Transnational Student-Migrants and the State

The Education-Migration Nexus

Shanthi Robertson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

202 Seiten

2013 | 1st ed. 2013
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-44327-7 (ISBN)

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International students are often engaged not just in education, but in high stakes towards gaining permanent migration status. This book unpacks the consequences of this education-migration nexus, analyzing migration policies and providing a vivid picture of student-migrants' lived experiences.

Shanthi Robertson is Research Fellow at the Institute of Culture and Society at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. She was previously a Lecturer in Global Studies at RMIT University, Australia. Her research interests include emerging forms of temporary migration, urban dimensions of migration, citizenship, and migrant rights.

1. Introduction 2. The Education-Migration Nexus: Global Flows 3. The Nexus and its Discontents: an Australian Perspective 4. Shaping the Student-Migrant Experience 5. Permanent Residency as 'The Holy Grail' 6. Acquiring and Practising Citizenship 7. Negotiating Border Crossing Lives Conclusion: Precarious Transnationals and the Settler Nation

Erscheinungsdatum	13.05.2016
Reihe/Serie	Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship
Zusatzinfo	IX, 202 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-349-44327-1 / 1349443271
ISBN-13	978-1-349-44327-7 / 9781349443277
Zustand	Neuware