Covid-19 Pandemic And The Migrant Population In Southeast Asia: Vaccine, Diplomacy And Disparity

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted about 1 billion migrants (both international and domestic) in a variety of ways, and this book demonstrates how COVID-19 has widened the gaps between citizens, non-migrant and migrant populations in terms of income, job retention, freedom of movement, vaccine etc.

While there is an emerging literature studying the impacts of COVID-19 on migration, the situation in Southeast Asia has not received much scholarly attention. This book fills the literature gap by studying the experiences of migrants and citizens in Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore and highlighting how the pandemic has exacerbated inequalities between and within the groups. These three countries are studied due to their high reliance of migrants in key economic sectors. Findings in this volume are derived from a qualitative approach, complemented by secondary data sources.

This book is appropriate for undergraduate and postgraduate students of population studies, epidemiology, political science, public policy and administration, international relations, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and migration and refugee studies. Migration and labour scholars benefit from the nuanced comprehension about how a pandemic could cause a schism between migrants and the population at large. Policymakers may consider the proposed recommendations in the book to improve the migration situation.

Product details

• Authors: Akm Ahsan Ullah, Akm Ahsan Ullah & Diotima Chattoraj, Diotima Chattoraj, Diotima Chattoraj, Akm Ahsan Ullah
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2022
• EAN: 9789811253645
• ISBN: 978-981-1253-64-5
• Series: World Scientific Series On International Relations And Comparative Politics In Southeast Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, South East Asia, Migration, immigration & emigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, Social impact of disasters, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made), COVID-19, South-East Asia, Migrants, Vaccine Diplomacy