Enabling and constraining migration: the multiscalar management of temporary, skilled, international migration of English professional cricketers

Waite, C. A. (2020) Enabling and constraining migration: the multiscalar management of temporary, skilled, international migration of English professional cricketers. Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics. 23(1), pp. 102-115. 1743-0437.

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Item Type:	Article
Abstract:	This article progresses debates about how the process of international migration is operationalized. With a focus on the geographical concept of scale this article explores how individuals, organizations and policies interact to determine the characteristics of a migration flow. Using a case study of the temporary migration of English professional cricketers moving seasonally to Australia, it is revealed that there is a complex nexus of actors and institutions at the micro-, meso- and macro-scales that influence migration and can have contradictory impacts on migratory activity. Drawing on interviews with current and former English professional cricketers and a wide range of intermediaries it is shown how migration can both be enabled and constrained by different individuals and institutions in the home and destination context. The article contends that a multi-scalar approach is vital to more fully understand how migration flows are operationalized. The findings are pertinent to wider academic debates on the enablement, constraint and growing regulation of sports labour migration and skilled migration more broadly.
Creators:	Waite, Catherine Amy
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	Faculties > Faculty of Arts, Science & Technology > Environmental Science
Date:	1 January 2020
Date Type:	Publication
Page Range:	pp. 102-115
Journal or Publication Title:	Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics
Volume:	23
Number:	1
Number of Pages:	14
Language:	English
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2018.1555226
ISSN:	1743-0437
Status:	Published / Disseminated
Refereed:	Yes
Related URLs:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... http://www.mendeley.com/research/enablin... https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/public...
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/12930

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