- Senior Lecturer, School of Sociology, Australian National University
Matt Withers is a senior lecturer in Sociology at the Australian National University. His research critically examines various aspects of the relationship between temporary labour migration and development across the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on Sri Lanka and – more recently – Pacific Island Countries. His current research examines emigration policymaking in comparative perspective and situates the gendered care implications of transnational family separation within the migration-development debate.
Experience
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2023–presentSenior lecturer, Australian National University
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2022–2023Lecturer, Australian National University
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2019–2022Research Fellow, Macquarie University
Education
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2017The University of Sydney, PhD
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