Social Transformation and Migration : National and Local Experiences in South Korea, Turkey, Mexico and Australia.

Cover -- Social Transformation and Migration -- Contents -- List of Figures and Maps -- Figures -- Maps -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- 1: International Human Mobility: Key Issues and Challenges to Social Theory -- Introduction -- Theoretical framework: social transformation and migration -- Polanyi's 'Great Transformation' as a starting point -- Reworking social transformation theory to analyz eneoliberal globalization -- Social transformation and international migration -- Theoretical and methodological principles -- 1 Migration is not a result of social transformation, nor a cause of it, but an integralpart of transformation processes -- 2 It is misguided to try to separate migration studies from broader social theory -- 3 Migratory processes are shaped both by macro-social structures and by the actions and perceptions of affected populations, both migrants and non-migrants -- 4 Global forces are mediated through national cultural patterns and historical experience -- 5 The effects of global changes are always experienced locally -- 6 There is no single correct way of analyzing globalization. Global, national and local dimensions are connected in complex and non-linear ways -- Notes -- References -- Part I: Methodological Challenges -- 2: Towards aMulti-scalar Methodology: The Challenges of Studying Social Transformation and International Migration -- Introduction -- The STIM project -- Multi-scalar approaches to migration -- Multi-scalar methodologies -- Multi-scalar methods? -- Quantitative and qualitative sources -- Scaling participation -- Participant observation and visual data -- Extending multi-scalar research as an analytical tool -- Conclusion: a middle-range framework? -- Notes -- References.

3: The Virtues and Challenges of Comparative Analyses of Immigration, Migrant Settlement and Transnationalism -- Introduction -- Comparative approaches to migration research: the benefits -- Comparative analyses in action: divergent comparisons within Australia and between Australia and Canada -- Transnationalism and belonging: Chinese-Australians in Sydney and Brisbane compared -- Transnational links: Sydney and Vancouver compared -- Immigrants welcome: comparing attitudes to immigration in Vancouver and Sydney -- The challenges of comparative research -- References -- 4: The Temporalities of International Migration: Implications for Ethnographic Research -- Introduction -- Unpacking time, migration and methodology in the contemporary context -- Conceptualizing heterogeneous migrant temporalities: time tracks and timescales -- Time and the construction of research subjects -- Bringing in macro and meso timescales -- Practising ethnography under a temporal frame -- Capturing time tracks and timescales through traditional ethnographic methods -- Engaging with the textual, the visual and the virtual through ethnographic self-documentation -- Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Case-study Insights: South Korea -- 5: The Political Economy of Immigration in South Korea -- Introduction -- Korea's immigration programmes -- Migrant workers: the less-skilled -- Non-professionals and industrial trainees -- Ethnic-Korean migrant workers -- Undocumented migrant workers -- Migrant workers: the highly skilled -- Settled immigrants -- Marriage migrants -- Overseas ethnic-Korean visa-holders -- Permanent residents -- The causes of immigration to Korea -- Research model -- The neoclassical economic approach -- Income level -- Income distribution -- Economic growth -- Employment opportunity -- Spatial distance -- Cultural distance.

The historical-structural approach -- Foreign investment -- International trade -- Tourism -- Overseas ethnic Koreans -- Model for analysis -- Analysis and findings -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 6: An Overview of International Migration to South Korea -- Introduction -- Trends and patterns of labour migration -- Policy shift towards the EPS -- Co-ethnic issues in Korean foreign-worker policy: the Working Visit System -- Trends and patterns of marriage migration to South Korea -- Policy shift -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 7: From Salt Fields to 'Multicultural Village Special Zone': The Transformation of a Migrant City in South Korea -- Introduction -- Ansan: industrial city of migrants -- Rapid industrialization under authoritarian developmental regimes -- Neoliberal transformations and the hollowing out of industries -- The arrivals of new migrants: changing landscapes and social relations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part III: Case-study Insights: Turkey -- 8: Migration Realities and State Responses: Rethinking International Migration Policies in Turkey -- Introduction -- Nation-building and state-led emigration and immigration (1923 to the 1950s) -- The migration boom: rapid urbanization and beyond (1950s-1980s) -- The politicization of migration: questions of identity and citizenship (1980s-2000s) -- In between nationalist legacies and global trajectories (post-2000s) -- Concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- 9: Turkey's Neoliberal Transformation and Changing Migration Regime: The Case of Female Migrant Workers -- Globalization and the neoliberal race to lower wages in Turkey -- The neoliberal transformation of Turkey: extensive commodification and privatization -- The 'violence of uncertainty', Take 1: informality, precarious work and no protection.

