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

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    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.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)102-115
    Number of pages14
    JournalSport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics
    Volume23
    Issue number1
    Early online date16 Jan 2019
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020

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