{"product_id":"stuck-at-home-pandemic-immobilities-in-the-nation-of-emigration-hardback-9781503641846","title":"Stuck at Home; Pandemic Immobilities in the Nation of Emigration (Hardback) 9781503641846","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStuck at Home\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePandemic Immobilities in the Nation of Emigration\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYasmin Y. Ortiga (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781503641846\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e202 pages, 4 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eStuck at Home\u003c\/i\u003e, Ortiga tackles an important and understudied aspect of the management of migration – and of emigration specifically. The case selection and the research are excellent. The interviews and other fieldwork are rich – and given that it was conducted at the height of the pandemic, innovative and resourceful. This book makes an important and novel contribution to the literature on migration management policy and politics.\"\u003cbr\u003e  —Natasha Iskander, New York University \"\u003ci\u003eStuck at Home\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable study that offers a rich account of nurses and cruise ship workers whose outmigration was derailed by the global pandemic of COVID-19. This rich study expands our lens of what migration is by establishing immobility to be a constitutive element of both migration experience and governance. It is a must read for scholars of labor and migration.\"\u003cbr\u003e  —Rhacel Salazar Parreñas, Princeton University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Philippines is among the most successful migrant-sending nations in the world, both lauded and critiqued for exporting its own citizens to a global labor market. Yasmin Y. Ortiga brings readers beyond this popular image to explore questions often overlooked: What happens when workers who were encouraged to emigrate are suddenly unable to leave? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStuck at Home\u003c\/i\u003e examines how the Philippine state and its aspiring migrants negotiated the meaning of immobility amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In this pioneering book, Ortiga studies the narratives that emerged around two groups of Filipino workers: nurses banned from leaving the country and cruise workers who returned home after COVID-19 shut down the travel industry. Ortiga emphasizes the high stakes in telling the \"right\" story of immobility to a nation built around emigration—one that provides a compelling rationale for who deserves to move and who can be forced to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA gripping account of political interests, frustrated dreams, and an unprecedented crisis, \u003ci\u003eStuck at Home\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how migration governance is not only about regulating people's movement, but also defining the meaning and implications of remaining in place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  1. Prelude to the Pandemic: Skilling to Seize International Opportunities\u003cbr\u003e  2. An Emergency Measure: Keeping Nurses at Home\u003cbr\u003e  3. Windows of Opportunity: Divided Nurses Respond to Their Immobility\u003cbr\u003e  4. A Chance to Start Anew: Reskilling Unwanted Service Workers\u003cbr\u003e  5. A Long Time to Stay Afloat: Cruise Workers Reclaim Their Work\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e  Appendix: (Field)Work from Home: Methodology\u003cbr\u003e  Notes\u003cbr\u003e  References\u003cbr\u003e  Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52610723283224,"sku":"9781503641846","price":63.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/stuck-at-home-pandemic-immobilities-in-the-nation-of-emigration-hardback-9781503641846","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}