Migration And Integration In Singapore

Author : Yap Mui Teng,Gillian Koh,Debbie Soon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317745679

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Migration and Integration in Singapore by Yap Mui Teng,Gillian Koh,Debbie Soon Pdf

Between 2000 and 2010, Singapore witnessed a huge influx of foreign migrants. The proportion of permanent residents in the total population increased from 7% to 11%, while the share of non-resident foreigners has risen from 19% to 25%. This was as much the result of the spontaneous movement of labour to economic opportunities, as it was of active policy direction by the Singapore government. The social impact, both beneficial and disruptive, of this movement was felt at all levels of society, and brought other attending public policy issues to the fore. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach with a focus on policy and practice, this book examines the social, economic, and political issues that have arisen with the influx of foreigners in Singapore since the turn of the 21st century. Drawing on empirical research, it documents the impact of increasing levels of immigration, and provides an analysis of the longer-term implications of these trends, with each chapter covering a different aspect of socio-cultural, political, or economic outcome arising from intercultural contact and adaptation. The contributors also provide policy suggestions to ensure Singapore continues to be a harmonious nation and a cosmopolitan and vibrant global city. Migration and Integration in Singapore: Policies and Practice will appeal to students and scholars of Southeast Asian studies, migration and social policy, as well as to practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in migration in the region.

Author : Chan-Hoong Leong,Angeline Lim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Singapore
ISBN : 9815105477

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SG Shared Experiences by Chan-Hoong Leong,Angeline Lim Pdf

Author : Yap Mui Teng,Gillian Koh,Debbie Soon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317745662

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Migration and Integration in Singapore by Yap Mui Teng,Gillian Koh,Debbie Soon Pdf

Between 2000 and 2010, Singapore witnessed a huge influx of foreign migrants. The proportion of permanent residents in the total population increased from 7% to 11%, while the share of non-resident foreigners has risen from 19% to 25%. This was as much the result of the spontaneous movement of labour to economic opportunities, as it was of active policy direction by the Singapore government. The social impact, both beneficial and disruptive, of this movement was felt at all levels of society, and brought other attending public policy issues to the fore. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach with a focus on policy and practice, this book examines the social, economic, and political issues that have arisen with the influx of foreigners in Singapore since the turn of the 21st century. Drawing on empirical research, it documents the impact of increasing levels of immigration, and provides an analysis of the longer-term implications of these trends, with each chapter covering a different aspect of socio-cultural, political, or economic outcome arising from intercultural contact and adaptation. The contributors also provide policy suggestions to ensure Singapore continues to be a harmonious nation and a cosmopolitan and vibrant global city. Migration and Integration in Singapore: Policies and Practice will appeal to students and scholars of Southeast Asian studies, migration and social policy, as well as to practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in migration in the region.

Author : Mathews Mathew,Melvin Tay
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811267543

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Immigrant Integration In Contemporary Singapore: Solutioning Amidst Challenges by Mathews Mathew,Melvin Tay Pdf

Singapore's success as a global city is in no small part attributable to its stance on foreign labour and immigrants, illustrated by a largely welcoming but discerning immigration regime to fulfil vital socio-economic needs. However, this fairly liberal policy on immigration has been met with substantial disquiet over the last decade. Xenophobic tendencies have surfaced periodically and have been compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic.This edited volume spotlights these contemporary issues on immigrant integration in Singapore, and adopts a functional approach by explicitly bridging academic and practitioner perspectives. The chapters are organised into three sections. The first section on Challenges discusses various dominant trends — obstacles to immigrant integration based on ethnicity, culture and religion, and the fear and associated emotions that characterise reactions to immigration. The second section focuses on Communities, their perspectives and lived experiences in Singapore society. The latter differ substantially depending on migrant statuses and are contingent on social capital defined in relation to locals in the city-state. The last section seeks to illustrate the various Solutioning endeavours in tandem with the contentious nature of immigration. These concrete efforts range from ground-up initiatives, community-based collaborative approaches and government programming; all seeking to advance immigrant integration in Singapore.

