LEADER 03823nam 2200445 450 001 9910799207703321 005 20240119114119.0 010 $a981-9985-09-9 035 $a(CKB)29476207200041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31051390 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31051390 035 $a(EXLCZ)9929476207200041 100 $a20240119d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMapping International Student Mobility Between Africa and China /$fBenjamin Mulvey 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer,$d[2023] 210 4$d©2023 215 $a1 online resource (0 pages) 311 08$a9789819985081 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 The Dawn of an Era?: Globally Mobile African Students and China -- Introduction -- Shifting Sino-African Relations -- China as a Migration Destination -- South-South Mobility and Migration Theory -- Conceptualising International Educational Migration -- Macro-theoretical Explanations as an Accompaniment to the Theory of Practice -- Postcolonial Theory -- World-Systems Theory -- The Study -- A Focus on Africa -- Synopsis of the Book -- References -- 2 International Student Mobility in a Changing World -- Mobility Between the West and 'the Rest' -- Factors Driving International Student Mobility from 'the Rest' to the West -- Stratification of International Student Flows and the World Economy -- How Power Is Mirrored in the Discourse of Periphery/Semi-periphery-core Mobility -- A Public Diplomacy Rationale -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Pre-mobility Life-Worlds: Who Is on the Move? -- Disadvantaged Students: International Mobility Against the Odds -- Middle-Class Students: Mobility Within the 'Field of the Possibles' -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Strategising and Spontaneity in Mobility Decision-Making -- Introduction -- Scholarship Provision -- Disadvantaged Students: 'It Is Always Difficult for Us to Realistically Think that We Can Go and Study Abroad' -- Involuntary Mobility: Eritrean Scholarship Holders -- Middle?Class Students Leveraging Africa-China Power Asymmetries -- Social Elites: Taking Advantage of Chinese Public Diplomacy Efforts -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Experiences in China: Getting on, Getting Out? -- Crossing International Borders: How Do Students' Pre-mobility Lives 'Travel' with Them? -- China as a Destination for International Migrants -- Academic Experiences -- Social Silo-ing: Social Experiences in China -- The Social Networks of Middle-Class Students. 327 $aConclusion -- References -- 6 Post-graduation Plans: Navigating Global Regimes of Mobility -- Introduction -- Returnees -- Obligations at Home -- Starting a Business in China with Plans to Return Home in the Future -- China as a 'Stepping Stone' to Other Countries -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Concluding Thoughts: The Future of Africa-China Student Mobility -- Structural Factors in Migration -- Challenging Axioms Within Research on International Student Mobility -- The Future of International Student Mobility Between Africa and China -- Future Directions for Research on Africa-China Student Mobilities -- References. 606 $aForeign study 606 $aStudents, Foreign 615 0$aForeign study. 615 0$aStudents, Foreign. 676 $a370.116 700 $aMulvey$b Benjamin$01586499 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910799207703321 996 $aMapping International Student Mobility Between Africa and China$93872899 997 $aUNINA