Friends play a crucial role in international students’ lives. This book explores the characteristics of the friendship networks of international doctoral students by analysing the relationships between these students and their friends, both in the country of education and across several national borders.
Tabella dei contenuti
1. Transnational Friendships and Supportive Practices: An Introduction 2. The Contemporary Meaning of Friendship 3. Friendship as ‘Emotional Work’ 4. Friendship as Trust and Reciprocity 5. Friendship as Solidarity 6. A Relational Examination of Distance, Meanings and Practices
Circa l’autore
Ba?ak Bilecen is a Lecturer and Researcher at Bielefeld University, Germany. Her research interests include sociology of migration, transnational studies, relational sociology and social network analysis.
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