Problematising ‘visa determinism’: Contested and multifaceted migratory identities among student visa holders in Australia
Published online on May 15, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Sociology, Volume 62, Issue 1, Page 100-116, March 2026.
Sociology of migration scholarship has recently criticised the unreflective use of categorisation in migration research and practice. This article extends this critique by reflecting on ‘visa determinism’ – a heuristic that uses the visa status as a proxy ...
Sociology of migration scholarship has recently criticised the unreflective use of categorisation in migration research and practice. This article extends this critique by reflecting on ‘visa determinism’ – a heuristic that uses the visa status as a proxy ...