Migrations and diversifications in the UK and Japan

Abstract Japan and the UK are long-established countries of immigration which although having different histories both share experience as colonial powers which have shaped their somewhat hostile attitudes towards migration alongside a need for migrant labour and negative public attitudes towards mi...

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Autores principales:	Jenny Phillimore, Gracia Liu-Farrer, Nando Sigona
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Publicado:	SpringerOpen 2021
Materias:	Superdiversity Superdiversification processes Japan UK Migration scholarship Social Sciences H Communities. Classes. Races HT51-1595 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT101-395 City population. Including children in cities, immigration HT201-221
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d127102488a144d19a93e3bcae0f0c892021-12-05T12:16:47ZMigrations and diversifications in the UK and Japan10.1186/s40878-021-00262-02214-594Xhttps://doaj.org/article/d127102488a144d19a93e3bcae0f0c892021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40878-021-00262-0https://doaj.org/toc/2214-594XAbstract Japan and the UK are long-established countries of immigration which although having different histories both share experience as colonial powers which have shaped their somewhat hostile attitudes towards migration alongside a need for migrant labour and negative public attitudes towards migrants. This paper sets the context to the Special Issue of the same name. It examines the migration and diversification histories and scholarships of Japan and the UK identifying common themes as well as divergences noting the ongoing diversifications of populations in both countries albeit on different scales. It then examines the key features which shape processes underpinning the emergence of superdiversity: super-mobility, and the scale, speed and spread of diversification, arguing the need to think about such processes outside of UK and Europe and considering the ways in which shifting scholarly gaze of superdiversity researchers to Japan can address some of the critiques of its Western-centric bias. The paper then outlines four main themes in superdiversity research setting out how they are addressed in this special issue before describing the key contributions of the ten papers which form the content of the collection.Jenny PhillimoreGracia Liu-FarrerNando SigonaSpringerOpenarticleSuperdiversitySuperdiversification processesJapanUKMigration scholarshipSocial SciencesHCommunities. Classes. RacesHT51-1595Urban groups. The city. Urban sociologyHT101-395City population. Including children in cities, immigrationHT201-221ENComparative Migration Studies, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2021)
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topic	Superdiversity Superdiversification processes Japan UK Migration scholarship Social Sciences H Communities. Classes. Races HT51-1595 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT101-395 City population. Including children in cities, immigration HT201-221
spellingShingle	Superdiversity Superdiversification processes Japan UK Migration scholarship Social Sciences H Communities. Classes. Races HT51-1595 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT101-395 City population. Including children in cities, immigration HT201-221 Jenny Phillimore Gracia Liu-Farrer Nando Sigona Migrations and diversifications in the UK and Japan
description	Abstract Japan and the UK are long-established countries of immigration which although having different histories both share experience as colonial powers which have shaped their somewhat hostile attitudes towards migration alongside a need for migrant labour and negative public attitudes towards migrants. This paper sets the context to the Special Issue of the same name. It examines the migration and diversification histories and scholarships of Japan and the UK identifying common themes as well as divergences noting the ongoing diversifications of populations in both countries albeit on different scales. It then examines the key features which shape processes underpinning the emergence of superdiversity: super-mobility, and the scale, speed and spread of diversification, arguing the need to think about such processes outside of UK and Europe and considering the ways in which shifting scholarly gaze of superdiversity researchers to Japan can address some of the critiques of its Western-centric bias. The paper then outlines four main themes in superdiversity research setting out how they are addressed in this special issue before describing the key contributions of the ten papers which form the content of the collection.
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