R Gowricharn
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 35399 |
|---|---|
| NOME | R Gowricharn |
| PRENOMES | R |
| SOBRENOME | Gowricharn |
| ASSINATURA | GOWRICHARN R |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Tilburg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5565-9134 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 21 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 94 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1996 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Agrarian transition in small open societies. The case of Caribbean economies
This paper explores how the openness and smallness of societies affect agrarian transition and industrialisation. Covering the period 1900–1980, the paper discusses a case of British Indian rice peasantry that was not subjected to a ruling agrarian class, where the Dutch state modernised the rice sector, the transfer of resources to the urban sector was limited, and industrialisation failed miserably. The paper argues that the inputs for industri…
Girmitiya nationalism
Nationalism studies tend to focus on a relatively closed and abstract nation. This paper addresses these features by analysing the case of Girmitiya nationalism, a nationalism in the Indian diaspora that broadens the exclusive focus on the nation. It introduces the concept of lived culture that makes the nationalism of an ethnic diaspora community concrete and specifies the interaction between global forces and local life. Using data obtained as …
Ethnobotany and animals in Girmitiya diaspora
Diasporas presuppose that emigrants establish an ethnic group in their newly adopted homelands while realigning with their motherland. The glue of this bonding is presumed to be language, religion, nationalism, and lived culture. However, this paper argues that ethnic communities are enabled by Indian ethnobotany and animals (IEA). The paper argues, first, that IEA served as a resource to preserve ethnic foods, rituals, and identities; second, th…
Geographies of ethnogenesis and diasporas
Ethnogenesis, the emergence of an ethnic group, is pivotal to understand ethnic communities and diasporas, specifically the variety of place attachments, new forms of home and place-making and the emergence of new hybridities and identities. Despite its obvious relevance, geographers have devoted much less attention to ethnogenesis. Moreover, in all disciplines, the concept of ethnogenesis is used in different ways, while the relationship between…
Suriname’s Constitutional Limits
This chapter outlines the major forces that have shaped the constitutional development of the Republic of Suriname. These forces include the transplant of population and legal institutions during the colonial era; the post-World War II shift of the international power balance in favour of decolonizing colonies as manifested in the right to self-determination; and domestic forces, including trade unions and media, that protected the constitution f…
Digital institutions
This paper argues that ethnic websites function as digital institutions in their community and foster group identity. In doing so, we add to the literature on institutions in two ways: first, we contribute to the concept of institutions by adding the concept of scripts that captures specific recurrent activities and patterns of interaction. The addition of scripts as a requirement of institutions solves the fuzziness problem since they compel us …
Practices in taste maintenance. The case of Indian diaspora markets
This article centres on taste as a crucial driver of consumer behaviour and addresses the issue of how ethnic tastes in hybridized diaspora communities are maintained. The most common answer to this question refers to glocalization, which is briefly described as the adoption (modification) of global elements in the local culture. The article argues that the glocalization of taste occurs through consumer practices, but the concept of practices has…
Shopping in Mumbai
In this article, I present the concept of sociability as a preferable alternative to current network theories. I apply Simmel's concept of sociability to the bonding that occurs among ethnic networks at both the community and global levels. I argue for the need to separate the sociability elements of enjoyment and pleasure in time and place. I focus on the diaspora tourism of Dutch Hindustanis to show that joy and pleasure occur both when shoppin…
Policing the Nation
Assimilation of migrants is assumed to happen through acculturation, which is depicted as neutral, unintended and invisible. In most accounts the role of social actors is pushed into the background, and the conditions that shape and determine the direction of the acculturation are ignored. A further critique of the acculturation concept is that the content of the conveyed culture is not disclosed nor are the outcomes hinted at. We argue that the …
Sociability networks of migrant youngsters
This article introduces the concept of sociability as an alternative to social capital theories in understanding the expansion of ethnic networks of Dutch Hindustani youngsters. The author argues that the concept of sociability, launched by Simmel and characterized by joy, relief and vivacity, captures these networks better than theories of social capital because they presume rationality and exchange. While sociability appears to be a useful alte…
