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The (de)territorialised appeal of international schools in China: Forging brands, boundaries and inter-belonging in segregated urban space

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  • Lily Kong

    (Singapore Management University, Singapore)

  • Orlando Woods

    (Singapore Management University, Singapore)

  • Hong Zhu

    (Guangzhou University, China)

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This paper considers how the (de)territorialised appeal of international schools in China can reflect, enforce and expand pre-existing patterns of urban segregation. Whilst exploration of the effects of educational marketplaces on urban environments has become a focus of scholarly research, the recent expansion in the supply of, and demand for, international education has caused these effects to become more nuanced. As (de)territorialised entities, international schools can cause multiple forms of spatial and psycho-social distinction and (dis)association to become intertwined, the effects of which start from the school and radiate out from there. International schools can therefore cause segregation to become a structurally entrenched phenomenon. These ideas are illustrated through an empirical examination of three international schools located in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou. We explore the ways in which these schools are branded spaces that reproduce socio-spatial boundaries and thus foster a (de)territorialised sense of inter-belonging amongst their students.

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  • Lily Kong & Orlando Woods & Hong Zhu, 2022. "The (de)territorialised appeal of international schools in China: Forging brands, boundaries and inter-belonging in segregated urban space," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 59(1), pages 242-258, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:59:y:2022:i:1:p:242-258
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098020954143
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