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Book SynopsisThis collective work sheds light on our understanding of the notions of expatriation and migration. The main objective is to highlight and critically examine the dichotomy that lies beyond these terms. Based on field research by authors from four continents, this book offers a global perspective on the social distinction between the same human faces.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors PART 1: Beyond Words: Questioning Categories and Defining the Problem  1 Introduction: Categories of Expats and Migrants Issues in Reappraising Global Human Displacements  Sylvain Beck  2 Behind the Words: On the Use of Expatriate and Emigrant in the French Context  Abdoulaye Gueye  3 Privileged, Highly Skilled and Unproblematic? White Europeans in Japan as Migrants  Miloš Debnár PART 2: Gender Differentiation within the Categories: Blurring Tradition and Modernity  4 Expat Spouses as “Quasi Members” Inside a Privileged Migration in Kampala, Uganda  Julia Büchele  5 Between Lifestyles and Economic Opportunities: The Gendered Expectations of Japanese Expatriates in China’s Global Cities  Chie Sakai PART 3: Beyond the Privilege: The Expatriate as a Symbol of Modernity  6 Enjoying the Advantages of Freedom: Multi-Local Practices of US “Pleasant Expats” in Northwest Mexico  Omar Lizárraga  7 Privilege in Migration: The Benefits of Nationality for Northern Migrants in the Middle East  Clio Chaveneau  8 The Expatriate as a Hero of Globalization? Privileged Migration and Neoliberal Ideology in Luxembourg  Karine Duplan  9 Conclusion: Sharing a Common Humanity: Expats and Migrants in Anthropocene Narratives  Sylvain Beck Index

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Book SynopsisJapanese youth, like everywhere else, are trying to build their future despite the crises that are shaking their world, the latest being the triple disaster of Fukushima. Often considered to be more focused on a personal or even hedonistic life, they surprised the media when a student movement took the floor to criticize the Abe government's security and Self-Defense Forces bills in 2015. The so-called SEALDs movement (Student Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy) was formed some time after the Indigenous or Occupy Wall Street movements, but it shares similar concerns. Understanding the SEALDs' experience from the perspective of John Dewey's philosophy allows us to highlight once again the dangers that digital technology poses to individuals, the collective and their values.Table of ContentsA Note on Japanese Terms Abstract Keywords  Introduction: SEALDs in the Protest Movement Landscape  Part 1: The Wheels Come Off  1 Social Upheaval  2 Japanese Youth and the Crisis  Part 2: The SEALDs Movement  3 Influential Factors  4 Learning by Doing  5 SEALDs in the Japanese Political Landscape  Conclusion: What Next after SEALDs?  Appendix 1: Unusual Backgrounds of the First Students to Join SEALDs  Appendix 2: Timeline of the SEALDs Movement  Appendix 3: The SEALDs Manifesto  Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis collective work sheds light on our understanding of the notions of expatriation and migration. The main objective is to highlight and critically examine the dichotomy that lies beyond these terms. Based on field research by authors from four continents, this book offers a global perspective on the social distinction between the same human faces.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors PART 1: Beyond Words: Questioning Categories and Defining the Problem  1 Introduction: Categories of Expats and Migrants Issues in Reappraising Global Human Displacements  Sylvain Beck  2 Behind the Words: On the Use of Expatriate and Emigrant in the French Context  Abdoulaye Gueye  3 Privileged, Highly Skilled and Unproblematic? White Europeans in Japan as Migrants  Miloš Debnár PART 2: Gender Differentiation within the Categories: Blurring Tradition and Modernity  4 Expat Spouses as “Quasi Members” Inside a Privileged Migration in Kampala, Uganda  Julia Büchele  5 Between Lifestyles and Economic Opportunities: The Gendered Expectations of Japanese Expatriates in China’s Global Cities  Chie Sakai PART 3: Beyond the Privilege: The Expatriate as a Symbol of Modernity  6 Enjoying the Advantages of Freedom: Multi-Local Practices of US “Pleasant Expats” in Northwest Mexico  Omar Lizárraga  7 Privilege in Migration: The Benefits of Nationality for Northern Migrants in the Middle East  Clio Chaveneau  8 The Expatriate as a Hero of Globalization? Privileged Migration and Neoliberal Ideology in Luxembourg  Karine Duplan  9 Conclusion: Sharing a Common Humanity: Expats and Migrants in Anthropocene Narratives  Sylvain Beck Index

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Book SynopsisNikki Khanna, PhD, is professor of sociology at the University of Vermont, USA, where she regularly teaches courses on race and inequality in America. Noriko Matsumoto, PhD, is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Vermont, USA. Her research focuses on international migration, race and ethnicity, and the sociology of culture. She received her doctorate and M.Phil in Sociology from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA.

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