Migrant mobilization and securitization in the US and Europe
Ethnic minorities always have met with some hostility from the receiving society. Although this hostility was historically uneven across minorities, it is succinctly summarized in W.E.B. du Bois’ q
Creole Hegemony in Caribbean Societies
Evaluating the representation of the East Indian communities in the national political identity of Caribbean countries, and building on the discussion waged in G uyana and especially T rinidad and T obago, this article elaborates on the example of S uriname. It argues that the Surinamese example differs from that of other countries in the region with respect to the ample opportunity the Indo‐Surinamese community had to change their exclusion from…
Transnational migration
Ethnogenesis
As a concept, ethnogenesis presupposes a category of individuals that are not a group becomes a group. Most accounts of ethnogenesis exhibit two features: they confuse ethnogenesis with the resilience of ethnicity, and they describe the 'emergence' of ethnic groups as a response to external circumstances. This paper deviates from these perspectives by adopting a primordial approach, arguing that internal rather than external forces generate group…
Europe's established and emerging immigrant communities
Europe's established and emerging immigrant communities: assimilation, multiculturalism or integration, edited by Carlton Howson and Momodou Sallah, Stoke-on-Trent, Trentham Books, 2009, xii + 168
When ways of life collide
Changing forms of transnationalism
n This paper looks at second-generation immigrants and the effects of inevitable? assimilation on their transnational ties. The dominant concept of transnationalism is strongly influenced by the experience of transmigrants moving back and forth between the sending and receiving countries or by immigrants involved in transnational activities. Research on second-generation Hindustanis in the Netherlands shows that their transnational ties are stron…
Moral capital in Surinamese transnationalism
In many less developed countries economic development is not in conformity with the actual level of consumption. In part this is to be explained by the huge informal sector that is not included in official statistics. However, using Suriname as a case study, it is argued in this article that a significant part of the discrepancies can be explained from private household transfers from The Netherlands. Migration is not a loss in all respects, but …
Integration and social cohesion
The unemployment rate for most ethnic minorities in the Netherlands is higher than that of the host population. It is feared that ethnic minorities' low labour market participation will constrain the overall social cohesion of Dutch society. Increased labour market participation of ethnic minorities is therefore considered as the most effective way to reduce the number of claimants and increase their social integration. The two questions to be ad…
Introduction
Immigration and unemployment
Changing forms of transnationalism
n This paper looks at second-generation immigrants and the effects of inevitable? assimilation on their transnational ties. The dominant concept of transnationalism is strongly influenced by the experience of transmigrants moving back and forth between the sending and receiving countries or by immigrants involved in transnational activities. Research on second-generation Hindustanis in the Netherlands shows that their transnational ties are stron…
Moral capital in Surinamese transnationalism
In many less developed countries economic development is not in conformity with the actual level of consumption. In part this is to be explained by the huge informal sector that is not included in official statistics. However, using Suriname as a case study, it is argued in this article that a significant part of the discrepancies can be explained from private household transfers from The Netherlands. Migration is not a loss in all respects, but …
Ethnogenesis
As a concept, ethnogenesis presupposes a category of individuals that are not a group becomes a group. Most accounts of ethnogenesis exhibit two features: they confuse ethnogenesis with the resilience of ethnicity, and they describe the 'emergence' of ethnic groups as a response to external circumstances. This paper deviates from these perspectives by adopting a primordial approach, arguing that internal rather than external forces generate group…
Integration and social cohesion
The unemployment rate for most ethnic minorities in the Netherlands is higher than that of the host population. It is feared that ethnic minorities' low labour market participation will constrain the overall social cohesion of Dutch society. Increased labour market participation of ethnic minorities is therefore considered as the most effective way to reduce the number of claimants and increase their social integration. The two questions to be ad…
Practices in taste maintenance. The case of Indian diaspora markets
This article centres on taste as a crucial driver of consumer behaviour and addresses the issue of how ethnic tastes in hybridized diaspora communities are maintained. The most common answer to this question refers to glocalization, which is briefly described as the adoption (modification) of global elements in the local culture. The article argues that the glocalization of taste occurs through consumer practices, but the concept of practices has…
