Mobilization and disengagement: Chinese migrant entrepreneurs in urban France

Lem, Winnie

doi:10.1080/01419870903023678

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“…We also conducted research to understand the lack of citizenship bonds within our samples. Evidence does not support the conventional wisdom that the Chinese are politically indifferent because their culture encourages political submission and upward social mobility within the existing structure (Raulin 1988;Costa-Lascroux and Live 1995;Lem 2010). Our research shows that local socio-political context matters.…”

Section: Beyond Ethnic Enclave: Social Integration Of Chinese Immigracontrasting

confidence: 76%

“…Existing sociological literature that studies Chinese immigrants usually use Chinatowns as their access point to the field. However, rather than simply focusing on the ethnic community itself, scholars also need to situate their observations in the socio-economic and political context of the host country (Horton 1995;Fong 1994), and sometimes even the global political economy (Kwong 1979;Lem 2010). For example, Portes and Rumbaut's (2014) research on American migration history argues that the rise of Chinatowns is closely connected with racism in mainstream societies.…”

Section: Literature Review: Social Integration Of Chinatowns Around Tmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Beyond Ethnic Enclave: Social Integration of Chinese Immigrants in Paris’s “Little Asia”

Chen

2020

JUE

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This paper studies the integration of Chinese immigrants in the Triangle de Choisy neighborhood in Paris, which is known for being an exotic hub of Chinese commercial and cultural activities. Based on Serge Paugam’s model, we investigated the social integration of Chinese residents in the neighborhood. Our ndings show that while dense social bonds allowed for better connection, our respondents are generally reluctant to address political engagement, which Paugam (2017) considers as one of the four key aspects of social integration. The apparent result seems to con rm the so-called Chinese ethics of diligent work and political indi erence. However, after closer examination, we found diverse forms of participation that have not been captured by the conventional ethnic- centric understanding of political engagement. First, universalistic welfare policies reduced incentives for community-based mobilization. Second, a high level of internal heterogeneity within the community and exclusion of ethnic-particularistic experience in mainstream politics both led to individualized, subtle forms of participation. By situating individual political choice within their particular memories and life histories and reconceptualizing minorities’ political engagement beyond ethnicity, more forms of political engagement can be understood and appreciated. Finally, we argue that the conventional ethnic-centred understanding of minority political participation needs to be challenged.

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Section: Beyond Ethnic Enclave: Social Integration Of Chinese Immigracontrasting

confidence: 76%

Section: Literature Review: Social Integration Of Chinatowns Around Tmentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond Ethnic Enclave: Social Integration of Chinese Immigrants in Paris’s “Little Asia”

Chen

2020

JUE

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“…Previous research on the different social spaces, or fields, occupied by migrants has focused on migration for economic reasons (Vertovec, 2006;Kelly and Lusis, 2006;Marshall and Foster, 2002;Lem, 2010). Much less is known about the experiences of migrants who are already affluent who move as a lifestyle choice.…”

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Health and social fields in the context of lifestyle migration

Legido‐Quigley

McKee

2012

Health & Place

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“…The isolation in the Chinese catering industry shaped external perceptions of Chinese migrants as self‐reliant, invisible and successful and led to Chinese migrants being hailed as a “model minority”. As clearly demonstrated in the USA, rendering Chinese migrants as a “model” for other ethnic minorities has not only essentialized them and pitted them against other ethnic minorities (Okihiro, 1994); in Europe, it has also given rise to a self‐fulfilling prophecy in which Chinese migrants have adopted a strategy of non‐visibility, non‐interference and non‐solidarity (Parker, 2000; Benton and Gomez, 2008; Lem, 2010; Yeh, 2014).…”

Section: New Chinese Migration Practices: Collective Action and Politmentioning

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Introduction: New Dynamics of Chinese Migration to Europe

Thunø

2020

International Migration

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This introduction provides a presentation of the articles in this special issue by framing the contributions in the context of new dynamics related to Chinese migration studies and the ongoing discussions of the impact of China’s powerful economic position. The articles offer new empirical insights to develop new understandings of recent migration and mobilities between China and Europe. By focusing on the changing socio‐economic composition of Chinese migrants in Europe towards highly skilled professionals and investors, changes in Chinese entrepreneurship, increasing Chinese political engagement and activism, and new migration from Europe to China by Chinese descendants, these contributions reflect the importance of developing new theories to better grasp the causes and effects of China’s new global economic and political position for Chinese migration. The selected articles identify promising directions for future work on the global discussions of the impact of China as a diaspora state and ensuing policy implications.

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Mobilization and disengagement: Chinese migrant entrepreneurs in urban France

Cited by 15 publications

References 18 publications

Beyond Ethnic Enclave: Social Integration of Chinese Immigrants in Paris’s “Little Asia”

Beyond Ethnic Enclave: Social Integration of Chinese Immigrants in Paris’s “Little Asia”

Health and social fields in the context of lifestyle migration

Introduction: New Dynamics of Chinese Migration to Europe

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