Transnational Student Return Migration and Megacities in China: Practices of Cityzenship

This book explores the return migration of overseas Chinese students to China, focusing on the megacities of Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. It adopts a multi-level geographical analysis to examine why and how returnees choose these cities and how they experience and interpret their everyday lives. It highlights the importance of cultural logics and multiscalar thinking in understanding transnational Chinese students' return migration and its reproduction of domestic socio-spatial inequalities.

Format: Hardback
Length: 155 pages
Publication date: 14 May 2023
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive book delves into the captivating phenomenon of return migration among overseas Chinese students. By 2018, a staggering 3.5 million Chinese students had returned from their studies abroad, with Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen emerging as the primary destinations. Interestingly, many of these students choose not to return to their hometowns but instead settle in these bustling megacities, making their return migration both transnational and internal-urban. To unravel the intricacies of this phenomenon, the book employs a multi-level geographical analysis, exploring the reasons behind returnees' choices of these specific cities and their experiences and interpretations of everyday life in these urban environments after their return.

Through this exploration, the book sheds light on the significance of cultural logics and multiscalar thinking in understanding the return migration of transnational Chinese students. It highlights how their transnational migration reproduces domestic socio-spatial inequalities, contributing to a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics shaping contemporary China.

This book holds immense value in several academic fields, including Cultural Geography, Urban Geography, Transnationalism, Migration Studies, and Citizenship Studies. It provides valuable insights into the experiences and perspectives of transnational Chinese students, contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of the evolving landscape of global migration.

Weight: 362g
Dimension: 156 x 220 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789819920822
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023