{"product_id":"a-tamil-asylum-diaspora-sri-lankan-migration-settlement-and-politics-in-switzerland-9781571819178","title":"A Tamil Asylum Diaspora: Sri Lankan Migration,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tDuring twelve years of ethno-nationalist secessionist violence in the north and east of Sri Lanka, insurrection in the south, and island-wide state repression, many Tamils were forced to seek political asylum overseas. At least 200,000 Tamils, primarily from the Jaffna Peninsula, have escaped to Europe of whom ca. 25,000 (the largest group relative to the population) have settled in Switzerland, the focus of this study. The author examines the conditions in Sri Lanka that led to the flight, the phases and technicalities of the emigration and resettlement in Switzerland. Based on anthropological fieldwork and on completely new archival material, the author not only looks at the development of the Tamil community in all its diversity but also at the impact of federal and cantonal policy and practice, at the economic situation and broader changes in Switzerland which led to demands for reforms to the country's asylum and immigration rules. In this respect, Switzerland set an example that other governments were soon to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"... the study is strong ... the data is very well analyzed and socio-historically contextualized ... McDowell's research can not only serve as a praiseworthy example of a detailed migration study, but scholars in religious studies, anthropology and indology may take it as an example how to contextualize and to empirically substantiate one's studies on South Asian overseas communities.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · International Journal of Hindu Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Maps\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Tables\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e \tGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: INTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eIntroduction - Asylum Diaspora\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eFieldwork and Research Methods\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eSwiss Public Opinion, Asylum Policy Reform and the Repatriation Agreement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: SRI LANKA AND CONFLICT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eSri Lanka - Violence, Nationalism and Migration\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eSri Lanka 1983 to 1991 - Conflict\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: TAMIL ASYLUM ENTRY INTO SWITZERLAND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eSwitzerland's Tamil Asylum Migrant Population\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eEarly-Phase Asylum Migration 1983 to 1985\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eMiddle-Phase Asylum Migration 1986 to 1988\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eLate-Phase Asylum Migration 1989 to 1991\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: DIASPORA DIVISIONS, FORMATION AND POLITICS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eImmigrants \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAsylum Seekers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003ePolitics in Exile: The Profits of Inertia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART V\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041435189591,"sku":"9781571819178","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571819178.jpg?v=1750950267","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-tamil-asylum-diaspora-sri-lankan-migration-settlement-and-politics-in-switzerland-9781571819178","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}