Francis L. Collins is a professor of sociology at Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland and has previously held positions in geography and population studies at the National University of Singapore and Te Whare W¿nanga o Waikato, the University of Waikato. His research encompasses a focus on the regulation and experiences of temporary migration, racism and workplace exploitation; international student mobilities; and the relationship between migration and cities. Francis is the author of Global Asian City: Migration, Desire and the Politics of Encounter in 21st Century Seoul (Wiley, 2018). Co-edited volumes include Intersections of Inequality, Migration and Diversification (Palgrave, 2020), Aspiration, Desire and the Drivers of Migration (Routledge, 2020) and Handbook on Transnationalism (Edward Elgar, 2022).