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Chinese Immigration and Australian Politics

A Critical Analysis on a Merit-Based Immigration System

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Authors:
  1. Jia Gao

    1. Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

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  • Is the only book-length study written in English in recent decades on the medium-term consequences of merit-based immigration policies and system
  • Includes experiences of Australia, a successful immigration country, and the new Chinese immigrants
  • Offers an explanation of the issues relating to Chinese immigrants in Australia that are either misunderstood or ignored by mainstream society
  • Elaborates on experiences of several large groups of Chinese immigrants in Australia from the early 1990s

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Post-multicultural Realities Distorted by Pre-multicultural Ideologies

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    Pages 1-41

  3. Australia’s New Immigration Selection Tetralogy

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    Pages 43-79

  4. Chinese Entrepreneurialism and Australia’s China-dependent Economy

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    Pages 81-114

  5. Australian Responses to the Rise of Chinese Immigration

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    Pages 115-152

  6. Chinese as Voting Blocs in Australian Politics

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    Pages 153-188

  7. Integration-Inspired Community Activism and Pushing the Bamboo Ceiling in Australia

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    Pages 189-222

  8. Established Elites Challenged by the Historical Shift Towards Asia

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    Pages 223-255

  9. Conclusion: Getting Back on the Track of Nation-Building

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    Pages 257-280

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 281-328
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About this book

This book analyses how an increasing number of new Chinese migrants have integrated into Australian society and added a new dimension to Australian domestic politics as a result of Australia’s merit-based immigration system and its shift towards Asia. These policies have helped Australia sustain its growth without a recession for decades, but have also slowly changed established patterns in the distribution of job opportunities, wealth, and political influence in the country. These transformations have recently triggered a strong Sinophobic campaign in Australia, the most disturbing aspect of which is the denial of the successful integration of Chinese migrants into Australian society. Based on evidence gathered through a longitudinal study of Chinese migrants in Australia, this book examines the misconceptions troubling Australia’s current China debate from six important but overlooked perspectives, ranging from migration policy changes, economic factors, grassroots responses, the role of major political parties, community activism, to knowledge issues.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

    Jia Gao

About the author

Jia Gao is Professor at the Asia Institute, the University of Melbourne. He has produced wide-ranging publications in both English and Chinese, including the following books: Chinese Activism of a Different Kind (2013), Chinese Migrant Entrepreneurship in Australia from the Early 1990s (2015), and Social Mobilisation in Post-Industrial China (2019). 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Chinese Immigration and Australian Politics

  • Book Subtitle: A Critical Analysis on a Merit-Based Immigration System

  • Authors: Jia Gao

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5909-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5908-2Published: 15 July 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5911-2Published: 15 July 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-5909-9Published: 14 July 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 328

  • Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Public Policy, Ethnicity, Class, Gender and Crime

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