{"product_id":"9789819588862","title":"Labour Crossings Brokering Skilled Migrants from Vietnam to Japan","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLabour Crossings\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBrokering Skilled Migrants from Vietnam to Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAimi Muranaka\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: #1000;\"\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ebook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: #1000;\"\u003e advances scholarship on the infrastructural turn in migration studies by foregrounding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: #1000;\"\u003eunderexplored role of migration brokers from receiving countries and catering to foreign professionals. While existing research has predominantly focused on brokerage in migrants' countries of origin, this monograph conceptualises \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: #1000;\"\u003emigration brokerage in the host society as a key institutional infrastructure shaping \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: #1000;\"\u003econtemporary cross-border labour markets. It conceptually\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: #1000;\"\u003e contributes by integrating insights from economic sociology and international migration studies, introducing a transnational lens into the market-making framework.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003eDrawing on qualitative data from ethnographic fieldwork, the book examines the role of brokers not only in facilitating and regulating workers’ mobility, but also in actively “making” an emerging cross-border labour market between Japan and Vietnam. It also provides a nuanced analysis of the experiences of skilled Vietnamese migrants as they navigate entry into and participation in Japan’s labour market. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eFocusing on Japan as an emerging immigration country, the analysis is situated within a context characterised by acute labour shortages alongside a persistently restrictive migration regime. Over the past decade, the number of foreign—particularly skilled—migrant workers, including Vietnamese nationals, has increased substantially. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eIn the absence of a comprehensive immigration policy, private intermediaries have become crucial in facilitating, mobilising and controlling the mobility of both migrant workers and labour users. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eDespite Asia's importance as a major host region of international migrants, Japan remains comparatively under-researched. Addressing this gap, the book will appeal to scholars, students, and policymakers working in migration studies, economic sociology, Asian studies, and migration and labour policy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eAimi Muranaka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_xgmail-apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eis Assistant Professor at the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University. Her research focuses on migration brokerage, international skilled migration, mobility, and the labour market in Japan, and\u003cspan class=\"x_xgmail-apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eher works have been published in journals such as\u003cspan class=\"x_xgmail-apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobalizations\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan class=\"x_xgmail-apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobal Networks\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan class=\"x_xgmail-apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMobilities\u003c\/em\u003e. This book is based on research conducted during her doctoral and postdoctoral studies at the Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.\u003cspan class=\"x_xgmail-apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819588862\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e227\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46313901097100,"sku":"9789819588862","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819588862.jpg?v=1781088477","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789819588862","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}