"Entre tourisme et migration", Dehoorne et Tremblay (eds), 2018
Article en français sur les trajectoires et stratégies professionnelles de migrants anglophones a... more Article en français sur les trajectoires et stratégies professionnelles de migrants anglophones ayant ouvert de petites entreprises touristiques à Paris.
Les migrations des nords vers les suds, Karthala, 2018
This article in French considers issues of citizenship and sovereignty related to North-South mig... more This article in French considers issues of citizenship and sovereignty related to North-South migration.
Digital Labour and Prosumer Capitalism des. Frayssé & O'Neil , 2015
The article describes the emergence of a migration-related business created by brokers connecting... more The article describes the emergence of a migration-related business created by brokers connecting US migrant prospects to providers of goods and services. Empirical data documents the emergence of a Migration Machine: a commercial narrative, network, and strategy for marketing lifestyle migration to an ever-increasing number of foreigners. The emergence of this business is traced back to the development of ICTs, a structural factor driving the growth of North-South migration. Detailed analysis of the business practices of individual brokers provides insight into the subtle workings of a coopetitive form of trade involving prosumers.
Les sociétés entrepreneuriales et le monde anglophone, JH Poste (ed), 2013
The final version of this article in French was later published in Jacques-Henri Coste (ed) Les s... more The final version of this article in French was later published in Jacques-Henri Coste (ed) Les sociétés entrepreneuriales et les mondes anglophones. Paris: Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2013. The article explores the role of archeologists and anthropologists in Mexico's tourism development, and the parallel history of early research and entrepreneurial innovation at Chichen Itza (Yucatan) and San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas). It traces the the origins of today's mass tourism back to the work of scientific pioneers who identified sites of interest and promoted them, sparking worldwide curiosity for Mayan heritage and culture.
"For the World's Benefit": Transnational perspectives on the first century of the Panama canal, S... more "For the World's Benefit": Transnational perspectives on the first century of the Panama canal, Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III, November 28, 2014
Colloque International "Des nord(s) vers les sud(s) : état de la recherche sur les mobilités", Pa... more Colloque International "Des nord(s) vers les sud(s) : état de la recherche sur les mobilités", Paris, 20-21 mai 2015 Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
My latest article, comparing and contrasting two takes on diaspora engagement and recruitment.
À ... more My latest article, comparing and contrasting two takes on diaspora engagement and recruitment. À concise analysis of French VS Canadian strategy for steering the global French.
Jokes on the United States and Americans are very popular in Mexico. Based on stereotypical repre... more Jokes on the United States and Americans are very popular in Mexico. Based on stereotypical representations of the Other, this brand of humor now supports a radical critique of North American relations. Beyond politics, laughing at the United States also serves a social purpose, that of strengthening ties among Mexicans for whom resisting the United States is synonymous with gaining the right to exist independently.
This article explores discourses of expatriation in Merida (Mexico) developed in autobiographies,... more This article explores discourses of expatriation in Merida (Mexico) developed in autobiographies, handbooks for expatriates, local house tours, websites and videos, as well as interior design books. In the city of Merida (Mexico), buying and remodeling a colonial home has become a central theme in expatriation narratives. North American expatriates have become house renovation experts and are fueling a local real estate boom. But for U.S. and Canadian residents, the houses of Mérida also embody lofty community ideals–upward mobility, the American Dream, the Protestant Work Ethic, and even nationalist pride.
This article based on an ethnographic study explores the economic strategies of U.S. and Canadian... more This article based on an ethnographic study explores the economic strategies of U.S. and Canadian migrants to Mérida (Mexico), for whom geographical mobility also means social mobility. Real estate deals involving foreign buyers and sellers add up to everyday expenses, resulting in the transfer of millions of US dollars from North to South America. The development of this type of migration – minor but economically important – has already prompted the governments of Mexico, the United States, Canada – and even Panama – to introduce new, increasingly sophisticated regulations defining the rights and status of migrants depending on their contribution to the local economy. These regulations also allow taxing mobile citizens and determine access to public services in the countries of origin as well as in the host countries. They aim at regulating the circulation of goods and services in the region and reflect both the competition between the states resulting from these mobility patterns and the willingness of the governments of North America to cooperate to limit capital flight and tax evasion.
