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DR Kristin Surak's Outputs (30)

Japan: Land of the Rising Right (2020)
Book Chapter
Surak, K. (2020). Japan: Land of the Rising Right. In B. Vormann, & M. Weinman (Eds.), The Emergence of Illiberalism: Understanding a Global Phenomenon. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429347368-15

This chapter explores the political developments in Japan under Shinzo Abe and the lessons they may hold for Brexit Britain, as well as renationalization tendencies elsewhere. Abenomics, a combination of monetary easing, fiscal stimulus, and structur... Read More about Japan: Land of the Rising Right.

Millionaire Mobility and the Sale of Citizenship (2020)
Journal Article
Surak, K. (2021). Millionaire Mobility and the Sale of Citizenship. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 47(1), 166-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2020.1758554

Why do wealthy people purchase citizenship in peripheral countries? This article investigates the demand for citizenship by investment programmes, which enable naturalisation based on a donation or financial investment. Extending research on long-dis... Read More about Millionaire Mobility and the Sale of Citizenship.

Shinzo Abe and the rise of Japanese nationalism (2019)
Digital Artefact
Surak, K. (2019). Shinzo Abe and the rise of Japanese nationalism

As a new emperor takes the throne, prime minister Abe is consolidating his ultranationalist “beautiful Japan” project. But can he overcome a falling population and stagnating economy?

Migration Industries and the State: Guestwork Programs in East Asia (2018)
Journal Article
Surak, K. (2018). Migration Industries and the State: Guestwork Programs in East Asia. International Migration Review, 52(2), 487-523. https://doi.org/10.1111/imre.12308

Studies of migration industries have demonstrated the critical role that border-spanning businesses play in international mobility. To date, most research has focused on meso-level entrepreneurial initiatives that operate in a legal gray area under a... Read More about Migration Industries and the State: Guestwork Programs in East Asia.

Rupture and Rhythm: A Phenomenology of National Experiences (2017)
Journal Article
Surak, K. (2017). Rupture and Rhythm: A Phenomenology of National Experiences. Sociological Theory, 35(4), 312-333. https://doi.org/10.1177/0735275117740403

This article investigates how people make sense of ruptures in the flow of everyday life as they enter new experiential domains. Shifts in being-in-time create breaks in the natural attitude that offer the opportunity to register national—or, for exa... Read More about Rupture and Rhythm: A Phenomenology of National Experiences.

At the Margins of Multiculturalism: Assessing Kymlicka’s Liberal Multiculturalism in Japan (2017)
Journal Article
Surak, K. (2017). At the Margins of Multiculturalism: Assessing Kymlicka’s Liberal Multiculturalism in Japan. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 23(2), 227-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537113.2017.1311144

Will Kymlicka's theories of multiculturalism have gained wide interest in the West but only recently have been applied beyond it. This research note assesses whether a Kymlickian approach provides traction for grasping the configuration of nondominan... Read More about At the Margins of Multiculturalism: Assessing Kymlicka’s Liberal Multiculturalism in Japan.

Tea Flows: A Praxeological Perspective on Rituals (2017)
Book Chapter
Surak, K. (2017). Tea Flows: A Praxeological Perspective on Rituals. In M. Gottwald, K. Kirchmann, & H. Paul (Eds.), (Extra-)Ordinary Presence: Social Configurations and Cultural Repertoire (181-194). Transcript Verlag

Re-Selling Japan (2014)
Journal Article
Surak, K. (2014). Re-Selling Japan. New left review, 139-149

Gastarbeiter: Una Taxonomía (2014)
Journal Article
Surak, K. (2014). Gastarbeiter: Una Taxonomía

Spanish translation of "Guestworker Regimes: A Taxonomy"

Guestworkers: A Taxonomy (2013)
Journal Article
Surak, K. (2013). Guestworkers: A Taxonomy. New left review, 84-102

Though a global phenomenon, guest-worker programs have not yet been analyzed in broad regional comparison. Examining the temporary labor migration schemes in the areas where they have taken strongest hold – Southern Africa, North America, Europe, the... Read More about Guestworkers: A Taxonomy.

Making Tea, Making Japan: Cultural Nationalism in Practice (2013)
Book
Surak, K. (2013). Making Tea, Making Japan: Cultural Nationalism in Practice. Stanford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804784795

Few practices are simultaneously as exotic and representative, esoteric and quotidian, instrumental and sensual, political and cultural as the Japanese tea ceremony. Making Tea, Making Japan: Cultural Nationalism in Practice uncovers how the practic... Read More about Making Tea, Making Japan: Cultural Nationalism in Practice.

Die Gastarbeiter (2013)
Journal Article
Surak, K. (2013). Die Gastarbeiter. Merkur, 1024-1035

Migration Industries and Developmental States in East Asia (2012)
Book Chapter
Surak, K. (2012). Migration Industries and Developmental States in East Asia. In T. Gammeltoft-Hansen, & N. Nyberg Sorensen (Eds.), The Migration Industry and the Commercialization of International Migration (89-110). Routledge

The emerging field of migration industry studies has refocused attention on the entrepreneurial infrastructures—labor recruitment, money-lending, transportation, remittance, documentation, and communication services—vital for directing movement betwe... Read More about Migration Industries and Developmental States in East Asia.

Nation-Work: A Praxeology of Making and Maintaining Nations (2012)
Journal Article
Surak, K. (2012). Nation-Work: A Praxeology of Making and Maintaining Nations. European Journal of Sociology, 53(2), 171-204. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003975612000094

This article bridges the literatures on nationalist projects and everyday nationhood by elucidating a repertoire of actions shared by both. Analysis of such “nation-work” contributes to the cognitive turn in ethnicity and nationalism research by show... Read More about Nation-Work: A Praxeology of Making and Maintaining Nations.