Sivarin Lertpusit
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Sivarin Lertpusit has a total of 7 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Yun Ge
University of Saint Joseph
2 shared publications - Brenda Saw Ai Yeoh
Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore
1 shared publication Kong Chong Ho
Asia Research Institute National University of Singapore Singapore Singapore
1 shared publication- Kong Chong Ho
Yale-NUS College
1 shared publication - Kris Hyesoo Lee
Global Migration Institute Toronto Metropolitan University Toronto Canada
1 shared publication Pittaya Suvakanta
Pittaya SUVAKANTA is lecturers at College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Thammasat University
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 25 January 2026
- Published by Wiley in Population, Space and Place
- Vol. 32 (1)
Navigating the Belt and Road, and Beyond: Education‐Migration and Aspirational Pathways Among Internationally Mobile Chinese Young People in Southeast Asia
Chinese student mobilities within Asia have expanded significantly amid the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and shifting geopolitical conditions. This paper examines Chinese youth studying in two prominent Southeast Asian destinations—Thailand and Singapore—to understand how their aspirations intersect with macro‐structural forces to shape differentiated mobility pathways. Drawing on interviews with 59 participants, we explore three interrelated themes: (1) how geopolitical and geoeconomic developments reconfigure opportunity structures for Chinese youth; (2) how students navigate enduring hierarchies within the regional and global landscapes of higher education; and (3) how transregional education spaces reshape future‐making projects under conditions of heightened uncertainty. Our findings reveal that in Thailand, the BRI has widened access to regional education‐migration opportunities for Chinese youth by expanding institutional linkages and legitimising alternative mobility routes. In contrast, Chinese students in Singapore rarely frame their educational choices through the BRI, instead mobilising other forms of capital within established hierarchies of international education. Despite the emergence of diversified intra‐Asian pathways beyond traditional Western destinations, students' aspirations remain structured by stratified geographies of higher education and calibrated to broader geopolitical dynamics. By foregrounding the interplay between macro‐structural forces and individual mobility projects, this paper highlights how diversified yet hierarchical aspirational pathways are forged within an evolving transregional educational landscape.
- 25 January 2026
- Published by Wiley in Population, Space and Place
- Vol. 32 (1)
Open AccessNavigating the Belt and Road, and Beyond: Education‐Migration and Aspirational Pathways Among Internationally Mobile Chinese Young People in Southeast Asia
Chinese student mobilities within Asia have expanded significantly amid the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and shifting geopolitical conditions. This paper examines Chinese youth studying in two prominent Southeast Asian destinations—Thailand and Singapore—to understand how their aspirations intersect with macro‐structural forces to shape differentiated mobility pathways. Drawing on interviews with 59 participants, we explore three interrelated themes: (1) how geopolitical and geoeconomic developments reconfigure opportunity structures for Chinese youth; (2) how students navigate enduring hierarchies within the regional and global landscapes of higher education; and (3) how transregional education spaces reshape future‐making projects under conditions of heightened uncertainty. Our findings reveal that in Thailand, the BRI has widened access to regional education‐migration opportunities for Chinese youth by expanding institutional linkages and legitimising alternative mobility routes. In contrast, Chinese students in Singapore rarely frame their educational choices through the BRI, instead mobilising other forms of capital within established hierarchies of international education. Despite the emergence of diversified intra‐Asian pathways beyond traditional Western destinations, students' aspirations remain structured by stratified geographies of higher education and calibrated to broader geopolitical dynamics. By foregrounding the interplay between macro‐structural forces and individual mobility projects, this paper highlights how diversified yet hierarchical aspirational pathways are forged within an evolving transregional educational landscape.
- 2 January 2025
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Asian Population Studies
- Vol. 21 (1) , 7-20
The shifting landscape of Chinese student mobility to Thailand
- 2 January 2025
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Asian Population Studies
- Vol. 21 (1) , 7-20
The shifting landscape of Chinese student mobility to Thailand
- Open Access
- 23 August 2023
- Published by World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd in East Asian Policy
- Vol. 15 (03) , 34-48
Challenges to Thailand’s Negotiating Strategy in the Thai–China High-Speed Railway Project
The Thai-China High-Speed Railway (HSR) project that connects Thailand, Laos and China is part of the Thai domestic strategy and China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Thailand aims to become a regional logistic hub, while China plans to expand her connectivity with Southeast Asia. Approved in 2010, the project started construction in December 2017. Aside from the domestic political conflict, the HSR project was delayed by Thailand’s attempt to negotiate with China.
- 23 August 2023
- Published by World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd in East Asian Policy
- Vol. 15 (03) , 34-48
Open AccessChallenges to Thailand’s Negotiating Strategy in the Thai–China High-Speed Railway Project
The Thai-China High-Speed Railway (HSR) project that connects Thailand, Laos and China is part of the Thai domestic strategy and China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Thailand aims to become a regional logistic hub, while China plans to expand her connectivity with Southeast Asia. Approved in 2010, the project started construction in December 2017. Aside from the domestic political conflict, the HSR project was delayed by Thailand’s attempt to negotiate with China.