REMI - Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales, 2015
https://remi.revues.org/7308
Even if they are described as privileged individuals, mobile U.S. ci... more https://remi.revues.org/7308 Even if they are described as privileged individuals, mobile U.S. citizens living in Mexico can also be viewed as economic migrants. Empirical data collected during fieldwork conducted, in Mérida, between 2011 and 2012, suggest that their patterns of residential mobility to Mexico can be traced back to economic considerations, particularly the search for higher standards of living and the desire to become richer. Structural factors–the unstable job market and difficulties faced by the middle class in the US–explain the presence of a dynamic group of ethnic entrepreneurs, nomad workers, and real estate professio- nals. Income levels and work practices among members of the US community in Merida rule out the notion of a privileged mobility. Importantly, individual efforts to increase income levels and enjoy higher standards of living, patterns of ressource inequality, the increasing difficulties faced by the poorest set to secure a visa or simply control their migration, mean the behavior of US migrants resembles that of classic economic migrants.
This article traces the trajectories of lifestyle transmigrants who have relocated abroad at leas... more This article traces the trajectories of lifestyle transmigrants who have relocated abroad at least three times, documenting their practices of mobility and responses to structural constraints, and describing individual trajectories driven by the desire to live in many countries. These hypermobile migrants have chosen to live abroad for lifestyle reasons. Maintaining and boosting their mobility is among their top preoccupations, in stark contrast to the majority of lifestyle migrants who are, by comparison, relatively sedentary. Our findings support the view that lifestyle migration offers a flexible conceptual framework that applies to diverse groups of individuals practicing heterogeneous forms of geographic mobility.
Un essai bibliographique sur la recherche concernant les migrations nord-sud
Literature review o... more Un essai bibliographique sur la recherche concernant les migrations nord-sud
Literature review on North-South migration
Cet article vise a demontrer l'interet de considerer la relation du Mexique aux Etats-Unis d&... more Cet article vise a demontrer l'interet de considerer la relation du Mexique aux Etats-Unis d'un point de vue ideologique, comme un discours contribuant a renforcer l'autoritarisme. L'histoire de ce discours a partir de l'Independance du Mexique est retracee quand les premiers dirigeants mexicains s'inspiraient de modeles etrangers pour construire leur Etat et que parallelement ils definissaient leur caractere national par rapport a celui des peuples des Grandes Nations. Cette tradition d'emulation et de comparaison sert de toile de fond a la defaite mexicaine face a l'armee de Scott en 1847, defaite qui incite les elites mexicaines a developper et diffuser une ideologie nationale. L'impact reel de cette ideologie sur les pratiques est ensuite analyse, en donnant des exemples concrets de stigmatisation de certains comportements. Les limites de cette strategie de controle a l'heure de la transition democratique et de la signature de l'Accord...
In the Loxicha region of Oaxaca, an indigenous community is struggling to preserve its model of p... more In the Loxicha region of Oaxaca, an indigenous community is struggling to preserve its model of political and economic organization. The progress of democracy in the periphery of North America stumbles upon ancient forms of resistance and authoritarianism. Mexican authorities hold the Loxichas to be terrorists while the Loxichas accuse the state of political repression. The presence of caciques, the legacy of colonialism and the lasting influence of the PRI coexist with modern forms of resistance to capitalism, American influence and liberal democracy. Democratic principles enshrined in recent legislation still have to take root, for Mexico has not found a consensual form of local authority as yet
"Entre tourisme et migration", Dehoorne et Tremblay (eds), 2018
Article en français sur les trajectoires et stratégies professionnelles de migrants anglophones a... more Article en français sur les trajectoires et stratégies professionnelles de migrants anglophones ayant ouvert de petites entreprises touristiques à Paris.
Les migrations des nords vers les suds, Karthala, 2018
This article in French considers issues of citizenship and sovereignty related to North-South mig... more This article in French considers issues of citizenship and sovereignty related to North-South migration.
Digital Labour and Prosumer Capitalism des. Frayssé & O'Neil , 2015
The article describes the emergence of a migration-related business created by brokers connecting... more The article describes the emergence of a migration-related business created by brokers connecting US migrant prospects to providers of goods and services. Empirical data documents the emergence of a Migration Machine: a commercial narrative, network, and strategy for marketing lifestyle migration to an ever-increasing number of foreigners. The emergence of this business is traced back to the development of ICTs, a structural factor driving the growth of North-South migration. Detailed analysis of the business practices of individual brokers provides insight into the subtle workings of a coopetitive form of trade involving prosumers.
