Chinese Diaspora Politics in Australia

Transnational Repression and Social Governance
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-86157-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Routledge Research on the Global Politics of Migration

Integrating theory on diaspora politics and the growing academic area of non-state transnational repression, Young charts the historical and political evolution of the Chinese diaspora and examines Australia’s approach to national security policies.

In recent decades, Chinese migration has increased exponentially in Australia. For a society that has largely accepted racial homogeneity as a precursor to nationhood, contemporary Chinese migrants must find unique transnational spaces where they can belong in the hostland while maintaining important connections to the homeland. Young identifies the emergence of ‘transnational social governance’, a form of control that is perpetrated by the contemporary patriotic Chinese migrant (the xinqiao) against other Chinese migrants in Australia. It is a phenomenon facilitated by a feedback loop of the non-welcoming Australian society and well-established co-ethnic spaces, allowing for xinqiao to dominate Chinese diasporic communities and transfer Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-aligned narratives. Drawing upon statistical data and interview-based case studies, this book provides a comprehensive contextual and epistemological examination of the politics of the Chinese diaspora in Australia.

A valuable resource for scholars, students, researchers, and professionals interested in the academic and popular perspectives of diaspora politics affecting Australia-China relations.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Young, Abigail

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Current Affairs
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Migrations- & Minderheitenpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Chinese Transnationalism in the Xi Era

2. The Homeland: The Chinese Nation-State

3. The Hostland: Australian Nationhood

4. Diaspora: Chinese Migrants in a Transnational Social Field

5. The Politics of Diaspora: Transnational Social Governance and the Participatory Behaviour of Xinqiao

6. Australia’s Reactive Politics

7. Conclusion: Scrutinising Non-State Transnational Repression from China to Australia

Über Autor(innen)

Abigail Young, PhD, is an adjunct research fellow at the University of Western Australia. A scholar of diaspora politics, international migration, and transnational repression, her research interests include national and global security, foreign interference, and responsible internationalisation.