This book provides one of the most comprehensive researches on Thai marriage migrants in Germany to date. It investigates the employment dilemma of Thai marriage migrants after implementation of the new Residence Act of 2005 in Germany. Also it sheds light on the underlying problems that hinder Thai marriage migrants’ potential as full-time labourers, examines the Thai diaspora and explores the present-day trans-nationalism of Thai marriage migrants in Germany. Most importantly, it applies Pierre Bourdieu’s theoretical concept of capital, habitus and social space to better understand Thai marriage migrants’ career choices in the German milieu. ABOUT THE SERIES Developments in the field of area studies, above all the analytical deconstruction of world regions in their geopolitical sense, deeply affect the knowledge production on and from societies and cultures located in these formerly commonsensical as well as politicized compartmentalizations of the globe. With this series the editors and authors wish to contribute to a reformulation of area studies which emphasizes the epistemic value of contextualized knowledge production. Starting from the notion of Southeast Asia, books published in this series will contribute to a more nuanced understanding of regionality based on a multidisciplinary approach. The series represents an outlet for young scholars intending to publish their excellent degree theses and established scholars, looking for a place to republish overworked and out of print books. We are also encouraging scholarly collectives from the region to publish collaborative works or edited volumes on topics that usually won’t attract the attention of big presses due to their transdisciplinary character in this series. EDITORIAL BOARD Prof. Vincent Houben Prof. Boike Rehbein Prof. Barend Terwiel Dr. Benjamin Baumann Dr. Daniel Bultmannweiterlesen