Migration, citizenship, and development : diasporic membership policies and overseas Indians in the United States / Daniel Naujoks.

In the post-globalization world, many countries conceive special citizenship policies for emigrants and their descendants, their so-called diaspora. Migration, Citizenship and Development examines the effects of country-of-origin citizenship on the Indian diaspora in the United States and return mig...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Naujoks, Daniel (Author)
Language:English
Published: New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
East Indian diaspora.
East Indians > Political activity > United States.
Citizenship > India.
Inder.
Auswanderer.
Staatsangehörigkeit.
Mehrstaater.
Transnationale Politik.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
USA.
Physical Description:xviii, 451 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: Migration, Citizenship and Development
  • 1. The Indian Diaspora, Diaspora Policies, and Overseas Citizenshp of India
  • 2. The Conceptual Framework of Migration and Development
  • 3. Determinants of Status Passages: Becoming a US Citizen and an Overseas Citizen of India
  • 4. The Rights Effect: Enabling Rights and Expectations
  • 5. The Identity Effect: The Intangible Benefits of OCI
  • 6. The Naturalization Effect of OCI
  • 7. The Good-Will Effect
  • 8. Action Effects of OCI on Migration and Development
  • Conclusion.