ABSTRACT
India Migration Report 2019 examines the issues of identity related to integration in European societies. It examines the multifarious nature of social, economic and political engagements of the Indian diaspora with their host societies in Europe.
This volume:
- assesses the historical trends in migration to Europe, mobility paths and transnational networks of skilled Indian migrants, as well as recent tendencies in movements of migrants;
- explores the roles of Indian migrants in transforming host societies with their skills and capabilities;
- highlights their contribution towards the development of their homeland through knowledge transfer, philanthropy, capital flows, remittances and investment;
- takes stock of the impact of recent events, especially Brexit and anti-immigrant positioning of some political parties;
- uses mixed research methods including ethnography, key informant interviews and in-depth case studies.
The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of development studies, economics, demography, sociology and social anthropology, and migration and diaspora studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 2|13 pages
Crossing past and present
Heritage and identity among Hindu-Gujarati diaspora in Portugal
chapter 4|21 pages
The Punjabi diaspora in the United Kingdom
An overview of characteristics and contributions to India
chapter 6|17 pages
International migration and place-based inequalities
The case of high-skilled migration and student mobility to eastern Germany
chapter 7|14 pages
The abstract concept of an ‘Indian community’
Perceptions of high-skilled migrants and international students from India in Germany
chapter 10|12 pages
Creating communities within a community
Understanding the Indian diaspora in Europe
chapter 11|17 pages
The effect of economic capital and Swedish cultural capital on bonding and bridging ties
A study of first-generation Malayalees in Sweden
chapter 16|15 pages
Economic impacts of migration on UK labour markets
The case study of Indians in Britain