Courting Migrants: How States Make Diasporas and Diasporas Make States

Awards:   Winner of Honorable Mention, 2022 Luciano Tomassini Latin American International Relations Book Award, LASA.
Author:   Katrina Burgess (Associate Professor of Political Economy, Associate Professor of Political Economy, Fletcher School, Tufts University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780197501795


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   17 September 2020
Format:   Hardback
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  • Winner of Honorable Mention, 2022 Luciano Tomassini Latin American International Relations Book Award, LASA.

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Author:   Katrina Burgess (Associate Professor of Political Economy, Associate Professor of Political Economy, Fletcher School, Tufts University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 24.10cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 16.00cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780197501795


ISBN 10:   0197501796
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   17 September 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Migration and Homeland Politics Chapter 2. Diasporas, States, and Loyalty Chapter 3. Contexts of Exit and Reception Chapter 4. Pathways to Extraterritorial Voting Chapter 5. Mobilizing Diaspora in Turkey and the Dominican Republic Chapter 6. Depoliticizing Diaspora in Mexico and the Philippines Chapter 7. Diasporas as Agents Who Sometimes Make States Chapter 8. States and Diasporas in Fragile Regimes

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This remarkable book succeeds in opening the 'black box' of political diaspora engagement. Drawing from rich case studies, Burgess demonstrates that diaspora engagement is not a one-way process but rather consists of continuous 'feedback loops' through which competing interests and identities are negotiated. This innovative approach makes Courting Migrants an important and timely contribution to the still emerging research field of migration and democracy-building. * Stefan Rother, author of Democratization through Migration? Political Remittances and Participation of Philippine Return Migrants * This fresh approach to understanding migrants' political ties with their homelands compares four different countries and their diasporas. Moving beyond stale debates about whether these ties exist, Burgess shows the conditions under which they flourish or fade and how they shape struggles for power. * David Scott FitzGerald, author of Refuge beyond Reach: How Rich Democracies Repel Asylum Seekers * Burgess makes a significant contribution by offering a much-needed comparative, cross-regional perspective to understand diaspora engagement as a set of interactive and continuous processes of mutual transformation for both migrants and states across time and space. Through original conceptual and empirical interventions, this book raises key questions about political membership and democracy-building through the lens of migrant participation across borders. * Alexandra Delano Alonso, author of From Here and There: Diaspora Policies, Integration and Social Rights Beyond Borders * In this insightful, expansive analysis, Katrina Burgess takes us to Mexico, Turkey, the Philippines, and the Dominican Republic to uncover how states make migrants and migrants make states. Combining lively detail, statistics, and national stories, she puts forth a novel theoretical framework that breaks down the complex pressures on emigrant engagement. In the process, she offers critical insights on how migrants may help build democracy. Courting Migrants will be essential reading for anyone concerned with migration, politics, or the interplay between them. * Abigail Andrews, author of Undocumented Politics: Place, Gender, and the Pathways of Mexican Migrants * This timely and engaging book is a stimulating contribution to the broader understanding of diaspora-state relations. Through a well-framed and insightful comparative analysis, Burgess shows how diaspora-making strategies and migrant political engagement interact and under which conditions migrants conform to or challenge homeland authorities. Importantly, the inspiring theoretical framework and analysis highlight the crucial role of transnationalized political parties in migrant-state relations. Courting migrants is an invaluable step towards a stronger dialogue between studies of migration and democratization. * Eva Ostergaard-Nielsen, Autonomous University of Barcelona *


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Katrina Burgess is Associate Professor of Political Economy at Tufts University's Fletcher School.

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