The Political Economy of South Asian Diaspora: Patterns of Socio-Economic Influence

by G. Pillai (Editor)

Overview

The South Asian diaspora is a diverse group who settled in different parts of the world, often concentrated in developed countries. This volume explores how transnational politics overlap with religious ideologies, media and culture amongst the diaspora, contributing to diasporic identity building in host countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349449095
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Series:	International Political Economy Series
Edition description:	1st ed. 2013
Pages:	215
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ajaya K. Sahoo, University of Hyderabad, India Melissa Kelly, Uppsala University, Sweden Anthony P.D. Costa, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Hema Kiruppalani, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore Md Mizanur Rahman, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore Lian Kwen Fee, National University of Singapore Pnina Werbner, Keele University, UK Ravi Mantha, Sagelock Investments, Singapore Wong Meng Weng, JFDI.Asia, Singapore Shahadat Khan, RMIT, Australia Sarah Joshi, University of London-Birbeck, UK Shanthini Pillai, National University of Malaysia.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Gopinath Pillai PART I: ECONOMICS 1. Looking East and Beyond: Indian IT Diaspora in Japan; Anthony P. D'Costa 2. Bangladeshi Diaspora Entrepreneurs in Japan; Md Mizanur Rahman and Lian Kwen Fee 3. From Sentries to Skilled Migrants: the transitory residence of the Nepali community in Singapore; Hema Kiruppalini 4. Migrant Remittance Supported Micro Enterprises in South Asia; Shahadat Khan 5. Diaspora Route to Professional Success in the Indian Context: A Perspective; Ravi Mantha and Meng Weng Wong PART II: RELIGION 6. Religion, Politics and Islam in the South Asian Diaspora; Pnina Werbner 7. Social Movements in the Diasporic Context: the Sathya Sai Baba Movement; Ajaya K. Sahoo and Melissa Kelly PART III: MEDIA 8. Transnational Subject/Transnational Audience: the NRI trope and Diasporic Aesthetic in Diasporic Romance Films; Sarah Joshi 9. Transnational Collaboration and Media Industry in South India: Case of Malaysian-Indian Diaspora; Shanthini Pillai Conclusion; GopinathPillai