Immigration News Blog
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Destination China: Immigration to the new China
Expressions of interest are sought for contributions to an edited volume provisionally entitled
“Destination China: Immigration to the new China”. Chapters
are sought which address the topic of emerging migrant patterns and
migratory experiences to China. Immigration to China is becoming more
diverse and numerous. Traders, expatriates, labour migrants and students
are increasingly attracted to China’s opportunities and growth,
particularly at a time of relative economic stagnation in the developed
West. China has traditionally been seen, and seen itself, as an
out-going country of migrants to cities around the world. However, China
is quickly becoming an important global destination for transnational
workers, tourists and students. How is the rise of China’s economy
affecting the international migration order? What are the experiences of
emerging international migrant groups in Chinese cities? What are the
potential futures of such migratory experiences and how can they be
understood according to notions of globalization, postcoloniality,
postsocialism or indeed postmodernism? This volume calls for chapters
which address different groups of migrants to contemporary China. A
variety of methodological approaches will be considered. Examples of
potential chapters include: 1. Foreign students in China2. African
experiences in China3. Returning overseas Chinese experiences4. Border
cities and migrant communities5. Government policy and migration to
China6. Race, ethnicity and identities 7. Gender, families and
sexualities in foreign communities8. Expatriate and corporate
transnational lives 9. Post-coloniality and contemporary immigration to
China 10. International tourism and China11. Irregular and illegal
migration to China12. Unskilled migration to China13. Youth labour
markets14. Enterprising migration Please submit chapter abstracts (200 –
300 words) to the editors Dr Angela Lehmann at the University of Xiamen
(
lehmann@xmu.edu.cn) or to Professor Pauline Leonard at the University of Southampton (
pauline.leonard@soton.ac.uk) before
18th July 2014. We
expect full chapters will be between 7000 and 8000 words in
length. Please note, this is not a call for full chapters at this
stage, this is a call for expressions of interest and initial abstracts
For more information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/8382/discussions/27571/cfp-destination-china-immigration-new-china
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