Author : Md Mizanur Rahman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811038587

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Bangladeshi Migration to Singapore by Md Mizanur Rahman Pdf

This book examines international labour migrants in the context of South–South migration with a focus on Bangladeshi migration to Singapore. Two principal questions in the South–South migration are addressed: Why and how individuals migrate for work; and what impact this temporary form of migration has for migrants and their families. The book adopts a relatively new methodological approach to labour migration by linking different phases that migrants undergo in the migration process and by combining migrants in the host country with their families in the origin country. This is achieved through identifying and addressing six key areas: (i) migration policy, (ii) social imperatives of migration (iii) recruitment, (iv) social worlds of the migrants, (v) remittance process, and finally, (vi) family development dynamics. This book introduces the bari to migration research as a unit of analysis over and above individual and family units. The book reveals how social and cultural forces both initiate and perpetuate migration, and later on influence bari dynamics.

Author : Norman Vasu,Su Yin Yeap,Wen Ling Chan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9089646655

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Immigration in Singapore by Norman Vasu,Su Yin Yeap,Wen Ling Chan Pdf

This book aims to explore the larger consequences of taking in large number of immigrants.

Author : Yeap Su Yin,Norman Vasu,Chan Wen Ling
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789048523429

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Immigration in Singapore by Yeap Su Yin,Norman Vasu,Chan Wen Ling Pdf

This study traces the socio-political effects of immigration on Singapore and its population, a topic that has been the subject of intense debate in the nation as its population grows increasingly diverse. Beyond the logic of economic imperatives, the book aims to explore the larger consequences of taking in large number of immigrants, and its analysis should appeal to scholars of migration, social change, and public policy.

Author : Kwen Fee Lian
Publisher : Springer
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789812876768

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Multiculturalism, Migration, and the Politics of Identity in Singapore by Kwen Fee Lian Pdf

This edited volume focuses on how multiculturalism, as statecraft, has had both intended and unintended consequences on Singapore’s various ethnic communities. The contributing authors address and update contemporary issues and developments in the practice of multiculturalism in Singapore by interfacing the practice of multiculturalism over two critical periods, the colonial and the global. The coverage of the first period examines the colonial origins and conception of multiculturalism and the post-colonial application of multiculturalism as a project of the nation and its consequences for the Tamil Muslim, Ceylon-Tamil, and Malay communities. The content on the second period addresses immigration in the context of globalization with the arrival of new immigrants from South and East Asia, who pose a challenge to the concept and practice of multiculturalism in Singapore. For both periods, the contributors examine how the old migrants have attempted to come to terms with living in a multicultural society that has been constructed in the image of the state, and how the new migrants will reshape that society in the course of their ongoing politics of identity.

Author : Kwok-bun Chan,Wai-wan Vivien Chan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783030409630

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Return Migrants in Hong Kong, Singapore and Israel by Kwok-bun Chan,Wai-wan Vivien Chan Pdf

This insightful volume explores the experiences of ethnic migrants returning to Hong Kong, Singapore, and Israel. Return migrants who were exposed to the western culture and society undergo personal transformations that significantly impact their views on values such as gender, individualism, democracy, tradition, and individual autonomy. To evaluate how well these individuals are able to reintegrate back into their native countries, the authors conducted a thorough comparative study between returnees in the three research sites through in-depth interviews, ethnographic fieldwork, and analyses of government policies. Among the topics discussed: Family as a strategic middle ground between the individual and society The social psychology of coping and adaptation Public, outer historical, and macro forces that shape returnees’ experiences Comparisons and contrasts between two primarily Chinese societies, along with one racially and culturally different Western society Cost-and-benefit analyses of decision-making in migration Return Migrants in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Israel is a compelling new perspective on the migrant experience drawn from in-depth research on returnees across three countries and a variety of circumstances.

Author : Gerard Sullivan,S. Gunasekaran
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789813016712

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Motivations of Migrants from Singapore to Australia by Gerard Sullivan,S. Gunasekaran Pdf

This study examines how the decision to emigrate was made and what factors were taken into account, including emmigrants' connections with Singapore and intentions to visit in future. The respondents' material and employment conditions in Singapore are compared with their expectations in these areas in Australia, and their views about the best and worst aspects of living in Singapore and Australia are reported and contrasted. Finally, two popular theories of migration are considered, as are policy options related to the issue of emigration.

