IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/spo/wpmain/infohdl2441-7i7knjo7kv89n9d542jjp3tg0g.html
   My bibliography  Save this paper

Nationalizing Transnationalism? The Philippine State and the Filipino Diaspora

Author

Listed:
  • David, Frederic Camroux

    (Centre de recherches internationales)

Abstract

Avec plus de 8 millions d’expatriés, la population représente la principale exportation nationale des Philippines. Les transferts de fonds constituent 13 % du PIB et font des expatriés des acteurs économiques centraux. L’Etat philippin a-t-il instrumentalisé cet exode afin d’en récolter les fruits ? Répondre à cette question nécessite de distinguer trois concepts fondamentaux : l’Etat, la diaspora et le transnationalisme. Le texte suggère que l’utilisation de la dichotomie de la force et de la faiblesse d’un Etat doit se fonder sur une analyse du rôle de ce dernier dans l’émigration. Les typologies de Robin Cohen servent par ailleurs à démontrer que les communautés philippines d’outre-mer répondent à des caractéristiques propres à des communautés diasporiques plus généralement reconnues. Reste qu’il faut s’interroger sur les expériences de cette diaspora hétérogène pour mettre en avant la distinction entre émigrés permanents, saisonniers, travailleurs en mer et personnes en situation irrégulière. La vie de ces groupes et leurs relations avec leur « mère patrie » remet en question la prédominance de la notion de « transnationalisme ». Cette analyse critique est renforcée par l’examen du rôle de l’Etat dans la création d’une diaspora instrumentalisée au cours de trois périodes de politiques d’immigration depuis 1974. Les caractéristiques qui ressortent de cette analyse sont des formes de « nationalisme longue distance » (Anderson, Schiller) et de « cosmopolitanisme enraciné » (Appiah). D’autres pistes de recherche plus fructueuses peuvent naître de l’exploration des multiples identités, des loyautés et dans le cas philippin des « nationalismes binaires ».

