Sylvain Beck, Ph.D. in Sociology (2015), Paris-Sorbonne University, is Lecturer in Social Work at Cergy-Paris University. He has published Expatriation as emancipation. Towards another eye on international migrations? (Revue Sociétés Plurielles, 2021, in French).

• List of Figures and TablesNotes on ContributorsPART 1: Beyond Words: Questioning Categories and Defining the Problem1 Introduction: Categories of Expats and Migrants Issues in Reappraising Global Human DisplacementsSylvain Beck2 Behind the Words: On the Use of Expatriate and Emigrant in the French ContextAbdoulaye Gueye3 Privileged, Highly Skilled and Unproblematic? White Europeans in Japan as MigrantsMiloš DebnárPART 2: Gender Differentiation within the Categories: Blurring Tradition and Modernity4 Expat Spouses as “Quasi Members” Inside a Privileged Migration in Kampala, UgandaJulia Büchele5 Between Lifestyles and Economic Opportunities: The Gendered Expectations of Japanese Expatriates in China’s Global CitiesChie SakaiPART 3: Beyond the Privilege: The Expatriate as a Symbol of Modernity6 Enjoying the Advantages of Freedom: Multi-Local Practices of US “Pleasant Expats” in Northwest MexicoOmar Lizárraga 7 Privilege in Migration: The Benefits of Nationality for Northern Migrants in the Middle EastClio Chaveneau8 The Expatriate as a Hero of Globalization? Privileged Migration and Neoliberal Ideology in LuxembourgKarine Duplan9 Conclusion: Sharing a Common Humanity: Expats and Migrants in Anthropocene NarrativesSylvain BeckIndex