Irregular Migration and Human Security in East Asia

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Jiyoung Song (Singapore Management University) Alistair D. B. Cook (National University of Singapore)

Irregular Migration and Human Security in East Asia

Jiyoung Song (Singapore Management University), Alistair D. B. Cook (National University of Singapore)

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Routledge
31 July 2014

Regional studies; Migration, immigration & emigration; Sociology; International relations; Warfare & defence

Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series

Across East Asia, intra-regional migration is more prevalent than inter-regional movements, and the region’s diverse histories, geopolitics, economic development, ethnic communities, and natural environments make it an excellent case study for examining the relationship between irregular migration and human security. Irregular migration can be broadly defined as people’s mobility that is unauthorised or forced, and this book expands on the existing migration-security nexus by moving away from the traditional state security lens, and instead, shifting the focus to human security.

With in-depth empirical country case studies from the region, including China, Japan, North Korea, the Philippines, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Singapore, the contributors to this book develop a human security approach to the study of irregular migration. In cases of irregular migration, such as undocumented labour migrants, asylum seekers, internally displaced people, trafficked persons, and smuggled people, human security is the cause and/or effect of migration in both sending and receiving countries. By adopting a human security lens, the chapters provide striking insights into the motivations, vulnerabilities and insecurities of migrants; the risks, dangers and illegality they are exposed to during their journeys; as well as the potential or imagined threats they pose to the new host countries.

This multidisciplinary book is based on extensive fieldwork and interviews with migrants, aid workers, NGO activists and immigration officers. As such, it will appeal to students and scholars of Asian politics and security, as well as those with interests in international relations, social policy, law, geography and migration.

Edited by: Jiyoung Song (Singapore Management University), Alistair D. B. Cook (National University of Singapore)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9780415732994
ISBN 10: 0415732999
Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 31 July 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. Making Irregular Migrants Insecure in Japan 3. Migration and Human Security of Cambodian Workers in Thailand 4. China as the ‘Protector’ of Co-ethnics in Distress: Changing Episodes of Human Security Vulnerabilities over Space and Time 5. Human Insecurity and Displacement along Myanmar’s Borders 6. Displaced Securities: The Prevailing Human [In]Security of Internally Displaced Persons in Mindanao, Philippines 7. Nexus of Insecurity: Human Trafficking in Singapore 8. Trafficking in Persons in Vietnam: the Root Causes and State Responses to Human Security 9. Complex Human Security in North Korean Irregular Migration 10. Conclusion

Jiyoung Song is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Singapore Management University and Global Ethics Fellow, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Alistair D. B. Cook is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Reviews for Irregular Migration and Human Security in East Asia

"""The volume aims to address a gap in the field of security studies, namely the lack of attention to the subjects of human security, through a focus on a region that is not well-documented in much of the existing literature. The contributors collectively focus on the ways states and institutional structures—through migration and other policies—contribute to the human (in)security of irregular migrants."" Sallie Yea, National Institute of Education (nie), Nanyang Technological University, Asian Journal of Social Science 44 (2016)"