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Unfunded
Principal Investigator (PI)
2016 - 2018
In the existing literature in migration studies and human geography, expatriates have been understood and theorised as global nomads and flexible skilled workers who live transnationally. Expatriates’ transnational lifestyles come with positive and negative consequences: while their sojourns may facilitate knowledge mobility and cultural exchange, living transnationally may bring challenges to their family relationships and career trajectories. This qualitative pilot study contributes to this body of work by examining the cases of expatriates in Brunei. In particular, it explores the relocation motivations and experiences of recent and long-term expatriates in Brunei, and analyses these in relation to possible contributing factors.