The 'violence of uncertainty' Take 2: deportability and the blurring boundaries of regularity/irregularity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 10: Migration Flows in Turkey's Neoliberal Era: The Case of Kumkapı, Istanbul -- Migration flows and the social transformation of Turkey -- Methodology of our research -- Kumkapı as the research site -- Internal migration flows -- International migration flows -- Perceptions of the local population -- Perceptions of international migrants -- Perceptions of local and national informants -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part IV: Case-study Insights: Mexico -- 11: From Casa Blanca to Tulsa: A Social Transformation Analysis of Mexican Migration in an Era of Neoliberal Globalization -- Introduction -- A brief history of Zacatecan emigration -- Mexican migration amid economic and social reforms -- The impact of a changing USA on its southern neighbour and its migrants -- The war on drugs, violence and migrants -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 12: The Return of Migrants in the USA to Mexico: Impacts and Challenges for Zacatecas -- Introduction -- Studies on return migration -- Recent tendencies in return migration at the national level -- A manifestation of return migration in Zacatecas -- Governmental response to return migrants -- The impacts of return migration on health services -- The limitations of migrant health care policies -- Health initiatives at the state level -- The impacts of return migration on educational services -- The limitations of migrant educational policies -- Proposals -- Conclusions -- Note -- References -- 13: Unravelling Highly Skilled Migration from Mexico in the Context of Neoliberal Globalization -- Introduction -- Workforce export and the dynamics of Mexico-US integration -- First movement: the dismantling and reinsertion of the Mexican economy.

Second movement: the creation of a boundless reserve army of labour -- Third movement: unleashing forced migration -- Restructuring of the systems of innovation under the neoliberal aegis -- Dimensions and characteristics of highly skilled migration from Mexico migration to the USA -- The fallacy of brain circulation -- Conclusions: the emergence of a new mode of dependency and its challenges -- Notes -- References -- Part V: Case-study Insights: Australia -- 14: 'In the beginning all is chaos . . . ': Roaming the Dystopic Realm in Australian Multiculturalism -- In the beginning . . . -- What is Australian multiculturalism? -- Policy thinking about multiculturalism: cultural diversity or harmony? -- Eureka's research -- Qualitative report -- Quantitative report -- Campaign -- Implications for contemporary Australia -- Chaos and culture: 'Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta' -- Crime, integration and social transformation -- References -- 15: Multiculturalism at the Margins of Global Sydney: Cacophonous Diversity in Fairfield, Australia -- Introduction -- Fairfield: an introduction -- Social transformation: immigration, multiculturalism and 'global Sydney' -- Through the fire: the making of multicultural Fairfield -- Cacophonous diversity: the local multiculture of contemporary Fairfield -- The landscape of disadvantage -- Changing attitudes to difference and the contemporary 'deserving' migrant -- Empathy as the basis for multicultural community-making -- Openness, adaptability and resourcefulness -- Cacophonous diversity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 16: The Political Economy of the Social Transformation of Australian Suburbs -- Introduction -- Ethnic precincts -- Sydney's Chinatown -- Perth's Northbridge: a failed Chinatown -- A Little Korea for Sydney? -- Conclusion -- References.

17: Law as an Agent of Social Transformation: Trends in the Legal Regulation of Migration.

This book examines theories and specific experiences of international migration and social transformation, with special reference to the effects of neo-liberal globalization on four societies with vastly different historical and cultural characteristics: South Korea, Australia, Turkey and Mexico.

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