Perspectives Asia #3: A continent on the move

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Asia, the world’s most populous continent, has been undergoing a dramatic transformation. Globalization and new technologies are leading millions of people out of poverty. At the same time loss of land as well as violent conflicts are forcing people to migrate within and outside Asia.

This number of Perspectives Asia looks to Thailand, Myanmar, Pakistan, India and others to show the different motives for migration and the difficult life of those being affected. While Europe today mainly discusses about refugees from Africa and the Middle East A Continent on the Move spotlights the global dimension of the phenomenon of migration.

Introduction
Graphics - Remittances in US dollars in 2012
Saleemul Huq und Stephanie Andrei - Existential Uncertainty: In Bangladesh arises a new "culture of mobility"
Caroline Bertram - Interview with Professor Ravinder Kaur about cross-regional marriage migration
Khen Suan Khai - Longing for a Better Life: Chin Migration from Myanmar to Malaysia and India
Supang Chantavanich und Samarn Laodumrongchai - Poorly Paid and Without Rights: Migrant workers in Thailand’s fishing sector
Manfred Hornung - Three Years on the High Seas: The case of Prum Vannak
Interviews - Two Hundred Sixty Million: Migrant workers in China
Imtiaz Gul - Coming Home with another Islam: Returning labor migrants from Gulf countries and their ideological baggage
Susanne Schmeidl - Youth in Transition: Why leaving Afghanistan might be the preferred choice for the young and restless

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