Policing the Nation
Assimilation of migrants is assumed to happen through acculturation, which is depicted as neutral, unintended and invisible. In most accounts the role of social actors is pushed into the background, and the conditions that shape and determine the direction of the acculturation are ignored. A further critique of the acculturation concept is that the content of the conveyed culture is not disclosed nor are the outcomes hinted at. We argue that the …
Migrant mobilization and securitization in the US and Europe
Ethnic minorities always have met with some hostility from the receiving society. Although this hostility was historically uneven across minorities, it is succinctly summarized in W.E.B. du Bois’ q
Ethnobotany and animals in Girmitiya diaspora
Diasporas presuppose that emigrants establish an ethnic group in their newly adopted homelands while realigning with their motherland. The glue of this bonding is presumed to be language, religion, nationalism, and lived culture. However, this paper argues that ethnic communities are enabled by Indian ethnobotany and animals (IEA). The paper argues, first, that IEA served as a resource to preserve ethnic foods, rituals, and identities; second, th…
Shopping in Mumbai
In this article, I present the concept of sociability as a preferable alternative to current network theories. I apply Simmel's concept of sociability to the bonding that occurs among ethnic networks at both the community and global levels. I argue for the need to separate the sociability elements of enjoyment and pleasure in time and place. I focus on the diaspora tourism of Dutch Hindustanis to show that joy and pleasure occur both when shoppin…
Creole Hegemony in Caribbean Societies
Evaluating the representation of the East Indian communities in the national political identity of Caribbean countries, and building on the discussion waged in G uyana and especially T rinidad and T obago, this article elaborates on the example of S uriname. It argues that the Surinamese example differs from that of other countries in the region with respect to the ample opportunity the Indo‐Surinamese community had to change their exclusion from…
Transnational migration
Geographies of ethnogenesis and diasporas
Ethnogenesis, the emergence of an ethnic group, is pivotal to understand ethnic communities and diasporas, specifically the variety of place attachments, new forms of home and place-making and the emergence of new hybridities and identities. Despite its obvious relevance, geographers have devoted much less attention to ethnogenesis. Moreover, in all disciplines, the concept of ethnogenesis is used in different ways, while the relationship between…
Immigration and unemployment
Introduction
Integration and social cohesion
The unemployment rate for most ethnic minorities in the Netherlands is higher than that of the host population. It is feared that ethnic minorities' low labour market participation will constrain the overall social cohesion of Dutch society. Increased labour market participation of ethnic minorities is therefore considered as the most effective way to reduce the number of claimants and increase their social integration. The two questions to be ad…
Moral capital in Surinamese transnationalism
In many less developed countries economic development is not in conformity with the actual level of consumption. In part this is to be explained by the huge informal sector that is not included in official statistics. However, using Suriname as a case study, it is argued in this article that a significant part of the discrepancies can be explained from private household transfers from The Netherlands. Migration is not a loss in all respects, but …
When ways of life collide
Changing forms of transnationalism
n This paper looks at second-generation immigrants and the effects of inevitable? assimilation on their transnational ties. The dominant concept of transnationalism is strongly influenced by the experience of transmigrants moving back and forth between the sending and receiving countries or by immigrants involved in transnational activities. Research on second-generation Hindustanis in the Netherlands shows that their transnational ties are stron…
Europe's established and emerging immigrant communities
Europe's established and emerging immigrant communities: assimilation, multiculturalism or integration, edited by Carlton Howson and Momodou Sallah, Stoke-on-Trent, Trentham Books, 2009, xii + 168
Ethnogenesis
As a concept, ethnogenesis presupposes a category of individuals that are not a group becomes a group. Most accounts of ethnogenesis exhibit two features: they confuse ethnogenesis with the resilience of ethnicity, and they describe the 'emergence' of ethnic groups as a response to external circumstances. This paper deviates from these perspectives by adopting a primordial approach, arguing that internal rather than external forces generate group…
Creole Hegemony in Caribbean Societies
Evaluating the representation of the East Indian communities in the national political identity of Caribbean countries, and building on the discussion waged in G uyana and especially T rinidad and T obago, this article elaborates on the example of S uriname. It argues that the Surinamese example differs from that of other countries in the region with respect to the ample opportunity the Indo‐Surinamese community had to change their exclusion from…
