Freedom and constraint in Caribbean migration and diaspora / edited by Elizabeth Thomas-Hope ; [foreword by P.J. Patterson ; contributors, Rose Mary Allen and others].

Selections from a June 2006 conference held at the University of the West Indies, Mona.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: Forced and Free Caribbean Migration: An Understanding of Modern Diasporas / Harry Goulbourne -- Introduction.Cultures of Freedom and Constraint in Caribbean Migration and Diaspora / Elizabeth Thomas-Hope -- Sect. I Social Constructions of Race and Identity in the Experience and Culture of Migration and the Diaspora -- 1. Migranrs versus the Yu di Korsou: Race, Class and Identity in Curacaoan Society / Rose Mary Allen -- 2. Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the French Overseas Departments: The Case of Guadeloupe / Marie-Gabrielle Hadey-Saint-Louis -- 3. Contemporary Venezuelan Student Emigration to Trinidad / Michele N. Reis -- 4. In Pursuit of Citizenship: Immigrants' Relations to Civil Society / Kathleen Valtonen -- 5. Caribbean Immigrants Changing the Political Landscape of New York City / Carol Dean Archer -- 6. Risk and Resilience in the African-Caribbean Communiry in the UK / Hilary Robertson-Hickling / Frederick W. Hickling -- 7. Small Islands and the Space In Berween: Exploring the Liminal World of Andrea Levy / Kim Robinson-Walcott -- 8. Importance of Intent: Understanding the Social Networks of Jamaican Migrants Abroad / Mikail A. Brown -- 9. Collecting the Memories: Migrant Voices in the Barbadian-UK Migration Project / Marcia Burrowes -- 10. Transnational Return Migration to the English-Speaking Caribbean / Frances Henry / Dwaine Plaza -- Sect. II Paradoxes and Possibilities of Transnationalism -- 11. Migration of Parents from the Caribbean: Implications for Counselling Children and Families in the Receiving and Sending Countries / Sharon Williams-Brown / Audrey M. Pottinger / Angela Gordon-Stair -- 12. From Immigration to De-Integration to Re-Integration in the Caribbean: Exploding the Deportee Phenomenon / Clifford E. Griffin -- 13. Involuntary and Coerced Migration: 'Deportees' coming 'Homeward': NGOs as Actors in Reintegration Policy in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic / Suzette Martin-Johnson -- 14. Migration and Remittances: Typologies and Motivations / Mark Figueroa -- 15. Remittance Profile of Jamaican Immigrants / Ransford W. Palmer -- 16. Migration and the Small Farming Experience: The Rio Grande Valley, Jamaica / Amani Ishemo -- 17. Assessment of the Emigration of Highly Skilled Workers from Jamaica / Pauline Knight / Easton Williams / Steven Kerr -- 18. Nurse Migrarion and the Impact on Health Systems in the Caribbean: The Case of St. Lucia and Jamaica / Natasha Kay Mortley -- 19. In Search of the Diaspora Effect: Lessons from the Asian 'Brain Gain' for the Caribbean 'Brain Drain' / Jason Jackson -- 20. Free Movement of Persons in the CARICOM Single Marker and Economy: Issues of National and Regional Security Policy / Sophia Whyte-Givans -- 21. Caribbean Migration in the Neoliberal Era: Critical Policy Considerations / Peter Jordens.

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