The Political Economy of South Asian Diaspora

Patterns of Socio-Economic Influence
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-28596-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 215 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3894 g

Reihe: International Political Economy Series

The South Asian diaspora is a diverse group who settled in different parts of the world, often concentrated in developed countries. This volume explores how transnational politics overlap with religious ideologies, media and culture amongst the diaspora, contributing to diasporic identity building in host countries.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pillai, G.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Gopinath Pillai PART I: ECONOMICS 1. Looking East and Beyond: Indian IT Diaspora in Japan; Anthony P. D'Costa 2. Bangladeshi Diaspora Entrepreneurs in Japan; Md Mizanur Rahman and Lian Kwen Fee 3. From Sentries to Skilled Migrants: the transitory residence of the Nepali community in Singapore; Hema Kiruppalini 4. Migrant Remittance Supported Micro Enterprises in South Asia; Shahadat Khan 5. Diaspora Route to Professional Success in the Indian Context: A Perspective; Ravi Mantha and Meng Weng Wong PART II: RELIGION 6. Religion, Politics and Islam in the South Asian Diaspora; Pnina Werbner 7. Social Movements in the Diasporic Context: the Sathya Sai Baba Movement; Ajaya K. Sahoo and Melissa Kelly PART III: MEDIA 8. Transnational Subject/Transnational Audience: the NRI trope and Diasporic Aesthetic in Diasporic Romance Films; Sarah Joshi 9. Transnational Collaboration and Media Industry in South India: Case of Malaysian-Indian Diaspora; Shanthini Pillai Conclusion; GopinathPillai

Über Autor(innen)

Ajaya K. Sahoo, University of Hyderabad, India Melissa Kelly, Uppsala University, Sweden Anthony P.D. Costa, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Hema Kiruppalani, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore Md Mizanur Rahman, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore Lian Kwen Fee, National University of Singapore Pnina Werbner, Keele University, UK Ravi Mantha, Sagelock Investments, Singapore Wong Meng Weng, JFDI.Asia, Singapore Shahadat Khan, RMIT, Australia Sarah Joshi, University of London-Birbeck, UK Shanthini Pillai, National University of Malaysia.