Freedom and Constraint in Caribbean Migration and Diaspora
- Publisher:
- Ian Randle Publishers Ltd
- Publication date:
- 2009-11-18
- Authors:
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Elizabeth Thomas Hope
(James Sievright Moss-Solomon (Snr) Professor of Environmental Management and Director of the Centre for the Environment at the University of the West Indies, Mona) - ISBN:
- 978-976-637-351-1
Description:
The Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury in the United Kingdom on June 22, 1948, carrying the hopes, dreams and aspirations of the first post-war generation of Caribbean migrants who left their homeland in search of a better life. Freedom and Constraint in Caribbean Migration and Diaspora explores the contemporary nature of migration, the socio-economic, political and cultural impact of such movements, while highlighting the varying discourses that arise. Race, transnationalism and the emerging concept of ‘Diaspora’ are all examined providing insight for the academic, decision-maker, student and all those interested in migration studies. As a selection of contributions made at the June 2006 conference at the University of the West Indies, Mona, ‘Caribbean Migration: Forced and Free’, this volume represents the experience of the entire Caribbean region: Anglophone, Hispanophone, Francophone and Dutch. With authors from across the Caribbean and beyond, it offers some contrasting perspectives on current issues related to movement, return and resettlement.
Section I
- Migrants versus the Yu di Kórsou: Race, Class and Identity in Curaçaoan Society
- Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the French Overseas Departments: The Case of Guadeloupe
- Contemporary Venezuelan Student Emigration to Trinidad
- In Pursuit of Citizenship: Immigrants' Relations to Civil Society
- Caribbean Immigrants Changing the Political Landscape of New York City
- Risk and Resilience in the African-Caribbean Community in the UK
- Small Islands and the Space In Between: Exploring the Liminal World of Andrea Levy
- The Importance of Intent: Understanding the Social Networks of Jamaican Migrants Abroad
- Collecting the Memories: Migrant Voices in the Barbadian-UK Migration Project
- Transnational Return Migration to the English-speaking Caribbean
Section II
- Migration of Parents from the Caribbean: Implications for Counselling Children and Families in the Receiving and Sending Countries
- From Immigration to De-Integration to Re-Integration in the Caribbean: Exploring the Deportee Phenomenon
- Involuntary and Coerced Migration: 'Deportees' coming 'Homeward': NGOs as Actors in Reintegration Policy in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic
- Migration and Remittances: Typologies and Motivations
- The Remittance Profile of Jamaican Immigrants
- Migration and the Small Farming Experience: The Rio Grande Valley, Jamaica
- An Assessment of the Emigration of Highly Skilled Workers from Jamaica
- Nurse Migration and the Impact on Health Systems in the Caribbean: The Case of St Lucia and Jamaica
- In Search of the Diaspora Effect: Lessons from the Asian 'Brain Gain' for the Caribbean 'Brain Drain'
- Free Movement of Persons in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy: Issues of National and Regional Security Policy
- Caribbean Migration in the Neoliberal Era: Critical Policy Considerations
- Contributors
- Index