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

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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.

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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.

Author Biography

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

Review

"By drawing on interviews and case studies, Robertson grounds her theoretical and empirical material in lived experience." - Inside StoryWinner, Raewyn Connell Prize for the Best First Book in Australian Sociology, awarded by The Australian Sociology Association.

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"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.

Details ISBN1349443271 Language English ISBN-10 1349443271 ISBN-13 9781349443277 Format Paperback Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Short Title TRANSNATIONAL STUDENT-MIGRANTS Media Book Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-01-01 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle The Education-Migration Nexus Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 202 Edition 1st Author Shanthi Robertson UK Release Date 2013-01-01 AU Release Date 2013-01-01 NZ Release Date 2013-01-01 Illustrations IX, 202 p. Edition Description 1st ed. 2013 Series Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship Alternative 9781137267078 DEWEY 371.82691 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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