10:23 a.m.
Here comes the information on a new publication co-authored by Brigitte Suter, first
published two days ago.
It is related to her project Skilled migration to globalising China: An ethnographic study
on migrants' incorporation, transnationality and national identity in Shanghai (COFAS,
Marie Curie Forte Outgoing International Fellowship), that was based at Malmö University
and at Fudan University, Shanghai.
Maja
Camenisch, Aldina and Suter, Brigitte (2019) European Migrant Professionals in Chinese
Global Cities: A Diversified Labour Market Integration, International Migration,
https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12585
Since the early 2000s, Chinese metropolises have been emerging as hubs for the national
and global economy. They attract increasing numbers of foreigners with diverse
socio‐economic and educational backgrounds who tend to immigrate independently of the
Chinese initiatives focused on “foreign talents”. Our analysis contributes to the
understanding of these migrants’ integration into the labour market. Through a
Bourdieusian capital lens, this article unpacks the access to the labour market and
occupational positions of Swiss and Swedish migrant professionals in mainland China.
Differentiated by how they can capitalize upon their educational, occupational, social and
cultural resources in this specific context, the article distinguishes between three
categories: corporarate expatriates, local hires and entrepreneurs and concludes with
policy recommendations to stabilize their residence conditions.