Author : Vandana Aggarwal,Prakash K. Hetamsaria
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish Editions
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9814974617

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Stories of Integration by Vandana Aggarwal,Prakash K. Hetamsaria Pdf

The history of Singapore has been closely intertwined with immigration. Most Singaporean's forefathers were immigrants. Till today, they continue to come, enticed by the strong governance, transparent work culture, equal job opportunities, safe environment and cohesive social structure that Singapore is known for. Singaporeans both, 'old' and 'new' have worked hand in hand to make the Little Red Dot an economic power to reckon with in the world. Singapore's ability to attract the best talent and use it to its competitive advantage has been the hallmark of this nimble nation which is quick to adapt to changing situations. This book endeavours to showcase the journey of 30 naturalized Singaporeans, who come endowed with skills and talents that have benefitted the country. They have adapted to the social and religious fabric of Singapore, nurtured respect for its culture and traditions and honoured its history while forging connections within the community. They have thus made their journey to becoming Singaporean a meaningful one.

Author : Ah Eng Lai,Francis Leo Collins,Brenda S. A. Yeoh
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789814380478

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Migration and Diversity in Asian Contexts by Ah Eng Lai,Francis Leo Collins,Brenda S. A. Yeoh Pdf

This volume makes an important and unique contribution to scholarly understandings of migration and diversity through its focus on Asian contexts. Current scholarship and literature on processes of migration and the consequences of diversity is heavily concentrated on Western contexts and their concerns with "multiculturalism," "integration," "rights and responsibilities," "social cohesion," "social inclusion," and "cosmopolitanism." In contrast, there has been relatively little attention given to migration and growing diversity in Asian contexts which are constituted by highly distinct and varied histories, cultures, geographies, and political economies. This book fills this significant gap in the literature on migration studies with a concentrated focus on communities, cities and countries in the Asian region that are experiencing increased levels of population mobility and subsequent diversity. Not only does it offer analyses of the policies and processes of migration, it also addresses the outcomes and implications of migration and diversity - these include a focus on multiculturalism and citizenship in the Asian region, the emerging complex forms of governance in response to increased diversity, discussions of different settlement experiences, and the practices of everyday life and encounters in increasingly diverse locales.

Author : Vandana Aggarwal,Concept by Prakash K Hetamsaria
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789815009583

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Stories of Integration:30 Singaporeans who made an impact by Vandana Aggarwal,Concept by Prakash K Hetamsaria Pdf

The history of Singapore has been closely intertwined with immigration. Most Singaporean’s forefathers were immigrants. Till today, they continue to come, enticed by the strong governance, transparent work culture, equal job opportunities, safe environment and cohesive social structure that Singapore is known for. Singaporeans both, ‘old’ and ‘new’ have worked hand in hand to make the Little Red Dot an economic power to reckon with in the world. Singapore’s ability to attract the best talent and use it to its competitive advantage has been the hallmark of this nimble nation which is quick to adapt to changing situations. This book endeavours to showcase the journey of 30 naturalized Singaporeans, who come endowed with skills and talents that have benefitted the country. They have adapted to the social and religious fabric of Singapore, nurtured respect for its culture and traditions and honoured its history while forging connections within the community. They have thus made their journey to becoming Singaporean a meaningful one.

Author : Mely Caballero-Anthony,Toshihiro Menju
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9784889071450

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Asia on the Move by Mely Caballero-Anthony,Toshihiro Menju Pdf

Globalization has led to a surge in crossborder migration, and the population of international migrants in East Asia has more than doubled over the past two decades. Today, governments in the region are grappling with these expanding and increasingly complex flows of people as well as the human security challenges that they bring, but as a result, they too often overlook the potential opportunities that accompany skillfully managed migration. In this volume, experts from "sending" and "receiving" countries in Asia outline current trends in China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia; analyze existing government efforts to manage migration; and explore the unique role that nongovernmental organizations can play in helping to protect migrants and to harness migration to the benefit of the region.

Author : Terence Chong
Publisher : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Page : 3 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789814881616

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Navigating Differences by Terence Chong Pdf

Ethnic and religious differences, a widening socio-economic divide, tension between foreigners and locals. These are some of the contemporary challenges to integration in Singapore. How we navigate them will determine the type of society we become. This book gathers the best social scientists in Singapore to examine issues of ethnicity, religion, class, and culture in order to understand the many different fault lines that run across the multicultural city-state. These essays are written in an engaging manner and are designed to present the authors’ expertise to a wider audience.