Globalisation And Migration Flashcards
Vertovec
‘Super diversity’
Migrants now come from a wider range of countries
Cohen
Distinguishes 3 types of migrants
Citizens
Denizens- privileged foreign nationals who are welcomed by the state e.g. billionaire ‘oligarchs’ or highly paid employees of a multnational company
Helots - exploited group
‘Disposable units of labour power’ by state and employers
Shutes
40% of adult care nurses in the UK are migrants
Most are female
Eade
Second - generation 🇧🇩 Muslims in Britain
Saw thems as muslim first then Bengali then British
Hierachal identities
Eriksen
Globalisation created a more diverse migration pattern, with back and forth movements of people through networks rather than permanent settlement in another country
Eriksen (language)
Describes Chinese migrants in Rome who found Mandarin more useful for everyday life rather than Italian simply because Mandarin was important for their global connections with Chinese people all over the world
Castles
Argues assimilation policies are counter- productive because they mark out minority groups as culturally backward or ‘Other’