Involuntary transnationalism and regulated precarity: lived experiences of skilled Chinese and Indian migrants in Singapore
Transnationalism is often perceived as an agentic practice in migration studies. While acknowledging such agency, we argue that transnationalism also involves forced-choice decision-making by migrants whose work and daily lives are subjected to structural constraints beyond individual control. We em...
Main Authors: | Zhan, Shaohua, Zhou, Min |
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Other Authors: | School of Social Sciences |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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2025
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/182575 |
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