The (dis)embodied regimes of skilled mobilities

What is the main argument of the article regarding skilled migration?

• Skilled migrants are solely driven by economic opportunities in host countries.

• Skilled migrants are always embodied through multi-level social processes.

• Skilled migrants are seen as economic actors with no agency or power.

• Skilled migrants are viewed as passive policy objects in the global race for talent.

What is the term used to describe the transnational activities shaped by global capitalism and state-directed institutions?

• Transnationalism from below

• Transnationalism from above

• Transnational cosmopolitanism

• Transnational migration

What is the main focus of transnationalism research?

• Migrants' refusal to participate in transnational social fields

• Migrants' economic motives to leave their home countries

• Migrants' sense-making of their mobilities through transnational activities

• Migrants' interactions with the mobility governance

What is the main criticism of the development policy discourse regarding skilled migration?

• It views migrants as beneficial economic actors but not as engaging socio-political agents.

• It measures migrants' contributions at micro-levels such as families or communities.

• It accurately measures the impacts of diasporic contributions on the development processes.

• It pays attention to the causes leading to migration and the impacts on development processes.

From what is implied in the policy discourse, what can be the main concern of Chinese business migrants in Australia?

• Success in their businesses in Australia

• Always wanting to go back to their home country

• Contributing to the economic development of Australia

• Unable to attend higher education

What is the main criticism of the measurement of skilled migrants as global commodities?

• It fails to recognize the multi-faceted dimensions in the embodiment of transnational mobilities.

• It fails to consider the rational choice-making processes of migrants.

• It fails to account for the impacts of migration policies on skilled migration

• It fails to acknowledge migrants' power to fight against the policy regime.

What is the main focus of the policy discourse regarding skilled migrants?

• Migrants' employment performances in receiving countries

• Migrants' interactions with others across national borders

• Migrants' sense-making of their belonging and aspirations

• Migrants' engagement in the transnational world

What is the main criticism of the lack of information on skilled emigration in sending countries?

• It prevents the manipulation of the outflows and inflows of skilled people.

• It hides the 'failures' in retaining skilled people in sending countries.

• It accurately measures the extent of brain drain in sending countries.

• It promotes the image of a communist trouble-making country.

What is the main criticism of the policy-driven conceptualization of skilled migrants?

• It depicts skilled migrants as being unsuccessful skilled workers in host societies.

• It does not include sufficient explanations on why a certain section of the international student population chooses to apply for bridging or permanent residency visas.

• It constructs skilled migrants as either fuelling or impeding economic drives.

• It fails to take into account how students respond to their communal bonds and familial circumstances.

What is the main focus of transnationalism research in relation to migrants' mobilities?

• Migrants' engagements in the transnational world

• Migrants' sense-making of their mobilities through economic opportunities

• Migrants' interactions with those they don't see in the policy discourse

• Migrants' negotiations of their circumstances with their relatives back home