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Chinese Migrants in Metropolitan Cities Abroad: Reconsidering Agency, Interactions, and Belonging.
Chinese Migrants in Metropolitan Cities Abroad: Reconsidering Agency, Interactions, and Belonging.
- Source :
- Journal of Current Chinese Affairs; Apr2024, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p3-13, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- At the interface of Chinese diaspora studies, migration studies, and urban studies, this introduction argues for a shift towards city-based migration studies. The city is understood here not as a self-contained social cosmos, but as a globally and socially embedded urban level that opens up a more flexible perspective on the unfolding of migration processes at the micro, meso, and macro levels. It begins with a brief overview of recent trends in Chinese diaspora studies, global migration and urbanisation trends, and debates in critical geography on multi-scale urban theories. Then, it raises the question of the empirical feasibility of such an approach and argues for conceptualising migrants' agency as a starting point for migration research, rather than pursuing a policy-driven, normative approach. Finally, it presents the five empirical contributions to this Special Issue. They are based on fieldwork in Paris, Berlin, Manchester (UK), Mexico City, Lagos, Gaborone, and Windhoek. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- OVERSEAS Chinese
CITIES & towns
CHINESE diaspora
URBAN geography
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18681026
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176812168
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/18681026241241809