Narratives  Sylvain Beck Index

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Sylvain Beck, Ph.D. in Sociology (2015), Paris-Sorbonne University, is Lecturer in Social Work at Cergy-Paris University. He has published Expatriation as emancipation. Towards another eye on international migrations? (Revue Sociétés Plurielles, 2021, in French).

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