International Migration and Development in Asia: Exploring Knowledge Frameworks

Asis, Maruja M.B.; Piper, Nicola; Raghuram, Parvati

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00577.x

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“…Building on a critique of dominant readings of the migration-development nexus, the project used participatory photography as part of a broader research strategy to elicit and represent knowledge that might otherwise remain obscured by dominant frameworks of knowledge on migration in general, and on migration and 'development' specifically. This reflects the need to interrogate how knowledge on migration is currently being constructed, analysed, circulated and used (Asis et al, 2010;Castles, 2009;Faist, 2014). This is important, as knowledge on migration is not 'a set of disembedded practices, but also a located and historical entity … [that is] produced within, and may well be expressive of, the social hierarchies and inequalities of those who produce and circulate it' (Raghuram, 2006, p. 14).…”

Section: Questioning the Production Of Migration Knowledgementioning

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Migrants as Knowledge Producers: Participatory Photography as a [Limited] Tool for Inclusion

Cubas

2020

Migrat. Lett.

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Who is the expert or the knowing subject that produces knowledge? This is a key question driving postcolonial and feminist critiques of the social sciences, which is yet to be fully explored with regards to the production of knowledge on migration. These critiques emphasise that ‘experts’ do not generate knowledge from a detached and neutral point of observation, while they also question the distinction between ‘experts’ and those that are construed as ‘objects’ of study. Through a reflection on primary research conducted as part of a PhD project with Indigenous people in Mexico and Indigenous migrants with an irregular status in the US, this article draws attention to the role of migrants (and others affected by migration processes) as potential producers of knowledge, rather than as merely passive ‘objects’ of study. In particular, this paper emphasises the significant (albeit limited) role of participatory methods, such as participatory photography, in correcting common practices of exclusion in the production of knowledge on migration.

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Section: Questioning the Production Of Migration Knowledgementioning

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Migrants as Knowledge Producers: Participatory Photography as a [Limited] Tool for Inclusion

Cubas

2020

Migrat. Lett.

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“…Hence, the conventional "diaspora" approach with its rather static focus on a clearly defined centre of reference seems ill-equipped to analyse these new dynamics. For example, an Indonesian migrant domestic worker in Hong Kong might come into contact with a Filipino grassroots movement and subsequently become an activist (Rother, 2009;Piper, 2010;Asis et al, 2010). This politicization and the resulting alliances can lead to a variety of cross-ethnic and transnational migrant activism (Piper and Rother, 2011).…”

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Alternative Regionalism from Below: Democratizing ASEAN's Migration Governance

Rother

Piper

2014

International Migration

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Most literature on migration governance has addressed the global level, and it has done so primarily from a state‐centric and top‐down perspective, with little regard to the role of civil society organizations in shaping its direction. Moreover, in an institutional sense, except for the EU, the regional level has only received scant attention, which is surprising given the significance of intra‐regional migration flows elsewhere. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a case in point. Although there are few direct channels of engagement for civil society, the vibrant migrant rights community in Asia has been capitalizing on, and creating, opportunities at multiple levels including the regional. Our argument is that this creative use of channels of engagement in combined form at multiple levels can have democratizing potential.

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“…Examples of these include Sabatier's Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) (2014) and research on how global norms affect national policy‐making (Betts and Orchard, ; Risse et al., ; see also Birkland, ). However, there remains a lack of information and theorizing on how policy is made and implemented in postcolonial contexts (Piper, ), with some authors identifying a “theoretical lag” and empirical lacuna in Asia (Asis et al., ). Given that political and legislative arrangements vary dramatically in different country contexts, as do the social norms and public expectations that drive policy change, evidence from more diverse contexts can benefit the development of these frameworks.…”

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How Unpopular Policies are Made: Examples from South Africa, Singapore and Bangladesh

Palmary

Gruchy

Ashraf

et al. 2018

International Migration

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In this article we contribute to the emerging knowledge on migration policy‐making in two ways. Firstly, we address the relative lack of research on the gendered nature of migration policy‐making. Secondly we contribute to understanding migration policymaking in postcolonial contexts. Based on case studies from Bangladesh, South Africa, and Singapore, we trace the drivers of policy change in these contexts and how the gendered vulnerability of the intended beneficiaries impacted the policy process. We found that there were four main drivers of migration policy‐making in each of the countries. They were: the role‐players in the policy change process, the debates that shaped the policy change, the research involved, and the political context in which the policy change took place. While our research drew on existing policy frameworks, it also showed that policy development is shaped by complex socio‐political conditions.

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International Migration and Development in Asia: Exploring Knowledge Frameworks

Cited by 27 publications

References 42 publications

Migrants as Knowledge Producers: Participatory Photography as a [Limited] Tool for Inclusion

Migrants as Knowledge Producers: Participatory Photography as a [Limited] Tool for Inclusion

Alternative Regionalism from Below: Democratizing ASEAN's Migration Governance

How Unpopular Policies are Made: Examples from South Africa, Singapore and Bangladesh

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