Neoliberal Migration Regime, Escape from ‘Hell Joseon’ and the Pursuit of Cosmopolitan Aspiration: An Overview of Temporary Migration from South Korea to Australia
- Publisher:
- Korea Research Institute, UNSW
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- International Review of Korean Studies, 2020, 16 (1), pp. 41 - 68
- Issue Date:
- 2020-02-04
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Transnational temporal migration is becoming increasingly prominent. Neo-liberalised governance has pushed more governments to develop temporal migration programs to relieve skill and labour shortages and, more broadly, to boost economic growth and development. Young people regard short-term migration programs are as a valuable chance to obtain global experience, to the extent that temporal migration has become a rite of passage. This paper offers an overview of temporary migration from South Korea to Australia and identifies the structural factors affecting this temporary transnational mobility, namely regulatory regimes, policies and relevant programs. The data sources in this paper are entirely secondary, consisting of published and unpublished research papers, newspaper articles, statistical data and various government and non-government organisation information and policy documents. Through a historical review of changing migration policies and discourses, the paper explores the ways in which temporal migration has been constructed by the state, in both South Korea and Australia. The paper sheds light into both structural and personal factors that motivate young Koreans to come to Australia on a temporary visa. The paper proposes future directions for research on temporary migration.
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