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Migration, Whiteness, and Cosmopolitanism

Europeans in Japan

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Authors:
  1. Miloš Debnár

    1. Department of Sociology, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

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  • Examines contemporary European migration to non Western countries such as Japan.

  • Debates the notions of high-skilled migration, white privilege and cosmopolitanism.

  • Address the issue of European migration to Japan against a backdrop of social interaction, cultural practices and integration.

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Miloš Debnár
    Pages 1-26

  4. Integration and Privilege

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Race and Privilege in Integration: Occupations, White Privilege, and Gender

      • Miloš Debnár
      Pages 111-141

    3. White Privilege Revised: White Man’s ‘Burden’ in Japan

      • Miloš Debnár
      Pages 143-176

  5. Cosmopolitanism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
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    2. Integration and Social Relations: Between Ethnicity and Cosmopolitanism

      • Miloš Debnár
      Pages 179-207

    3. Conclusions

      • Miloš Debnár
      Pages 209-227

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 229-235
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About this book

This book analyzes the increase in contemporary European migration to Japan, its causes and the lives of Europeans in Japan. Desconstructing the picture of highly skilled, privileged, cosmopolitan elites that has been frequently associated with white or Western migrants, it focuses on the case of Europeans rather than Westerners migrating to a highly developed, non-Western country as Japan, this book offers new insights on increasing diversity in migration and its outcomes for integration of migrants. The book is based on interviews with 57 subjects from various parts of Europe occupying various positions within Japanese society. What are the motivations for choosing Japan, how do white migrants enjoy the ‘privilege’ based on their race, what are its limits, and to what extent are the social worlds of such migrants characterized by cosmopolitanism rather than ethnicity? These are the main questions this book attempts to answer.

Reviews

“Debnár presents to us a fine and well-thought-out qualitative study on European immigrants in contemporary Japan, and successfully questions many superfluous images of white migration to Japan and other countries outside the West. … Debnár’s book is surely the best-available study on current Western migration to Japan. It raises many important issues in migration research about Japan and beyond.” (David Chiavacci, Asian Studies Review, Vol. 15 (1), 2018)


“Migration, Whiteness, and Cosmopolitanism: Europeans in Japan offers a fascinating insight into the migration experiences of a heterogenous group of Europeans in contemporary Japan. … Migration, Whiteness, and Cosmopolitanism: Europeans in Japan is an outstanding contribution to the diversifying picture of migration in Japan and the dynamics and possibilities of white migration in general.” (Helena Hof, Social Science Japan Journal, Vol. 20 (2), August, 2017)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Sociology, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

    Miloš Debnár

About the author

Miloš Debnár is Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, Doshisha University, in Kyoto, Japan. He lectures on sociology and migration-related issues. Besides his interest in migration and whiteness, he has also published articles on global cities and on the contemporary family. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Migration, Whiteness, and Cosmopolitanism

  • Book Subtitle: Europeans in Japan

  • Authors: Miloš Debnár

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56149-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-56526-6Published: 17 October 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-72004-0Published: 27 March 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-56149-7Published: 23 September 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 235

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Migration, Asian Culture, Human Geography

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