Migrant Dubai
Subtitle: low wage workers and the construction of a global city
By: Laavanya Kathiravelu
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781137450173
Subjects: Social aspects; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration; Immigrants; Economic development; Emigration and immigration; Foreign workers; Economic aspects; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban
Description: "Migrant Dubai analyzes the everyday lives of labour migrants in a rapidly developing city-state. Using the emirate of Dubai as a case study, it shows that even within highly restrictive mobility regimes, marginalized migrants find ways to cope with structural inequalities and quotidian modes of discrimination. It is one of the few contemporary ethnographic accounts to unpack migrant male working class experiences and compare them to those of their female counterparts, who are often domestic or sex workers. In so doing, this book makes an important contribution to the study of migration within and to the Global South, areas much neglected when compared to research on migration to Europe and North America. Moreover, it informs our understanding of other globalising states and has implications for studies of temporary migrants in other parts of the world. Finally, it raises important social justice issues in the context of restrictive migration regimes and the global neoliberal economy.  "--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1. Introduction: Situating Dubai2. Dubai as Metaphor. Corporate Entity, Global City, Hope and Mirage3. Migrants and the State. Structures of violence, co-ethnic exploitation and the transnationalisation of rights4. Neoliberal Narratives. Migrant self-constructions and the performance of empowered subjectivities5. The Divided City. Gated communities, everyday mobilities and public space6. Social Networks. Informal solidarities and an ethic of 'care'7. Conclusion.