Immigration Governance in East Asia: Norm Diffusion, Politics of Identity, Citizenship

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Chapter 1 Introduction: Migration governance in East Asia: Towards an analytical framework
	Norm diffusion
	Identity
	Citizenship
	Notes
	References
Chapter 2 Keeping immigration under control: Development and characteristics of the East Asian migration region
	Introduction
	Boundaries of the East Asian migration region
	Emergence and establishment: From a non-migration region to a migration region
	East Asia’s structural differences and migration potential
	No strong regional governance, but an implicit Northeast Asian migration regime
	Recent trends: Towards proactive immigration states?
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
Part I Greater China
	Chapter 3 Migrant actions and government responses: African traders in the Pearl River Delta, China
		Introduction
		Conceptualizing African migrants in China
		African traders in Guangzhou: Numbers and composition
		Migrants’ agency I: Producing transnational urban spaces
		Migrants’ agency II: Producing spaces of care and communication
		Migrants’ agency III: Intersection of international African migrants and internal Chinese migrants
		Increased surveillance and control of foreigners in Guangzhou (since 2008)
		Local Guangdong immigration legislation, policy, and migration governance (since 2011)
		National Chinese immigration legislation (2013)
		Effects of the new immigration legislation on the African diaspora in Guangzhou
		Conclusion and outlook
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 4 Global city competition and new hierarchies of urban citizenship in China’s migration regime
		Introduction
		China’s differentiated internal migration regime
		China’s immigration regime: From ambivalence to formal differentiation
		The case studies: Shanghai and Yiwu
		Shanghai
		Yiwu
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 5 ‘Three evils’ and ‘three illegals’: Discourses on ‘illegal’ immigration in China
		Introduction
		Securitizing immigration
		‘Illegal’ immigrants as a threat to population security in China
		‘Illegal’ immigrants as a threat against regional security
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 6 Migration governance at the Sino-Russian border
		Introduction
		Norms and their diffusion processes at the Sino-Russian border
		Institutionalization of the migration governance
		Norm diffusion in a shared life-world: The examples of Heihe and Blagoveshchensk
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 7 ‘Foreign wives’, Eurasian children, and citizenship dilemmas in China
		Introduction
		Locating the ‘Russian wife’ in the Chinese immigration governance regime
		Population question: The interplay of quality and race
		Coming to terms with the ‘Russian wife’ status: Lena A’s story
		Eurasian children and embodied geopolitics
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 8 China and the refugee dilemma: A new asylum destination or a challenge to international norms?
		Introduction
		The international refugee protection regime
		Norm diffusion theory and international refugee protection norms
		The PRC’s refugee policy in the 1980s and the beginning of China’s socialization
		The PRC’s refugee policy evolution from the 1990s to the 2010s
		Explaining China’s socialization to refugee protection norms in the 1990–2010s
		Is China challenging existing norms?
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 9 The reform of Chinese migration law and the protection of migrants’ rights1
		Introduction
		Development of legislation governing foreign nationals
		Visa, work, and resident permit application procedures
		Selection system for economic-stream immigrants
		Protection of rights of immigrants
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 10 On a steep learning curve in the immigration legislation: Taiwan’s proximity to sovereignty, selectivity, and benevolence
		A migration state: Sovereignty, selectivity, and benevolence
		An anti-communist bastion closed for migration (with exception)
		Open for business: An emerging migration state
		Remaking the nation-state while creating migration governance: Border, nation, and sovereignty
		Selectivity measured by class, ethnicity, and gender: Desired vs. desirable
		Learning to be kind after being shamed
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 11 The politics of mainlander immigration in post-colonial Hong Kong
		Introduction
		Mainlander immigration to Hong Kong – policies and figures
		The influx of mainlander immigrants
		The pitfalls of Hong Kong’s immigration policies regarding mainlander citizenship and social exclusion
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
		Appendix
Part II Japan and Korea
	Chapter 12 ‘This is not an immigration policy’: The 2018 immigration reform and the future of immigration and citizenship in Japan1
		Introduction
		Migration of low-skilled labourers after 1989
		Ethnic nationalism and the reluctance to admit immigrants in Japan
		The 2018 revision to the ICRRA
		Conclusion: Will the 2018 revision of the ICRRA create a new conception of citizenship in Japan?
		Interviews
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 13 Brazilian immigrants and multiculturalism in Japan: Local tabunka kyōsei policies and their effect on the Brazilian diaspora in Hamamatsu
		Introduction
		The Japanese notion of multiculturalism (tabunka kyōsei)
		Taking Hamamatsu as an example: Local-level government multiculturalism policies
		The effects of local multiculturalism policies on the Brazilian diaspora
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 14 Liberation from blood: The inclusion of non-citizens in the South Korean polity
		Introduction
		Citizenship, nationality, and migrant’s rights: Theory and theoretical expectations for the Korean case
		Transformation of migration policies in Korea: Immigrants, emigrants, and people in-between
		Key features of the Nationality Act
		The institutional guardrails of nationality in Korea
		Debating nationality in Korea
		Discussion: The centrality of dual nationality
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
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