@article{fdi:010073141, title = {{O}pening or closing borders to international students ? : convergent and divergent dynamics in {F}rance, {S}pain and the {UK}}, author = {{L}evatino, {A}. and {E}remenko, {T}. and {G}erbeau, {Y}. {M}. and {C}onsterdine, {E}. and {K}abbanji, {L}ama and {G}onzalez-{F}errer, {A}. and {J}olivet-{G}uetta, {M}. and {B}eauchemin, {C}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}hile attracting international students is the declared objective of many countries of the global {N}orth, the regulation of movements of this migrant group does not escape the tensions that characterise policymaking on migration. {T}his paper compares the evolution of student migration policies in three major {E}uropean destinations - {F}rance, {S}pain and the {UK} - since the late 1990s. {T}he aim is to evaluate whether policies in this area have converged or not, and the factors behind their evolution. {O}ur findings suggest that despite common forces encouraging convergence, country-specific factors, such as countries' migration history and the political force in power, seem crucial in explaining important differences in actual policies across the three countries.}, keywords = {{I}nternational students ; migration policies ; {U}nited {K}ingdom ; {S}pain ; {F}rance ; {FRANCE} ; {ESPAGNE} ; {ROYAUME} {UNI}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}lobalisation {S}ocieties and {E}ducation}, volume = {16}, numero = {3}, pages = {366--380}, ISSN = {1476-7724}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1080/14767724.2018.1457432}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073141}, }