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Democratization through migration? : political remittances and participation of Philippine return migrants / Christl Kessler and Stefan Rother.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kessler, Christl, 1967- author.
- Rother, Stefan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democratization--Philippines.
- Democratization.
- Return migrants--Philippines--Political activity.
- Return migrants.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (197 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book spearheads a new area of research-the link between migration and democratization. It argues that return migrants can play an important role in the consolidation process of young democracies. Based on original quantitative and qualitative data, it analyzes the political attitudes and experiences of Philippine labor migrants.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Foreword; Chapter One. Introduction; Chapter Two. Democratization through Migration? Theoretical Premises; Chapter Three. Research Design; Chapter Four. Sample Description; Chapter Five. Migration Experience; Chapter Six. Political Attitudes of the Return Migrants; Chapter Seven. Conclusion: Migration and Democratization; Appendix; References; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-1422-7
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