Immigrants' citizenship perceptions : Sri Lankans in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand /

"Adopting a transnational lens, Immigrants' Citizenship Perceptions: Sri Lankans in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand investigates Sri Lankan immigrants' complex views towards their home (Sri Lankan) and host (Australian or Aotearoa New Zealand) citizenship and the factors that affec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jayawardena, Pavithra, 1988- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Peter Lang, [2023]
Series:	Studies in transnationalism ; vol. 6.
Subjects:	Sri Lankans > Australia > Attitudes. Sri Lankans > New Zealand > Attitudes. Sri Lankans > Cultural assimilation > Australia. Sri Lankans > Cultural assimilation > New Zealand. Citizenship > Social aspects > Australia. Citizenship > Social aspects > New Zealand. Australia > Emigration and immigration > Public opinion. New Zealand > Emigration and immigration > Public opinion. Citizenship > Social aspects. Emigration and immigration > Public opinion. Australia. New Zealand.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : search for immigrants' citizenship perceptions
Sri Lankan migration : an overview
Citizenship : traditional and transnational perspectives
Conceptual framework : perceiving citizenship as a legal tool or a sense of belonging
Research methods : exploring and analysing the citizenship perceptions
Citizenship for a passport : Sinhalese immigrants' host citizenship views
Citizenship for security : Tamils' host citizenship views
From instrumental satisfaction to patriotic gratitude : Sri Lankan immigrants' thin patriotism towards host citizenship
From thin to thick patriotism : Sri Lankan immigrants' sense of belonging as host citizens
Becoming (or not) a Sri Lankan dual citizen
Conclusion.