Les sociétés entrepreneuriales et le monde anglophone, JH Poste (ed), 2013
The final version of this article in French was later published in Jacques-Henri Coste (ed) Les s... more The final version of this article in French was later published in Jacques-Henri Coste (ed) Les sociétés entrepreneuriales et les mondes anglophones. Paris: Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2013. The article explores the role of archeologists and anthropologists in Mexico's tourism development, and the parallel history of early research and entrepreneurial innovation at Chichen Itza (Yucatan) and San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas). It traces the the origins of today's mass tourism back to the work of scientific pioneers who identified sites of interest and promoted them, sparking worldwide curiosity for Mayan heritage and culture.
"For the World's Benefit": Transnational perspectives on the first century of the Panama canal, S... more "For the World's Benefit": Transnational perspectives on the first century of the Panama canal, Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III, November 28, 2014
Colloque International "Des nord(s) vers les sud(s) : état de la recherche sur les mobilités", Pa... more Colloque International "Des nord(s) vers les sud(s) : état de la recherche sur les mobilités", Paris, 20-21 mai 2015 Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
My latest article, comparing and contrasting two takes on diaspora engagement and recruitment.
À ... more My latest article, comparing and contrasting two takes on diaspora engagement and recruitment. À concise analysis of French VS Canadian strategy for steering the global French.
Jokes on the United States and Americans are very popular in Mexico. Based on stereotypical repre... more Jokes on the United States and Americans are very popular in Mexico. Based on stereotypical representations of the Other, this brand of humor now supports a radical critique of North American relations. Beyond politics, laughing at the United States also serves a social purpose, that of strengthening ties among Mexicans for whom resisting the United States is synonymous with gaining the right to exist independently.
This article explores discourses of expatriation in Merida (Mexico) developed in autobiographies,... more This article explores discourses of expatriation in Merida (Mexico) developed in autobiographies, handbooks for expatriates, local house tours, websites and videos, as well as interior design books. In the city of Merida (Mexico), buying and remodeling a colonial home has become a central theme in expatriation narratives. North American expatriates have become house renovation experts and are fueling a local real estate boom. But for U.S. and Canadian residents, the houses of Mérida also embody lofty community ideals–upward mobility, the American Dream, the Protestant Work Ethic, and even nationalist pride.
This article based on an ethnographic study explores the economic strategies of U.S. and Canadian... more This article based on an ethnographic study explores the economic strategies of U.S. and Canadian migrants to Mérida (Mexico), for whom geographical mobility also means social mobility. Real estate deals involving foreign buyers and sellers add up to everyday expenses, resulting in the transfer of millions of US dollars from North to South America. The development of this type of migration – minor but economically important – has already prompted the governments of Mexico, the United States, Canada – and even Panama – to introduce new, increasingly sophisticated regulations defining the rights and status of migrants depending on their contribution to the local economy. These regulations also allow taxing mobile citizens and determine access to public services in the countries of origin as well as in the host countries. They aim at regulating the circulation of goods and services in the region and reflect both the competition between the states resulting from these mobility patterns and the willingness of the governments of North America to cooperate to limit capital flight and tax evasion.
REMI - Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales, 2015
https://remi.revues.org/7308
Even if they are described as privileged individuals, mobile U.S. ci... more https://remi.revues.org/7308 Even if they are described as privileged individuals, mobile U.S. citizens living in Mexico can also be viewed as economic migrants. Empirical data collected during fieldwork conducted, in Mérida, between 2011 and 2012, suggest that their patterns of residential mobility to Mexico can be traced back to economic considerations, particularly the search for higher standards of living and the desire to become richer. Structural factors–the unstable job market and difficulties faced by the middle class in the US–explain the presence of a dynamic group of ethnic entrepreneurs, nomad workers, and real estate professio- nals. Income levels and work practices among members of the US community in Merida rule out the notion of a privileged mobility. Importantly, individual efforts to increase income levels and enjoy higher standards of living, patterns of ressource inequality, the increasing difficulties faced by the poorest set to secure a visa or simply control their migration, mean the behavior of US migrants resembles that of classic economic migrants.
This article traces the trajectories of lifestyle transmigrants who have relocated abroad at leas... more This article traces the trajectories of lifestyle transmigrants who have relocated abroad at least three times, documenting their practices of mobility and responses to structural constraints, and describing individual trajectories driven by the desire to live in many countries. These hypermobile migrants have chosen to live abroad for lifestyle reasons. Maintaining and boosting their mobility is among their top preoccupations, in stark contrast to the majority of lifestyle migrants who are, by comparison, relatively sedentary. Our findings support the view that lifestyle migration offers a flexible conceptual framework that applies to diverse groups of individuals practicing heterogeneous forms of geographic mobility.
