Temporary Measures: Migrant Workers and the Developmental State in the Philippines and South Korea

Gatty Lecture Series Join us for a talk by Suzy Lee, Associate Professor of Human Development at Binghamton University. This Gatty Lecture will take place at Sage Hall B05 (114 Feeney Way, Ithaca, NY 14853). For questions, contact [contact removed]. Abstract In many parts of the world, the Philippines is synonymous with labor migration. Whether to Europe, the Middle East, East Asia, North America, Philippine workers have come to dominate the immigration labor force. The narrative that often accompanies this mass migration is one of state failure and underdevelopment, of migration serving as a s