Suggested Citation

  • David, Frederic Camroux, 2008. "Nationalizing Transnationalism? The Philippine State and the Filipino Diaspora," Sciences Po publications info:hdl:2441/7i7knjo7kv8, Sciences Po.
  • Handle: RePEc:spo:wpmain:info:hdl:2441/7i7knjo7kv89n9d542jjp3tg0g
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://spire.sciencespo.fr/hdl:/2441/7i7knjo7kv89n9d542jjp3tg0g/resources/etude152-1.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. World Bank, 2008. "The Migration and Remittances Factbook 2008," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 6383, December.
    2. Yevgeny Kuznetsov, 2006. "Diaspora Networks and the International Migration of Skills : How Countries Can Draw on their Talent Abroad," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 7008, December.
    3. Dean Yang, 2008. "International Migration, Remittances and Household Investment: Evidence from Philippine Migrants’ Exchange Rate Shocks," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 118(528), pages 591-630, April.
    4. Samuel Munzele Maimbo & Dilip Ratha, 2005. "Remittances: Development Impact and Future Prospects," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 7339, December.
    5. World Bank, 2005. "Global Economic Prospects 2006 : Economic Implications of Remittances and Migration," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 7306, December.
    6. R Ball, 1997. "The Role of the State in the Globalisation of Labour Markets: The Case of the Philippines," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 29(9), pages 1603-1628, September.
    7. Armstrong, John A., 1976. "Mobilized and Proletarian Diasporas," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 70(2), pages 393-408, June.
    8. Ernesto M. Pernia, 2006. "Diaspora, Remittances, and Poverty in RP’s Regions," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 200602, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
    9. Lianos, Theodore P. & Bump, Micah N. & Iglesias, Enrique V. & Kirton, Claremont D. & Solimano, Andrés & Glytsos, Nicholas P. & Hugo, Graeme & Pozo, Susan & Weiss Fagen, Patricia & Jaramillo, María & W, 2005. "Beyond Small Change: Making Migrant Remittances Count," IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank, number 440.
    10. Loradel O. Capistrano & Maria Lourdes C. Sta. Maria, 2007. "The Impact of International Labor Migration and OFW Remittances on Poverty in the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 200706, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
    11. Massey, Douglas S. & Taylor, J. Edward (ed.), 2004. "International Migration: Prospects and Policies in a Global Market," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199269006.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. repec:hal:spmain:info:hdl:2441/7i7knjo7kv89n9d542jjp3tg0g is not listed on IDEAS
    2. David, Frederic Camroux, 2008. "Nationalizing Transnationalism? The Philippine State and the Filipino Diaspora [Nationalisation du transnationalisme ? L’Etat philippin et sa diaspora]," Post-Print hal-03461826, HAL.
    3. David, Frederic Camroux, 2008. "Nationalizing Transnationalism? The Philippine State and the Filipino Diaspora [Nationalisation du transnationalisme ? L’Etat philippin et sa diaspora]," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-03461826, HAL.
    4. Laetitia Duval & Francois-Charles Wolff, 2010. "Remittances matter: longitudinal evidence from Albania," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(1), pages 73-97.
    5. Adela Shera & Ardita Shehaj, 2014. "Economic crisis impact on Remittances and Migration level in Albania," Academicus International Scientific Journal, Entrepreneurship Training Center Albania, issue 10, pages 39-54, July.
    6. Ibrahim Sirkeci & Jeffrey H. Cohen & Dilip Ratha, 2012. "Migration and Remittances during the Global Financial Crisis and Beyond," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 13092, December.
    7. Aggarwal, Reena & Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli & Pería, Maria Soledad Martínez, 2011. "Do remittances promote financial development?," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 96(2), pages 255-264, November.
    8. Karam Fida, 2010. "When Migrant Remittances Are Not Everlasting: How Can Morocco Make Up?," Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, De Gruyter, vol. 6(1), pages 1-38, July.
    9. Beine, Michel & Lodigiani, Elisabetta & Vermeulen, Robert, 2012. "Remittances and financial openness," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 42(5), pages 844-857.
    10. Afi Etonam Adetou & Komlan Fiodendji, 2019. "Finance, Institutions, Remittances and Economic growth: New Evidence from a Dynamic Panel Threshold Analysis," Journal of Applied Finance & Banking, SCIENPRESS Ltd, vol. 9(2), pages 1-4.
    11. Gamel Abdul-Nasser Salifu, 2021. "Picking the Right Arrow for the Target: Modelling the Economic Impact of Remittance on Agribusinesss Entreprenuership and Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa," Business and Management Research, Business and Management Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 10(1), pages 1-18, March.
    12. Nianyong Wang & Muhammad Haroon Shah & Kishwar Ali & Shah Abbas & Sami Ullah, 2019. "Financial Structure, Misery Index, and Economic Growth: Time Series Empirics from Pakistan," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-15, June.
    13. Ronald Skeldon, 2008. "International Migration as a Tool in Development Policy: A Passing Phase?," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 34(1), pages 1-18, March.
    14. David McKenzie & Hillel Rapoport, 2011. "Can migration reduce educational attainment? Evidence from Mexico," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 24(4), pages 1331-1358, October.
    15. Acosta, Pablo A. & Lartey, Emmanuel K.K. & Mandelman, Federico S., 2009. "Remittances and the Dutch disease," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 79(1), pages 102-116, September.
    16. Henri Njangang & Edmond Noubissi & Hilaire Nkengfack, 2018. "Do remittances increase the size of the informal economy in Sub-saharan African countries?," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 38(4), pages 1997-2007.
    17. Simeon Maxime Bikoue, 2020. "African Migrants and Remittances: Impact on Growth and Development of their Home Countries," Business and Economic Research, Macrothink Institute, vol. 10(3), pages 292-310, September.
    18. Mónika López-Anuarbe & Maria Amparo Cruz-Saco & Yongjin Park, 2016. "More than Altruism: Cultural Norms and Remittances Among Hispanics in the USA," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 17(2), pages 539-567, May.
    19. Tigran A. Melkonyan & Mr. David A. Grigorian, 2008. "Microeconomic Implications of Remittances in an Overlapping Generations Model with Altruism and Self-Interest," IMF Working Papers 2008/019, International Monetary Fund.
    20. Mao-Mei Liu & Mathew J. Creighton & Fernando Riosmena & Pau Baizan, 2016. "Prospects for the comparative study of international migration using quasi-longitudinal micro-data," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 35(26), pages 745-782.
    21. Pau Baizan & Amparo González-Ferrer, 2016. "What drives Senegalese migration to Europe? The role of economic restructuring, labor demand, and the multiplier effect of networks," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 35(13), pages 339-380.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Philippine; diaspora;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:spo:wpmain:info:hdl:2441/7i7knjo7kv89n9d542jjp3tg0g. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Spire @ Sciences Po Library (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/ecspofr.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.