Un essai bibliographique sur la recherche concernant les migrations nord-sud
Literature review o... more Un essai bibliographique sur la recherche concernant les migrations nord-sud
Literature review on North-South migration
Cet article vise a demontrer l'interet de considerer la relation du Mexique aux Etats-Unis d&... more Cet article vise a demontrer l'interet de considerer la relation du Mexique aux Etats-Unis d'un point de vue ideologique, comme un discours contribuant a renforcer l'autoritarisme. L'histoire de ce discours a partir de l'Independance du Mexique est retracee quand les premiers dirigeants mexicains s'inspiraient de modeles etrangers pour construire leur Etat et que parallelement ils definissaient leur caractere national par rapport a celui des peuples des Grandes Nations. Cette tradition d'emulation et de comparaison sert de toile de fond a la defaite mexicaine face a l'armee de Scott en 1847, defaite qui incite les elites mexicaines a developper et diffuser une ideologie nationale. L'impact reel de cette ideologie sur les pratiques est ensuite analyse, en donnant des exemples concrets de stigmatisation de certains comportements. Les limites de cette strategie de controle a l'heure de la transition democratique et de la signature de l'Accord...
In the Loxicha region of Oaxaca, an indigenous community is struggling to preserve its model of p... more In the Loxicha region of Oaxaca, an indigenous community is struggling to preserve its model of political and economic organization. The progress of democracy in the periphery of North America stumbles upon ancient forms of resistance and authoritarianism. Mexican authorities hold the Loxichas to be terrorists while the Loxichas accuse the state of political repression. The presence of caciques, the legacy of colonialism and the lasting influence of the PRI coexist with modern forms of resistance to capitalism, American influence and liberal democracy. Democratic principles enshrined in recent legislation still have to take root, for Mexico has not found a consensual form of local authority as yet
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The article explores the role of archeologists and anthropologists in Mexico's tourism development, and the parallel history of early research and entrepreneurial innovation at Chichen Itza (Yucatan) and San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas). It traces the the origins of today's mass tourism back to the work of scientific pioneers who identified sites of interest and promoted them, sparking worldwide curiosity for Mayan heritage and culture.
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
À concise analysis of French VS Canadian strategy for steering the global French.
Even if they are described as privileged individuals, mobile U.S. citizens living in Mexico can also be viewed as economic migrants. Empirical data collected during fieldwork conducted, in Mérida, between 2011 and 2012, suggest that their patterns of residential mobility to Mexico can be traced back to economic considerations, particularly the search for higher standards of living and the desire to become richer. Structural factors–the unstable job market and difficulties faced by the middle class in the US–explain the presence of a dynamic group of ethnic entrepreneurs, nomad workers, and real estate professio- nals. Income levels and work practices among members of the US community in Merida rule out the notion of a privileged mobility. Importantly, individual efforts to increase income levels and enjoy higher standards of living, patterns of ressource inequality, the increasing difficulties faced by the poorest set to secure a visa or simply control their migration, mean the behavior of US migrants resembles that of classic economic migrants.
Literature review on North-South migration
The article explores the role of archeologists and anthropologists in Mexico's tourism development, and the parallel history of early research and entrepreneurial innovation at Chichen Itza (Yucatan) and San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas). It traces the the origins of today's mass tourism back to the work of scientific pioneers who identified sites of interest and promoted them, sparking worldwide curiosity for Mayan heritage and culture.
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
À concise analysis of French VS Canadian strategy for steering the global French.
Even if they are described as privileged individuals, mobile U.S. citizens living in Mexico can also be viewed as economic migrants. Empirical data collected during fieldwork conducted, in Mérida, between 2011 and 2012, suggest that their patterns of residential mobility to Mexico can be traced back to economic considerations, particularly the search for higher standards of living and the desire to become richer. Structural factors–the unstable job market and difficulties faced by the middle class in the US–explain the presence of a dynamic group of ethnic entrepreneurs, nomad workers, and real estate professio- nals. Income levels and work practices among members of the US community in Merida rule out the notion of a privileged mobility. Importantly, individual efforts to increase income levels and enjoy higher standards of living, patterns of ressource inequality, the increasing difficulties faced by the poorest set to secure a visa or simply control their migration, mean the behavior of US migrants resembles that of classic economic migrants.
Literature review on North-South migration