Receptivity to Different Types of Migrants in Taiwan: Civic Behavior and Support for Same-sex Marriage as Novel Correlates
In an era of rising global intra-regional migration, in-depth explorations of attitudes toward immigrants and immigration (ATII) in emerging migrant-hosting societies in Asia are scarce. Using Taiwan as a case of an emerging non-Western, democratic migrant-hosting context with a racially homogeneous population, aging social structure, and vibrant civic culture, this study examines the receptivity to three major migrant types: foreign professionals, marriage immigrants, and migrant workers. In this talk, I show how this study moves beyond traditional ATII research and argue that receptivity serves as a more accurate conceptual tool to address the general public’s perceptions toward immigrants of different categories or groups. It tells a contextualized story of 21st-century Taiwan: how its ethnocentrism is playing out with grassroots civic development and the more liberal end of cultural diversity. The findings on receptivity toward intra-Asia migrants in a 21st-century Asian democracy illuminate possibilities for reinventing theories on the social organization of difference and the socio-cognitive construction of ethnicity, with broader relevance to inter-minority relations among Asians in traditional Western immigrant societies.
Date:
19 February 2024, 17:00
Venue:
Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details:
Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre, Dickson Poon Building, University of Oxford China Centre
Speaker:
Dr Hsin-Chieh Chang (Fudan University)
Organising department:
Oxford School of Global and Area Studies
Organisers:
Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford),
Professor Rachel Murphy (University of Oxford)
Host:
Oxford Taiwan Studies Programme
Part of:
Oxford Taiwan Studies Seminar Series
Booking required?:
Not required
Booking url:
https://www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/event/receptivity-different-types-migrants-taiwan-civic-behavior-and-support-same-sex-marriage-novel
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Bo-Jiun Jing
