Carmen Voigt-Graf
Biographic Data
| ID | 1247591 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carmen Voigt-Graf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carmen |
| FAMILY NAME | Voigt-Graf |
| SIGNATURE | VOIGT-GRAF C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the South Pacific |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Transnationalism and the Indo-Fijian Diaspora: The Relationship of Indo-Fijians to India and its People
This paper investigates the relationships of Indo-Fijians to their ancestral homeland, both in Fiji and following their secondary migration to Australia. Most Indo-Fijians are descendants of indentured labourers to Fiji. The majority have long ago lost all personal contacts with India. During their stay in Fiji, their social, cultural and religious practices have undergone many changes. Their experiences with subcontinental Indians are limited an…
A Global Labor Market: Factors Motivating the Sponsorship and Temporary Migration of Skilled Workers to Australia
The recruitment of skilled foreign workers is becoming increasingly important to many industrialized countries. This paper examines the factors motivating the sponsorship and temporary migration of skilled workers to Australia under the temporary business entry program, a new development in Australia's migration policy. The importance of labor demand in the destination country in stimulating skilled temporary migration is clearly demonstrated by …
Teaching at Home or Overseas: Teacher Migration from Fiji and the Cook Islands
The migration of skilled workers is increasing rapidly in Pacific Island countries including Fiji and the Cook Islands. This paper focuses on teacher migration because of the potentially far-reaching implications of this migration for educational systems and development. The situation in Fiji and the Cook Islands is compared and contrasted. Based on a survey of teachers in selected schools in Fiji and the Cook Islands, the paper examines factors …
Pacific Islanders and the Rim: Linked by Migration
The construction of transnational spaces by Indian migrants in Australia
Drawing on the growing body of literature on migrant transnationalism, the transnational spaces of three groups of migrants in Australia, all of which fall under the wider umbrella of the Indian diaspora, are compared. Due to the historical depth and current diversity of Indian migration to Australia, it is possible to analyse continuities and discontinuities in transnational processes with past experiences and to compare different communities of…
Temporary Migration of Indian ICT Workers to Australia
This article examines the temporary migration of information and communications technology (ICT) workers from India to Australia under the 457 temporary business entry visa category that was introduced in 1996. The number of Indians arriving in Australia under this visa class has risen more rapidly than that of any major source country, suggesting the competitiveness of Indian ICT workers in the Australian labor market. The article examines the m…
Indian Student Migration to Australia
There has been a marked increase in the migration of students worldwide, particularly from developing countries to developed countries. This article examines the migration of students from India to Australia. The number of Indians arriving in Australia on student visas has shown an increasing trend though numbers have fluctuated from year to year. The article examines the role of Australia's education export market, analyzes the main reasons for …
The construction of transnational spaces by Indian migrants in Australia
Drawing on the growing body of literature on migrant transnationalism, the transnational spaces of three groups of migrants in Australia, all of which fall under the wider umbrella of the Indian diaspora, are compared. Due to the historical depth and current diversity of Indian migration to Australia, it is possible to analyse continuities and discontinuities in transnational processes with past experiences and to compare different communities of…
A Global Labor Market: Factors Motivating the Sponsorship and Temporary Migration of Skilled Workers to Australia
The recruitment of skilled foreign workers is becoming increasingly important to many industrialized countries. This paper examines the factors motivating the sponsorship and temporary migration of skilled workers to Australia under the temporary business entry program, a new development in Australia's migration policy. The importance of labor demand in the destination country in stimulating skilled temporary migration is clearly demonstrated by …
Transnationalism and the Indo-Fijian Diaspora: The Relationship of Indo-Fijians to India and its People
This paper investigates the relationships of Indo-Fijians to their ancestral homeland, both in Fiji and following their secondary migration to Australia. Most Indo-Fijians are descendants of indentured labourers to Fiji. The majority have long ago lost all personal contacts with India. During their stay in Fiji, their social, cultural and religious practices have undergone many changes. Their experiences with subcontinental Indians are limited an…
Teaching at Home or Overseas: Teacher Migration from Fiji and the Cook Islands
The migration of skilled workers is increasing rapidly in Pacific Island countries including Fiji and the Cook Islands. This paper focuses on teacher migration because of the potentially far-reaching implications of this migration for educational systems and development. The situation in Fiji and the Cook Islands is compared and contrasted. Based on a survey of teachers in selected schools in Fiji and the Cook Islands, the paper examines factors …
Pacific Islanders and the Rim: Linked by Migration
Temporary Migration of Indian ICT Workers to Australia
This article examines the temporary migration of information and communications technology (ICT) workers from India to Australia under the 457 temporary business entry visa category that was introduced in 1996. The number of Indians arriving in Australia under this visa class has risen more rapidly than that of any major source country, suggesting the competitiveness of Indian ICT workers in the Australian labor market. The article examines the m…
Indian Student Migration to Australia
There has been a marked increase in the migration of students worldwide, particularly from developing countries to developed countries. This article examines the migration of students from India to Australia. The number of Indians arriving in Australia on student visas has shown an increasing trend though numbers have fluctuated from year to year. The article examines the role of Australia's education export market, analyzes the main reasons for …
Temporary Migration of Indian ICT Workers to Australia
This article examines the temporary migration of information and communications technology (ICT) workers from India to Australia under the 457 temporary business entry visa category that was introduced in 1996. The number of Indians arriving in Australia under this visa class has risen more rapidly than that of any major source country, suggesting the competitiveness of Indian ICT workers in the Australian labor market. The article examines the m…
Indian Student Migration to Australia
There has been a marked increase in the migration of students worldwide, particularly from developing countries to developed countries. This article examines the migration of students from India to Australia. The number of Indians arriving in Australia on student visas has shown an increasing trend though numbers have fluctuated from year to year. The article examines the role of Australia's education export market, analyzes the main reasons for …
The construction of transnational spaces by Indian migrants in Australia
Drawing on the growing body of literature on migrant transnationalism, the transnational spaces of three groups of migrants in Australia, all of which fall under the wider umbrella of the Indian diaspora, are compared. Due to the historical depth and current diversity of Indian migration to Australia, it is possible to analyse continuities and discontinuities in transnational processes with past experiences and to compare different communities of…
A Global Labor Market: Factors Motivating the Sponsorship and Temporary Migration of Skilled Workers to Australia
The recruitment of skilled foreign workers is becoming increasingly important to many industrialized countries. This paper examines the factors motivating the sponsorship and temporary migration of skilled workers to Australia under the temporary business entry program, a new development in Australia's migration policy. The importance of labor demand in the destination country in stimulating skilled temporary migration is clearly demonstrated by …
Teaching at Home or Overseas: Teacher Migration from Fiji and the Cook Islands
The migration of skilled workers is increasing rapidly in Pacific Island countries including Fiji and the Cook Islands. This paper focuses on teacher migration because of the potentially far-reaching implications of this migration for educational systems and development. The situation in Fiji and the Cook Islands is compared and contrasted. Based on a survey of teachers in selected schools in Fiji and the Cook Islands, the paper examines factors …
Pacific Islanders and the Rim: Linked by Migration
Transnationalism and the Indo-Fijian Diaspora: The Relationship of Indo-Fijians to India and its People
This paper investigates the relationships of Indo-Fijians to their ancestral homeland, both in Fiji and following their secondary migration to Australia. Most Indo-Fijians are descendants of indentured labourers to Fiji. The majority have long ago lost all personal contacts with India. During their stay in Fiji, their social, cultural and religious practices have undergone many changes. Their experiences with subcontinental Indians are limited an…
Migration and Labor Dynamics (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (3 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works)