Sohoon Lee
Biographic Data
| ID | 3797874 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sohoon Lee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sohoon |
| FAMILY NAME | Lee |
| SIGNATURE | LEE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Migrant Domestic Workers as ‘Agents’ of Development in Asia
Temporary contract migration represents the predominant form of legal migration policy in Asia. With its rationale of the filling of jobs and provision of income-generating opportunities, it is linked to the migration–development nexus debate. This paper focuses on the impact of migrants’ agency as development actors within a transnational sphere. The mainstream migration–development nexus debate and policy prescriptions imagine diaspora groups a…
The making of 'skilled' overseas Koreans
This paper investigates a transient border between the temporary and (potentially) permanent migration schemes, by reviewing the changes in migration policies relating to Korean-Chinese (Joseonjok) co-ethnic migrants in South Korea in the last 10 years. We pay attention to Working Visit Status and Overseas Korean Status and the fluidity between the two visa streams, to argue that the government utilises the arbitrary notion of ‘skilledness’ as an…
Those Who Can Become “Foreign Koreans
This paper postulates that South Korea's multicultural rhetoric is written in neoliberal terms and is part of the state's new nationbuilding discourse. Following the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, South Korean nationalism has been reshaped to impose neoliberal ideals on its citizens. Similarly, foreign populations such as marriage migrants have been objectified into specific roles needed in the national economy. The government has used their eco…
The making of 'skilled' overseas Koreans
This paper investigates a transient border between the temporary and (potentially) permanent migration schemes, by reviewing the changes in migration policies relating to Korean-Chinese (Joseonjok) co-ethnic migrants in South Korea in the last 10 years. We pay attention to Working Visit Status and Overseas Korean Status and the fluidity between the two visa streams, to argue that the government utilises the arbitrary notion of ‘skilledness’ as an…
Those Who Can Become “Foreign Koreans
This paper postulates that South Korea's multicultural rhetoric is written in neoliberal terms and is part of the state's new nationbuilding discourse. Following the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, South Korean nationalism has been reshaped to impose neoliberal ideals on its citizens. Similarly, foreign populations such as marriage migrants have been objectified into specific roles needed in the national economy. The government has used their eco…
Migrant Domestic Workers as ‘Agents’ of Development in Asia
Temporary contract migration represents the predominant form of legal migration policy in Asia. With its rationale of the filling of jobs and provision of income-generating opportunities, it is linked to the migration–development nexus debate. This paper focuses on the impact of migrants’ agency as development actors within a transnational sphere. The mainstream migration–development nexus debate and policy prescriptions imagine diaspora groups a…
Those Who Can Become “Foreign Koreans
This paper postulates that South Korea's multicultural rhetoric is written in neoliberal terms and is part of the state's new nationbuilding discourse. Following the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, South Korean nationalism has been reshaped to impose neoliberal ideals on its citizens. Similarly, foreign populations such as marriage migrants have been objectified into specific roles needed in the national economy. The government has used their eco…
Migrant Domestic Workers as ‘Agents’ of Development in Asia
Temporary contract migration represents the predominant form of legal migration policy in Asia. With its rationale of the filling of jobs and provision of income-generating opportunities, it is linked to the migration–development nexus debate. This paper focuses on the impact of migrants’ agency as development actors within a transnational sphere. The mainstream migration–development nexus debate and policy prescriptions imagine diaspora groups a…
The making of 'skilled' overseas Koreans
This paper investigates a transient border between the temporary and (potentially) permanent migration schemes, by reviewing the changes in migration policies relating to Korean-Chinese (Joseonjok) co-ethnic migrants in South Korea in the last 10 years. We pay attention to Working Visit Status and Overseas Korean Status and the fluidity between the two visa streams, to argue that the government utilises the arbitrary notion of ‘skilledness’ as an…
Law (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 work)