Email: m.j.hofmann@qmul.ac.uk
This PhD project seeks to explore how translocal migration and livelihoods of international migrant workers are impacting, and similarly are regulated by, governance mechanisms over translocal space. As a case study, it examines the circular migration pattern of Bangladeshi migrant workers between their Bangladeshi homes and their workplaces in Jordan’s garment industry. By applying a multi-scalar theoretical approach, this research covers the ways how Bangladeshi migrant workers shape the governance mechanisms of Jordanian garment production in the context of global production networks, and how private and public stakeholders are exerting translocal migration governance between Jordan and Bangladesh.
1st supervisor: Professor Liam Campling2nd supervisor: Dr Elena Baglioni
Member of the Centre on Labour, Sustainability and Global Production
Maximilian Hofmann (School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London) is a PhD student with a background in economic geography and development studies. He is particularly interested in economic development at the crossroads of global production networks, geopolitical economy and labour migration. Maximillian holds an MSc. with distinction in Economic and Social Geography from the University of Salzburg. Prior to his PhD project, he conducted research on glocalisation processes, special economic zones and labour market integration.