Brokers have long been scrutinised for their purported disloyalty, but brokers' own
attachments and expectations remain largely neglected. This article contributes to …

To what extent do brokers empower marginalised communities? This pertinent question
connects the articles collected in this special issue and is the focus of this introduction. We …

Abstract “Shadow admission” refers to the practice where Chinese public schools recruit
students through private tutoring businesses. This phenomenon persists widely despite the …

Immigrants play a crucial role in the development of capital‐intensive, industrialized
agriculture and often find themselves living in derelict, stigmatized neighborhoods where …

Intermediary actors have been recognized for their role in facilitating collaborations to
achieve sustainability goals. Yet how voluntary sustainability collaborations, guided by …

European states and international organizations employ migration information campaigns to
discourage African youth from trying to get to Europe without the necessary papers …

Over the years, the police have become a central component of international peace-and
statebuilding operations. However, predominantly trained and socialized as members of a …

This article examines how a project intended to help local pastoralists facilitates the
accumulation of wealth among elites at the expense of the local people. The data was …

Cultural brokers can help clinicians meet needs of immigrant patients. This article considers
loneliness as an endemic experience of immigrants in the United States and discusses how …

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Complex
coordination across time, space, and cultures involves a great deal of uncertainty. This …