Reviews for: MIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, AND DEVELOPMENT
Diasporic Membership Policies and Overseas Indians in the United States
‘Migration, Citizenship, and Development …. has enhanced my understanding of the relationship between India and its diaspora,…. [a] thoroughly researched, cogently argued, and thought-provoking read.’
--Shashi Tharoor
Former Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Human Resource Development, India,
former Under-Secretary-General at the United Nations
‘An original and laudable effort that assesses the effects of India's official membership status towards its diaspora on the country’s development as well as its repercussions for this incorporation in the host state.’
—Devesh Kapur
Director, Center for the Advanced Study of India,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
‘Many states now grant emigrants rights without residence and allow immigrants some form of voice without citizenship. Daniel Naujoks’ book goes far to elucidate these processes and their benefits and costs.’
—Peggy Levitt
Professor of Sociology,
Wellesley College, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
‘Naujoks’ book … ask[s] how special legal statuses granted to diasporas by their countries of origin impact migrants’ contributions to development. An original and important study!’
—Rainer Bauböck
Professor of Social and Political Theory,
European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Other reviews:
'The definitive take on India's policies toward the diaspora. Recommended for anyone interested in international migration, contemporary India, and citizenship.'
David FitzGerald, Associate Professor, Gildred Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations and Co-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego (Amazon, August 22, 2014).
'The author has attempted to go beyond generalized assumptions and shed light on several mechanisms by which overseas citizenship may affect several individual-level elements associated with concepts of identification, commitment. This book illustrates why research on migration and development has to continue on the way toward a higher level of interdisciplinary studies.'
KK Mishra, Professor in Political Science, Banaras Hindu University, in: Indian Journal of Political Science, 2013, pp. 381-3.
'What implications do “membership policies” and forms of dual citizenship really have? This is the question Daniel Naujoks seeks to answer in his formidable book…. A remarkable strength of the book is the elaborated theoretical framework at each step of its analysis. The connection between diaspora engagement and developmental effects, for instance, is not merely presented as a given precondition, but skilfully worked out in a thought-provoking interplay of theoretical considerations and practical applications. Here, the author offers the reader additional value that goes well beyond the immediate case study. Probably the best example of such additional benefit can be found in the chapter on the “Conceptual Framework of Migration and Development”…
In sum, Daniel Naujoks’ book provides an ingenious and valuable insight into a complex field at the confluence of migration and development research.'
Pierre Gottschlich, Assistant Professor for Political Science, University of Rostock, International Quarterly for Asian Studies 45 (3/4): 427-30 (2014)
'The book Migration, Citizenship, and Development ... provides a detailed account of the policies initiated by the Indian government focused on building important linkages with the Indian Diaspora ... Daniel Naujoks’ book is a welcome value addition to the emerging works on diasporic literature and discourses on Diaspora studies. The book will be of abiding interest to historians, sociologists, and political scientists as well as social scientists in general and South Asia area studies scholars and experts on migration studies in particular.'
Mohammed Badrul Alam, Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia University, in: Diaspora Studies 7 (1), pp. 70-2 (2014)
'[The] book deals in great detail [with] the Indian policies of ‘OCI’ and ‘People of Indian Origin’ (PIO), studying its role in engaging with diaspora population and the effects of such policies on socio-economic development… a very impressive work with quality analysis; it opens new paths for research on this important interdisciplinary subject. It is one book that policy-makers must own.'
Sridhar Bhagavatulaa, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Journal of Intercultural Studies 36 (2): 245-47 (2015)
'...these multidisciplinary approaches imply a tremendous amount of mastery of various disciplines… The notion of economic structures and identity formation perhaps would be of interest even to students of literature and cultural studies, while it might be educative for those who are interested in international business in a post-globalised world... In many ways the book takes up insights of how the socio-political is altered by the economic, global policies, legislature of rights and senses of belonging.'
Rajan Joseph Barretta, 2015. South Asian Diaspora 7 (1), pp. 70-71.
