Centre for Policy Futures

Dr Rafael Azeredo

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Policy Futures
Level 5, Forgan Smith Building (1)
ST LUCIA QLD 4072
Rafael Azeredo

Researcher biography

Rafael Azeredo is a contemporary migration researcher and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Futures, University of Queensland, Australia. His research spans Sociology, Human Geography and International Studies, with a focus on citizenship and migration theory, regimes of temporary migration in Australia, and the Latin American diaspora.

Rafael’s recent publications have been featured in journals such as Population Space and Place, Sociology Compass, and the Journal of Intercultural Studies. Rafael has experience working on ARC-funded projects in human geography, migration and labour studies. Recently, he has been involved in an ARC Discovery project investigating Global Production Networks in multifunctional rural landscapes of Australia, examining these from the perspectives of land, labour and environment.

 

Publications

Book Chapters (2)
Journal Articles (9)
Research Reports (2)

Book Chapters

Mason, Robert and Azeredo, Rafael (2023). Latin Americans in Australia: Reconfiguring Community and the 'Visa' as a Constitutive Factor of Migrant Identity. Latinx Experiences: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. (pp. 117-124) edited by Maria J. Villasenor and Hortencia Jimenez. Thousand Oaks, CA United States: SAGE Publications.
Azeredo, Rafael, Fenton-Smith, Ben and Mason, Robert (2021). Models for Brazil-Australia cooperation and partnership in higher education: understanding opportunities from the Australian perspective. Internationalization of higher education: practices and reflections from Brazil and Australia. (pp. 243-266) edited by Marilia Morosini, Carla Cassol, Cristina, Elsner and Craig, Whitsed. Porto Alegre, Brazil: EdiPUCRS.

Journal Articles

Barry, Kaya, Iaquinto, Benjamin Lucca and Azeredo, Rafael (2024). From tourists to essential workers: the multifaceted presence of backpackers in rural Queensland, Australia. Journal of Rural Studies, 112 103469, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103469
Azeredo, Rafael (2024). The Brazilian diaspora: intra‐community dynamics and differentiating factors among Brazilian migrants worldwide. Sociology Compass, 18 (4) e13201, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/soc4.13201
Azeredo, Rafael (2024). Liquid migration revisited: Reflections on Brazilian mobilities to Australia. Population, Space and Place, 30 (1), 1-12. doi: 10.1002/psp.2729
Azeredo, Rafael (2023). Situando a migração contemporânea do Brasil para a Austrália. Cadernos de Política Exterior, 9 (13), 99-112.
Schildkraut, Jaclyn, Connell, Nadine, Barbieri, Nina and de Azeredo, Rafael (2023). American uniqueness revisited: A comparative examination of two school shootings using the path to intended violence. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 48 (2), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/01924036.2023.2221751
Azeredo, Rafael (2023). Brazilians in Dongguan: Migration Across Analogous Industrial Clusters and (Re)creation of Homeland Abroad. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 44 (3), 423-439. doi: 10.1080/07256868.2023.2213883
Casado, Renata and Azeredo, Rafael (2023). Navigating Migration Regimes Together: The Journeys of Brazilian Couples in Auckland, Gold Coast and Perth. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 44 (3), 405-422. doi: 10.1080/07256868.2023.2211344
Guest Editors, Mason, Robert and Azeredo, Rafael (2023). Latin American Migration to the Asia Pacific: Transpacific Connections in the Twenty-First Century. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 44 (3), 345-350. doi: 10.1080/07256868.2023.2213986
Azeredo, Rafael and Henriqson, Eder (2023). Identifying conceptual incongruences within global leadership competency models. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 23 (1) ARTN 14705958221130873, 113-132. doi: 10.1177/14705958221130873

Research Reports

Smith, Kiah, Azeredo, Rafael, Coe, Neil, Cross, Rebecca, Heyman-Griffiths, Seren, Neilson, Jeff, Pritchard, Bill and Wang, Zoe (2024). Coastal horticulture in Northeastern Australia: global networks and regional development. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Barry, Kaya, Azeredo, Rafael and Balle-Bowness, Ari (2023). Turbulent times: the state of backpacking and seasonal farm work in Australia. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Griffith University.

Areas of research

Justice, Rights and Empower Communities
Science, Technology and Society