Migrant citizenship from below : family, domestic work, and social activism in irregular migration / Kyoko Shinozaki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shinozaki, Kyoko, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign workers, Filipino--Germany--Social conditions.

Foreign workers, Filipino.

Household employees--Germany--Social conditions.

Household employees.

Emigration and immigration.

Social aspects.

Social conditions.

Philippines--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Philippines.

Germany--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Germany.

Physical Description:

xv, 218 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2015]

Summary:

"Explores the dynamic local and transnational lives of Filipina and Filipino migrant domestic workers living in "Schönberg," Germany. Shinozaki examines how these spatially immobile migrants inhabit different locations within the city, and how they maintain sustained transnational engagements through parenting and religious practices"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Conceptualizing migrant citizenship from below

Setting the scene : understanding "foggy social structures"

Transforming a private home into a site of employment relations

Bridging care gaps : gendered transnational parenthood in transnational migrant households

Social activism in the making : religious practices and health at the (trans)-local scale

Conclusion : migrant citizenship from below : looking back, looking ahead.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137410436

1137410434

OCLC:

897399963