Vulnerability in a mobile world

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Populations across the world are becoming increasingly mobile for many different reasons. Some are searching for a better and safer life, others migrate for economic or environmental purposes, education, or identity formation. While mobility may bring better life-chances, this book shows that for some it means experiencing vulnerability.

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Full title :Vulnerability in a mobile world / edited by Helen Forbes-Mewett.

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Publication Date:2020.
Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Emerald Publishing Limited
Place of Publication:Bingley
Language:eng
Publication Date:2020.

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9781787569133, 1787569136, 9781787569119, 178756911X
oclc:on1127922174
LC Classification:BF698.35.V85
Dewey Decimal:128/.4

1. Introduction; Helen Forbes-Mewett 2. Defining vulnerability; Helen Forbes-Mewett and Kien Nguyen-Trung 3. Rethinking individual vulnerability and homelessness in Singapore; Harry Tan 4. Urbanisation, vulnerability and police legitimacy; Allegra Clare Schermuly 5. Vulnerability to natural disasters: the case of Vietnam's Mekong Delta; Kien Nguyen-Trung 6. Refugee and asylum seeker vulnerability in the context of resettlement: The role of humanitarian organisations in Australia and Italy; Gianluigi Rotondo 7. International student migration and mental health; Jiamin Gan and Helen Forbes-Mewett 8. Young people's perceptions of intercultural relationships; Anita McDonald-Doh 9. Negotiating 'vulnerability' in a 'mobile' world: Tween girls' dressing in Singapore and YouTube; Bernice Loh 10. Conclusion; Helen Forbes-Mewett.