Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150100748
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$336,009.00
Summary
Staggered Pathways: Temporality, Mobility and Asian Temporary Migrants. Migration and mobility between Australia and Asia is becoming more temporary and more fluid. This project aims to investigate the lived experience and the governance of migration flows from Asia to Australia, at local, national and transnational scales. It seeks to analyse and visualise complex migrant journeys across borders and regions, across time and across visa statuses and labour markets. Key research questions include ....Staggered Pathways: Temporality, Mobility and Asian Temporary Migrants. Migration and mobility between Australia and Asia is becoming more temporary and more fluid. This project aims to investigate the lived experience and the governance of migration flows from Asia to Australia, at local, national and transnational scales. It seeks to analyse and visualise complex migrant journeys across borders and regions, across time and across visa statuses and labour markets. Key research questions include how migration policy and migrant's decisions and experiences influence each other, and the effects of new types of mobility in the Asia-Pacific region on both transnationalism and migrant's sense of belonging over time.Read moreRead less
The effects of transnational mobility on youth transitions. This project aims to examine transnational mobility amongst young people and to understand its effects on their economic opportunities, social and familial ties, capacity for citizenship and transitions to adulthood. Young people increasingly migrate abroad for work and education, and Australia is a significant hub for sending and receiving. Migration and education policies encourage this mobility, which is expected to provide youth wit ....The effects of transnational mobility on youth transitions. This project aims to examine transnational mobility amongst young people and to understand its effects on their economic opportunities, social and familial ties, capacity for citizenship and transitions to adulthood. Young people increasingly migrate abroad for work and education, and Australia is a significant hub for sending and receiving. Migration and education policies encourage this mobility, which is expected to provide youth with enhanced competitive skills. Outcomes of this project include a significant dataset and online research database on how youth from various cultural backgrounds manage mobility and develop economic, social and civic benefits for themselves and the broader community.Read moreRead less