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Transnational Student-Migrants and the State Shanthi Robertson

Transnational Student-Migrants and the State By Shanthi Robertson

Transnational Student-Migrants and the State by Shanthi Robertson


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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.

Transnational Student-Migrants and the State Summary

Transnational Student-Migrants and the State: The Education-Migration Nexus by Shanthi Robertson

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.

Transnational Student-Migrants and the State Reviews

"By drawing on interviews and case studies, Robertson grounds her theoretical and empirical material in lived experience." - Inside Story

Winner, Raewyn Connell Prize for the Best First Book in Australian Sociology, awarded by The Australian Sociology Association.

About Shanthi Robertson

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.

Table of Contents

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

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NPB9781137267078
9781137267078
1137267070
Transnational Student-Migrants and the State: The Education-Migration Nexus by Shanthi Robertson
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2013-04-11
202
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