The New Expatriates

This insightful volume explores the migration experiences of Euro-American professionals, addressing themes of race, culture, and postcolonial legacies within the context of The New Expatriates.

While scholarship on migration has flourished for decades, the focus on professionals from Europe and America relocating temporarily to regions outside 'the West' has been notably limited. These migrants often find themselves marginalized and depoliticized within the broader immigration policy discussions. Therefore, there is a pressing need to cultivate a more nuanced understanding of these privileged movements. In many respects, they resemble modern-day colonial settlers and expatriates, yet the continuities in their migration practices have seldom been explored.

The New Expatriates enhances our comprehension of contemporary mobile professionals by integrating postcolonial theories concerning race, culture, and identity. This volume unites contributions from a diverse array of authors and disciplines, aiming to assess how historical contexts shape current expatriate mobilities and to underscore postcolonial continuities in relation to individuals, practices, and imaginations. By acknowledging the connections across various geographical regions in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, the chapters delve into the specifics of postcolonial environments while offering comparative insights.

A significant emphasis on race and culture is frequently overshadowed by prevailing notions of class, occupation, and skill. However, The New Expatriates explicitly investigates how whiteness and imperial legacies continue to influence the migration experiences of Euro-American skilled migrants as they navigate their quest for new places to live and work. This book was initially published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.