Description
Comparing three Northeast Asian countries, this book examines how past struggles for democracy shape current movements for immigrant rights.
About the Author
Erin Aeran Chung holds the Charles D. Miller Chair in East Asian Politics at Johns Hopkins University. Her research has been supported by the Academy of Korean Studies, the Japan Foundation, and the Social Science Research Council. She is the author of Immigration and Citizenship in Japan (Cambridge, 2010).
Reviews
'This pioneering book offers one of the first systematic comparative studies of immigration and citizenship regimes in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Erin Aeran Chung unpacks both the structural similarities among the three cases and their surprising divergences in the 2000s. Chung demonstrates how civil society and preexisting patterns of civic legacies explain how Korea has changed more than Japan, and why Taiwan has liberalized the least. This is a must-read book for students of migration studies and those interested in the politics and societies of Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.' Yves Tiberghien, University of British Columbia
'Going against the grain, Chung's innovative and meticulous analysis reveals the crucial role of civic legacies in shaping inclusionary immigration and citizenship policies for some in East Asia. This brilliant work will spark a major reassessment of our basic assumptions on immigrant integration. A major contribution.' Kamal Sadiq, University of California, Irvine
'Erin Aeran Chung tells a compelling story how the three East Asian democracies, which started from strictly exclusionary policies, have embarked on different pathways of immigrant incorporation. The main protagonist of change is not the state but civil society, and each society's civic legacies determine the trajectory of reform. This book does not merely fill a large gap in the comparative literature, it also provides a powerful analysis of policy change from below that calls for being tested in other cases.' Rainer Bauboeck, European University Institute, Florence
'This book is a model of rigorous comparative research. These archives are a resource for future research, including by undergraduates ... My favorite feature of this award-winning book is its comparative and relational approach.' Celeste L. Arrington, Political Science Quarterly
Book Information
ISBN 9781107616967
Author Erin Aeran Chung
Format Paperback
Page Count 270
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 430g
Dimensions(mm) 155mm * 230mm * 20mm