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Transnational Student-Migrants and the State: The Education-Migration Nexus 2013th Edition
Author(s): Shanthi Robertson (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: 11 April 2013
- Edition: 2013th
- Language: English
- Print length: 211 pages
- ISBN-10: 1137267070
- ISBN-13: 9781137267078
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“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 the Author
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.
