ABSTRACT The United Arab Emirates has witnessed an exodus of long-term non-resident
Indians, especially Malayalees, due to unforeseen impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in …

Geographic mobility is increasingly perceived worldwide as a key to academic excellence,
career advancement and upward social mobility. Drawing on long-term qualitative fieldwork …

While in Western literature, migration is generally considered an individual or (nuclear)
household phenomenon, Indian context adds the strong presence of parents and extended …

Is it time to reimagine the kaleidoscope career model (KCM) beyond gendered career
patterns? In this article, we draw upon the KCM in a novel way to show how skilled migrants …

Our study analyses connections between the economic and cultural capital of the families of
international students, their study choices, and postgraduation returns. Thus far, research on …

This paper sheds light on the relationship between individual agency, transnational social
relations, geographic place, and cultural constructions of life phase and gender among …

There is now a large literature on skilled migration, which uses multiple definitions,
concepts, theories and understandings of skilled migrants. However, this research has not …

Skilled migration programs are now widespread among western settler societies, but little is
known about the recent outcomes of skilled migrants. Using a feminist framework and …

This special issue offers an opportunity to delve into the construction of migrant categories
through policy design and policy implementation. It proposes to widen the focus beyond …

This paper describes young Europeans' labour migration to Asian global cities as one
emerging consequence of European bureaucrats' vision of the ideal citizen. Qualitative …