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Immigrants as ‘New’ Precariats in the Korean Immigration Policy Regime Navigating Identity, Rights, and Governance

By Sook-Yeon Won Copyright 2024
250 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

250 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

250 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Won explores the untold story of immigration in South Korea through a new precariat lens. Unlike traditional narratives, this book sheds light on the complexities of Korea's evolving immigration landscape, offering readers a fresh, multidimensional perspective.    While its primary focus is on Korea, the text covers other countries such as Japan, the United States, Germany, Australia, and... Read more

1. The Precariat Reimagined: A Korean Perspective 

2. Key Issues in Immigration and Immigrants

3. ‘Precariat’ as Identity and Differentiated Rights of Immigrants

4. ‘Precarity’ as Structural Conditions and Its Gendered Dynamics in Immigration

5. Public Preference on Immigration as a ‘Precaritization’ Process

6. Immigration Policy and Governance as a ‘Precaritization’ Process

7. Envisioning the Future: Toward an Inclusive Immigration Regime

Biography

Sook-Yeon Won is a Professor of Public Administration at Ewha Womans University in Korea. Her research interests include inclusive policy for minority and precarious groups and collaborative governance. She served as the President of the Korean Association for Public Administration and was designated as an Outstanding Scholar by the Korean government.