Rethinking Privilege and Social Mobility in Middle-Class Migration: Migrants 'In-Between'

This book explores the experiences of middle-class migrant groups across the globe, examining how they negotiate their life trajectories, relationships, and aspirations while transforming communities and societies. It critically examines the notions of 'middling migration, social mobility, and mobile privilege in the global context of hardening borders and immigration complexity.

Format: Hardback
Length: 238 pages
Publication date: 25 March 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into the diverse experiences of middle-class migrant groups across the globe. From ethnic entrepreneurs establishing thriving businesses in bustling cosmopolitan neighborhoods in Sydney to Chinese grandparents tirelessly shuttling between Australia, China, and Singapore to provide support for their extended families, to well-off young Indians in Mumbai strategizing their educational pathways abroad, and Japanese mothers navigating their way into a London middle-class community, the book showcases a wide range of migration stories. By exploring how relatively privileged migrant groups navigate their life trajectories, relationships, and aspirations while constantly on the move, it sheds light on the transformative impact they have on the communities and societies they traverse over time and space.

The chapters within the book examine the motivations behind migration, as well as the diverse range of experiences associated with risk, uncertainty, and insecurity in various local contexts. Offering a fresh perspective on the migration of individuals possessing skills and resources that have the potential to bring about significant economic, social, and cultural change, the book critically engages with the concepts of "middling migration," social mobility, and mobile privilege within the global context of increasingly fortified borders and complex immigration systems.

This book will appeal to scholars and researchers with a keen interest in contemporary forms of migration and mobility, as well as their local and transnational consequences. It provides valuable insights into the complex dynamics and challenges faced by middle-class migrants as they navigate their way through different cultures, societies, and environments, contributing to our understanding of the ever-evolving landscape of global migration.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367535001