Diasporic Membership Policies and Overseas Indians in the United States
‘Migration, Citizenship, and Development …. has enhanced my understanding of the relationship between India and its diaspora,…. [a] thoroughly researched, cogently argued, and thought-provoking read.’
--Shashi Tharoor
Former Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Human Resource Development, India,
former Under-Secretary-General at the United Nations
‘An original and laudable effort that assesses the effects of India's official membership status towards its diaspora on the country’s development as well as its repercussions for this incorporation in the host state.’
—Devesh Kapur
Director, Center for the Advanced Study of India,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
‘Many states now grant emigrants rights without residence and allow immigrants some form of voice without citizenship. Daniel Naujoks’ book goes far to elucidate these processes and their benefits and costs.’
—Peggy Levitt
Professor of Sociology,
Wellesley College, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
‘Naujoks’ book … ask[s] how special legal statuses granted to diasporas by their countries of origin impact migrants’ contributions to development. An original and important study!’
—Rainer Bauböck
Professor of Social and Political Theory,
European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Other reviews:
'The definitive take on India's policies toward the diaspora. Recommended for anyone interested in international migration, contemporary India, and citizenship.'
David FitzGerald, Associate Professor, Gildred Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations and Co-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego (Amazon, August 22, 2014).
'The author has attempted to go beyond generalized assumptions and shed light on several mechanisms by which overseas citizenship may affect several individual-level elements associated with concepts of identification, commitment. This book illustrates why research on migration and development has to continue on the way toward a higher level of interdisciplinary studies.'
KK Mishra, Professor in Political Science, Banaras Hindu University, in: Indian Journal of Political Science, 2013, pp. 381-3.
'What implications do “membership policies” and forms of dual citizenship really have? This is the question Daniel Naujoks seeks to answer in his formidable book…. A remarkable strength of the book is the elaborated theoretical framework at each step of its analysis. The connection between diaspora engagement and developmental effects, for instance, is not merely presented as a given precondition, but skilfully worked out in a thought-provoking interplay of theoretical considerations and practical applications. Here, the author offers the reader additional value that goes well beyond the immediate case study. Probably the best example of such additional benefit can be found in the chapter on the “Conceptual Framework of Migration and Development”…
In sum, Daniel Naujoks’ book provides an ingenious and valuable insight into a complex field at the confluence of migration and development research.'
Pierre Gottschlich, Assistant Professor for Political Science, University of Rostock, International Quarterly for Asian Studies 45 (3/4): 427-30 (2014)
'The book Migration, Citizenship, and Development ... provides a detailed account of the policies initiated by the Indian government focused on building important linkages with the Indian Diaspora ... Daniel Naujoks’ book is a welcome value addition to the emerging works on diasporic literature and discourses on Diaspora studies. The book will be of abiding interest to historians, sociologists, and political scientists as well as social scientists in general and South Asia area studies scholars and experts on migration studies in particular.'
Mohammed Badrul Alam, Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia University, in: Diaspora Studies 7 (1), pp. 70-2 (2014)
'[The] book deals in great detail [with] the Indian policies of ‘OCI’ and ‘People of Indian Origin’ (PIO), studying its role in engaging with diaspora population and the effects of such policies on socio-economic development… a very impressive work with quality analysis; it opens new paths for research on this important interdisciplinary subject. It is one book that policy-makers must own.'
Sridhar Bhagavatulaa, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Journal of Intercultural Studies 36 (2): 245-47 (2015)
'...these multidisciplinary approaches imply a tremendous amount of mastery of various disciplines… The notion of economic structures and identity formation perhaps would be of interest even to students of literature and cultural studies, while it might be educative for those who are interested in international business in a post-globalised world... In many ways the book takes up insights of how the socio-political is altered by the economic, global policies, legislature of rights and senses of belonging.'
Rajan Joseph Barretta, 2015. South Asian Diaspora 7 (1), pp. 70-71.