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Global and Asian Perspectives on International MigrationThe Return of Return: Migration, Asia and Theory

Global and Asian Perspectives on International Migration: The Return of Return: Migration, Asia... [Some scholars have argued that the notion of “return” should give way to transnational mobility and circular exchange. But at the same time return migrations of different types are on the rise in Asia and beyond since the 1990s, and return is becoming a defining factor of how transnational migration in general is managed, as evidenced by circular migration programs. Yet, the movements covered by the rubric of “return” are extremely diverse. This chapter explores how the heterogeneity of the experiences of return and the ambiguity of its meaning can be turned into sources of theoretical innovation. The chapter first argues that we need to move away from the predominant perspective that regards migration as a behavior, and should instead regard migration as phenomena co-constituted by different actors. By examining how the recent intensification of return movements in Asia is deeply tied to other larger socio-political changes, this article theorizes return as a mode of order making in the world that is formally consisted of nation-states but faces ever escalating transnational movements. Asia is significant here not because it is different from the “West” or the “rest,” but on the contrary, Asia typifies some aspects of the relation between return migration and social transformations that are potentially global.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Global and Asian Perspectives on International MigrationThe Return of Return: Migration, Asia and Theory

Part of the Global Migration Issues Book Series (volume 4)
Editors: Battistella, Graziano
Biao, Xiang
Global and Asian Perspectives on International Migration — Sep 13, 2014
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
ISBN
978-3-319-08316-2
Pages
167 –182
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-08317-9_9
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Abstract

[Some scholars have argued that the notion of “return” should give way to transnational mobility and circular exchange. But at the same time return migrations of different types are on the rise in Asia and beyond since the 1990s, and return is becoming a defining factor of how transnational migration in general is managed, as evidenced by circular migration programs. Yet, the movements covered by the rubric of “return” are extremely diverse. This chapter explores how the heterogeneity of the experiences of return and the ambiguity of its meaning can be turned into sources of theoretical innovation. The chapter first argues that we need to move away from the predominant perspective that regards migration as a behavior, and should instead regard migration as phenomena co-constituted by different actors. By examining how the recent intensification of return movements in Asia is deeply tied to other larger socio-political changes, this article theorizes return as a mode of order making in the world that is formally consisted of nation-states but faces ever escalating transnational movements. Asia is significant here not because it is different from the “West” or the “rest,” but on the contrary, Asia typifies some aspects of the relation between return migration and social transformations that are potentially global.]

Published: Sep 13, 2014

Keywords: Human Trafficking; Return Migration; National Sovereignty; Trafficking Victim; Migration Management

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