Olga Cojocaru
Biographic Data
| ID | 1249543 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olga Cojocaru |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olga |
| FAMILY NAME | Cojocaru |
| SIGNATURE | COJOCARU O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8737-2549 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Geoarbitrage at the Meso Level
This paper examines the practice of geoarbitrage, as carried out by middle‐level private actors when engaging with Chinese migrants aspiring to access the Golden Visa programme in Portugal. Based on interviews with experts and Chinese migrants, content analysis of migration policies as well as of online promotional materials produced by migration consultants, we investigate the role of intermediaries in the (re)production of Portugal's desirabili…
Just look at those shabby trains in Lisbon
This article examines the disappointment experienced by affluent Chinese migrants in Portugal, revealing the discrepancy between their premigration expectations and post-arrival realities and how they overcome this mismatch through recalibration practices. Despite their financial advantage, Chinese migrants often express disappointment and discontent with their migration project, mostly stemming from frustrations with public service inefficiencie…
In the back of my mind, time always ticks one hour forward”
This article analyses the temporalities of transnational living through a threefold frame: as an outlook, as a resource and as a qualitative experience. Drawing on data from interviews with Moldovan women who are domestic workers in Italy, I point to the time work employed by these labour migrants to navigate a multitude of timescapes derived from a (permanently) temporary status, precarious resources and the emotional ambivalence that arises fro…
In the back of my mind, time always ticks one hour forward”
This article analyses the temporalities of transnational living through a threefold frame: as an outlook, as a resource and as a qualitative experience. Drawing on data from interviews with Moldovan women who are domestic workers in Italy, I point to the time work employed by these labour migrants to navigate a multitude of timescapes derived from a (permanently) temporary status, precarious resources and the emotional ambivalence that arises fro…
In the back of my mind, time always ticks one hour forward”
This article analyses the temporalities of transnational living through a threefold frame: as an outlook, as a resource and as a qualitative experience. Drawing on data from interviews with Moldovan women who are domestic workers in Italy, I point to the time work employed by these labour migrants to navigate a multitude of timescapes derived from a (permanently) temporary status, precarious resources and the emotional ambivalence that arises fro…
Just look at those shabby trains in Lisbon
This article examines the disappointment experienced by affluent Chinese migrants in Portugal, revealing the discrepancy between their premigration expectations and post-arrival realities and how they overcome this mismatch through recalibration practices. Despite their financial advantage, Chinese migrants often express disappointment and discontent with their migration project, mostly stemming from frustrations with public service inefficiencie…
Geoarbitrage at the Meso Level
This paper examines the practice of geoarbitrage, as carried out by middle‐level private actors when engaging with Chinese migrants aspiring to access the Golden Visa programme in Portugal. Based on interviews with experts and Chinese migrants, content analysis of migration policies as well as of online promotional materials produced by migration consultants, we investigate the role of intermediaries in the (re)production of Portugal's desirabili…
Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Ambivalence (1 work) · Appeal (1 work) · Cartography (1 work) · China's Global Influence and Migration (1 work)