The politics of cross-border mobility in Southeast Asia / Michele Ford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ford, Michele, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Politics and society in Southeast Asia, 2515-2998.

Cambridge elements. Politics and society in Southeast Asia, 2515-2998

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor mobility--Southeast Asia.

Labor mobility.

Southeast Asia--Emigration and immigration.

Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia--Boundaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (56 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This Element explains how cross-border mobility defines diplomatic relationships between Southeast Asian states and social and political dynamics within the region's key destination countries. It begins by providing an historically situated discussion of bordering processes within the region, examining evolving historical conceptions of power and sovereignty, and processes of bordering in colonial and post-colonial times. It then turns to the political, environmental, and economic drivers of contemporary cross-border mobility before examining governments' efforts to manage different kinds of border-crossers and the tensions that these efforts give rise to. Having discussed the politics of cross-border mobility in host communities, the Element returns to the question of why consideration of bordering practices and cross-border mobility is necessary in understanding contemporary Southeast Asia.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

The Politics of Cross-border Mobility in Southeast Asia

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Of Nations and Borders

2.1 Conceptions of Sovereignty

2.2 As Borders Harden

3 Drivers of Cross-border Mobility

3.1 Political Drivers

3.2 Environmental Drivers

3.3 Economic Drivers

4 Managing Cross-border Flows

4.1 Asylum Seekers and Refugees

4.2 Temporary Labour Migrants

4.3 Spontaneous Economic Migrants

4.4 Victims of Trafficking?

5 Impact on Host Communities

5.1 A Foreign Underclass

5.2 The Process of Othering

5.3 Preserving Gender Norms

6 Conclusion

References

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Dec 2023).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781108606295

1108606296

9781108662222

1108662226

9781108673914

1108673910

OCLC:

1481799632