Overview
- Provides an inter-disciplinary and mixed methodology approach to the subject of migrant politics and the state
- Explores the impact of globalisation on several consequential topics i.e. the question of state sovereignty and power, political identity and belonging in an increasingly mobile world
- Compares the study of two different groups – the Chin and Acehnese - and their experience with the host state, Malaysia
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book is an exploration of the various types of transnational politics that the Chin and Acehnese people are engaged in, particularly in the Malaysian state. As with so many migrants elsewhere in the world who try to organize themselves transnationally, the Chin and Acehnese have needed to negotiate a challenging socio-political landscape that is the Malaysian state. Here, the author illustrates that migrants don’t just travel with their hopes for the future, but with grievances and identities which are rooted in their homelands. This is a book for those interested in reading an account that reflects the complexities of migrant life in the21st century - an era replete with fluid labour markets, deregulated air travel, porous borders and political leaders who move transnationally, acting as binding agents for the far-flung communities they seek to represent.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Sheila Murugasu is a Senior Lecturer with the School of International Studies at the Northern University of Malaysia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The State and the Transnational Politics of Migrants: A Study of the Chins and the Acehnese in Malaysia
Authors: Sheila Murugasu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-37061-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-37060-0Published: 25 April 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-37061-7Published: 13 April 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 228
Topics: Public Policy, Migration