Migration, immigration and emigration Books

Book SynopsisIt is generally known that emigrants from the British West Indies provided much of the labour needed to construct the Panama Railroad during the 1850s and the Panama Canal between 1881 and 1914. However, no comprehensive study of the background against which the movement took place, the numbers involved, the conditions under which the emigrants had to labour under the Isthmus, and the effects of emigration on the West Indian islands and Panama has been published. This study highlights the role of West Indians in building the Panama Railroad and Canal to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It also shows that migration to Panama had more far-reaching demographic and economic consequences on the British West Indies than is generally realised and that the movement contributed to the still popular conception of extra-regional migration as one of the best avenues to economic and social betterment. It also examines the social position of Panamanians of West Indian descent and concludes that their assimilation was still not complete, even up to the end of the 20th century.

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Book SynopsisPart 1: Introduction.- Part 2: Major Findings.- Part 3: Discussions of Major Findings.- Chapter 1. Migration is a New Colonial Condition.- Chapter 2. Precarious Job Market in the Era of Neoliberal Capitalism.- Chapter 3. Intersection of Race, Gender, and Immigration Status in the Job Market.-Chapter 4. Deskilling and Its Impact on Skilled, Minoritized Immigrants.- Chapter 5. Coping Strategies to Navigate Deskilling among Skilled Minoritized Immigrants.- Part 4: Conceptual Model.- Chapter 6. The Glasshouse with Sticky Floor Model.- Part 5: Conclusions.- Chapter 7. Policy Implication and Recommendations.- Chapter 8. Implications for Social Work.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Challenges to Kuwaiti Women’s Integration in the Private Sector (Lubna Ahmed Al-Kazi).- Chapter 3. Khaleeji Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Development Visions, the Platform Economy, and Precarity in the Neoliberal Gulf (Nawafel A. SHEHAB).- Chapter 4. Beyond Oil and Gas: Migration Trends in the Era of High-Skilled Labour and Technological Revolution (Nejla Ben Mimoune).- Chapter 5. Influence of the Presence of Educational Institutions in the Host Country on Migration Decisions of the Skilled Migrants: An Empirical Study on Indian Skilled Expatriates in the Sultanate of Oman (Gokuladas VK).- Chapter 6. Feminized Migration in the GCC States: The Future of Asian Female Labour Migration to the Gulf (Sabnam Sarmin Luna).- Chapter 7. Future Migration from Egypt to Saudi Arabia in the Context of Transnational Socio-Economic Transformation (Mayada Medhat).- Chapter 8. Evolving Patterns of Turkish Migration to the UAE: Dynamics, Policies, and Future Prospects (Burak Yalim).- Chapter 9. Changes in UAE Visa Regulations and the Dynamics in Informal Networks in Migration: Evidence from Sri Lanka (Bilesha Weeraratne).- Chapter 10. Determinants of the Decision to Migrate and Destination Choice of Labour Migrants from South Asia to the GCC (Anu Abraham).- Chapter 11. Some Reflections on Future Labor Migration from Pakistan to the Gulf States (Nasra M. Shah).- Chapter 12. Dynamics and Future Prospects of Migration from India to the GCC Countries (K. C. Das).- Chapter 13. Iranian Baluch Migration to the Gulf Deciphering the Baluch Mindset on Migration to the GCC (Hessam Habibi Doroh).- Chapter 14. Deconstructing Dichotomies: Explaining Contemporary South Asian Emigration to the UAE Beyond Economics (Mohammad Amaan Siddiqui).- Chapter 15. Transformative Labour Reforms in Qatar: An In-Depth Examination of Their Efficacy and Implications for Future Patterns in Labour Migration (Maria Dolores Picot).- Chapter 16. Agency and Migration Governance in the Sending States: Examining Incentives for Advocacy and Refusal in the Bangladesh-Qatar Corridor (Noosha Uddin).- Chapter 17. The Emirati State and Its Socialization Strategy Towards Multilateral Migration Processes in the Asia-Gulf Corridor (Froilan T. Malit).

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Book SynopsisIntroduction: South-South Migration: What is at Issue?.- Gender Trouble in the Global Compacts for Migration and Refugees What Does it Mean for Women's Migration in the South?.- South-South, Migration-development Nexus: A Call for a Global Research Agenda in the Southern Africa Region.- Bilateral Labour Agreements as Tools for Managing Gendered Migration: A view from Sri Lanka.- Migration as Enabler of Inclusive Social Development: Focus on Food Security as an Indicator.- Can City Food Policy Address the Food Security Needs of Immigrant and Refugee Children? Lessons from Nairobi, Kenya and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.- Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place: 'Assemblages of Exclusion' and the Food Security of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in South Africa.- Bangladeshi Construction Workers and the Politics of (im)mobility in Singapore.- Bhai-bhai? Migration of Bangladeshi Farmers to Indian Metropolises.- Migrant Workers and Recruitment Networks in Asian Fisheries.

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Book SynopsisMaria del Mar Fariña is associate professor at Westfield State University, adjunct professor at Smith College, and author of White Nativism, Ethnic Identity and US Immigration Policy Reforms.

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