Transnational migration
Migrant mobilization and securitization in the US and Europe
Ethnic minorities always have met with some hostility from the receiving society. Although this hostility was historically uneven across minorities, it is succinctly summarized in W.E.B. du Bois’ q
Practices in taste maintenance. The case of Indian diaspora markets
This article centres on taste as a crucial driver of consumer behaviour and addresses the issue of how ethnic tastes in hybridized diaspora communities are maintained. The most common answer to this question refers to glocalization, which is briefly described as the adoption (modification) of global elements in the local culture. The article argues that the glocalization of taste occurs through consumer practices, but the concept of practices has…
Shopping in Mumbai
In this article, I present the concept of sociability as a preferable alternative to current network theories. I apply Simmel's concept of sociability to the bonding that occurs among ethnic networks at both the community and global levels. I argue for the need to separate the sociability elements of enjoyment and pleasure in time and place. I focus on the diaspora tourism of Dutch Hindustanis to show that joy and pleasure occur both when shoppin…
Policing the Nation
Assimilation of migrants is assumed to happen through acculturation, which is depicted as neutral, unintended and invisible. In most accounts the role of social actors is pushed into the background, and the conditions that shape and determine the direction of the acculturation are ignored. A further critique of the acculturation concept is that the content of the conveyed culture is not disclosed nor are the outcomes hinted at. We argue that the …
Sociability networks of migrant youngsters
This article introduces the concept of sociability as an alternative to social capital theories in understanding the expansion of ethnic networks of Dutch Hindustani youngsters. The author argues that the concept of sociability, launched by Simmel and characterized by joy, relief and vivacity, captures these networks better than theories of social capital because they presume rationality and exchange. While sociability appears to be a useful alte…
Suriname’s Constitutional Limits
This chapter outlines the major forces that have shaped the constitutional development of the Republic of Suriname. These forces include the transplant of population and legal institutions during the colonial era; the post-World War II shift of the international power balance in favour of decolonizing colonies as manifested in the right to self-determination; and domestic forces, including trade unions and media, that protected the constitution f…
Digital institutions
This paper argues that ethnic websites function as digital institutions in their community and foster group identity. In doing so, we add to the literature on institutions in two ways: first, we contribute to the concept of institutions by adding the concept of scripts that captures specific recurrent activities and patterns of interaction. The addition of scripts as a requirement of institutions solves the fuzziness problem since they compel us …
Geographies of ethnogenesis and diasporas
Ethnogenesis, the emergence of an ethnic group, is pivotal to understand ethnic communities and diasporas, specifically the variety of place attachments, new forms of home and place-making and the emergence of new hybridities and identities. Despite its obvious relevance, geographers have devoted much less attention to ethnogenesis. Moreover, in all disciplines, the concept of ethnogenesis is used in different ways, while the relationship between…
Ethnobotany and animals in Girmitiya diaspora
Diasporas presuppose that emigrants establish an ethnic group in their newly adopted homelands while realigning with their motherland. The glue of this bonding is presumed to be language, religion, nationalism, and lived culture. However, this paper argues that ethnic communities are enabled by Indian ethnobotany and animals (IEA). The paper argues, first, that IEA served as a resource to preserve ethnic foods, rituals, and identities; second, th…
Agrarian transition in small open societies. The case of Caribbean economies
This paper explores how the openness and smallness of societies affect agrarian transition and industrialisation. Covering the period 1900–1980, the paper discusses a case of British Indian rice peasantry that was not subjected to a ruling agrarian class, where the Dutch state modernised the rice sector, the transfer of resources to the urban sector was limited, and industrialisation failed miserably. The paper argues that the inputs for industri…
Girmitiya nationalism
Nationalism studies tend to focus on a relatively closed and abstract nation. This paper addresses these features by analysing the case of Girmitiya nationalism, a nationalism in the Indian diaspora that broadens the exclusive focus on the nation. It introduces the concept of lived culture that makes the nationalism of an ethnic diaspora community concrete and specifies the interaction between global forces and local life. Using data obtained as …
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