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Burma in diaspora: a preliminary research note on the politics of Burmese diasporic communities in Asia
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Abstract This research note focuses on the far-flung Burmese overseas communities, situating
them into the wider diaspora literature. Drawing on extant scholarship on refugees,
migrants and exiled dissidents of Burmese origin, it presents an original cartography
of Burmese diasporic grou... mehr
This research note focuses on the far-flung Burmese overseas communities, situating
them into the wider diaspora literature. Drawing on extant scholarship on refugees,
migrants and exiled dissidents of Burmese origin, it presents an original cartography
of Burmese diasporic groups dispersed throughout Asia. It explores their migration
patterns and tentatively maps out their transnational networks. It seeks to comparatively
examine the relationships these polymorphous exiled groups have developed with the
homeland. Two research questions have been identified and need further exploration
in the context of the post-junta opening that has been observed since 2011: First,
what comprises the contribution of the Burmese diaspora to political change and homeland
democratization? This has been widely debated over the years. Despite a dynamic transnational
activism, there is still little evidence that overseas Burmese have influenced recent
domestic political developments. Second and subsequently, how can the Burmese diaspora
effectively generate social and economic change back home: by “remitting” or by “returning”?
This note argues that Burmese migrant social and financial remittances might prove
a more viable instrument to foster development and democratization inside Myanmar
in the short term than a mere homecoming of exiles and skilled migrants. This is a
preliminary analysis that hopes to encourage further research on Burmese diasporic
politics and their potential leverage as “agents of change”.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Myanmar; Diaspora; Demokratisierung; Flüchtling; Migrant; Exil; politischer Einfluss; politische Entwicklung; sozioökonomische Entwicklung; Herkunftsland; Rückwanderung; Südostasien
Klassifikation
Migration
Freie Schlagwörter
Burma; transnationalism; agents of change; migrant remittances; 1980-2012
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2012
Seitenangabe
S. 115-147
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 31 (2012) 2
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung