The Politics of Migration in Indonesia and Beyond

This book examines the social and political dimensions of migration from a perspective between the realms of demography and politics. It approaches the issue of migration by highlighting the important power relations that have previously been neglected in studies in the area. The book starts by investigating Indonesian migration to provide an understanding of internal migration. It then looks beyond its national borders for a wider understanding of Asia, and showcases several case studies both in Indonesia and beyond to illustrate the intricate politics of migration. Further, it considers the politics of migration from the sending country perspective and unravels the link between migration and security. The book provides reviews of the wider literature relating to population mobility and distribution, and shows readers how to adopt a new perspective in the study of movement of people an issue that is becoming increasingly important as movement of people unfolds globally in terms of both volume and direction. This book is a valuable resource for students, academics and researchers in the area of demography and social-politics, especially those interested in migration and refugees. It also offers insights for those interested in understanding decentralization in greater depth.

Examines migration in terms of volume and direction Uses case studies to illustrate the intricate politics of migration Demonstrates how to adopt a new perspective in the study of migration

Autorentext

Tirtosudarmo obtained his PhD in social demography (1990) from the Research School of Social Sciences, the Australian National University. Since 1980, he has been working with the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and became a senior researcher at the Research Center for Society and Culture. His research interests include migration, urbanization, political demography, ethnicity and territorial politics. Since 2000, he has focused on the social transformation in Java's north coast cities, the politics of cultural heritage and local adat communities in Java. He was also a Fulbright Visiting Fellow at the Department of Sociology, Brown University (19961997), Fellow-in-Residence at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS, 20002001), Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Refugee Studies Center, Oxford University (Michaelmas Term, 2002), Visiting Professor at the Research Institute of Language and Culture, Tokyo University of ForeignStudies (20032004), Visiting Researcher at KITLV, Leiden (MarchApril 2008) and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (JulySeptember 2008). Tirtosudarmo has been publishing extensively in scientific journals on political demography and the politics of population mobility in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. He has also published several books and is an international editorial board member of various journals.

Klappentext

This book looks at migration from social and political dimensions, placing its studies between the realm of demography and politics. It approaches the issues of migration by emphasizing the important power relations that have been neglected in the study of migration. The book starts by looking at Indonesian migration to provide an understanding of internal migration. It then looks beyond its national borders for a wider understanding of Asia. This book showcases several case studies both in Indonesia and beyond to illustrate the intricate politics of migration. It also looks at the politics of migration from the sending country perspective and unravels the link between migration and security. The book provides reviews of the wider literature relating to population mobility and distribution. It also shows readers how to adopt a new perspective in the study of movement of people, which is an issue that is increasingly becoming important as movement of people unfolds globally in terms of both volume and direction. This book is a valuable asset for students, academics and researchers in the area of demography and social-politics, especially those interested in migration and refugees. Those keen in understanding decentralization in greater depth will also benefit from this book.

Inhalt
Part I: Indonesia.- Chapter One: Transmigration as Ideological Policy.- Chapter Two: Development-Migration-Conflict.- Chapter Three: Demographic Engineering and Displacement.- Chapter Four: Decentralization and Inequality.-Chapter Five: East Sulawesi Province? The Politics of Transcending Boundaries.- Chapter Six: The Failure of Nation-Building Project?.- Part II: Beyond Indonesia.- Chapter Seven: Malay World and the Politics of Space.- Chapter Eight: Cross-Border Migration and the Nunukan Tragedy.- Chapter Nine: In the Margin of a Borderland: Florenese Community in Sabah.- Chapter Ten: The Making of a Minahasan Community in Oarai, Japan.- Chapter Eleven: Migration, Ethnicity and Conflict in Southeast Asia.- Chapter Twelve: Migration-Development-Security Nexus - In Search of New Perspectives in the Changing East Asian Contexts.- Sources of Book Chapters.- References.- Index.- Author's Biography.