Dr Yvonne Khor (许宇雯) is an international relations scholar and migration governance specialist whose work spans academia, policy research, and regional multistakeholder initiatives across Asia. She is widely recognised for her expertise on labour mobility, migration intermediaries, responsible recruitment, and transnational organised crime, with active contributions to global and regional policy dialogues.
| Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 2366 | |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5434-7427 |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-khor-3b0b31169/ | |
| X/Twitter | https://twitter.com/@Yvnkhor |
| Researcher ID | 2366 |
| ResearchGate | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yvonne-Khor/research |
Expertise
Migration processes
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Migration drivers
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Migration forms
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Migration infrastructures
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
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Legal-political consequences
Migration governance
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Governance actors
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Migration policy and law
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Governance processes
Disciplines
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Disciplines
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Subject Areas
Methods
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Qualitative research
Geographies
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UN Countries
Roles
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Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE)
Other, Kathmandu, Nepal
Visiting Fellow -
China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU)
University, Beijing, China
PhD Candidate -
Migration for Development and Equality (MIDEQ)
Other, Coventry University, United Kingdom
Migration Intermediaries Researcher -
Monash University
University, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia
B&HR Researcher
Research
The Chinese Migration to Malaysia: An Analytical Appraisal Between 2013 and 2024
| Authors | Yvonne Khor |
| Year | 2026 |
| Book Title | Sailing Together: A Reflection on Three Decades of ASEAN–China Relations | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Closing the Gap between Ideals and Reality: Lessons from a Malaysian SME’s Experiment with Ethical Recruitment in the Nepal-Malaysia Corridor
| Authors | Yvonne Khor, Jing Hao Liong |
| Year | 2025 |
| Journal Name | Business and Human Rights Journal | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Living at work: Ensuring decent migrant worker housing in Malaysia
| Authors | Katharine Jones, Anita Ghimire, Yvonne Khor |
| Year | 2025 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Cross‐border mobility, inequality and migration intermediaries: Labour migration from Nepal to Malaysia
| Authors | Heila Sha, Yvonne Khor, Yvonne Khor |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | International Migration |
| Citations (WoS) | 1 |
Transnational practices of care along the Nepal– Malaysia remittance corridor
| Authors | Nadiah Ahmad, Yvonne Khor |
| Year | 2024 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Remittances as the practice of care: A case study on Nepali migrants in Malaysia
| Authors | Yvonne Khor, Nadiah Ahmad |
| Year | 2024 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Living at work: migrant worker dormitories in Malaysia
| Authors | Katharine Jones, Anita Ghimire, Yvonne Khor |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | Work in the Global Economy | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Behind the Promise (Part I): How Malaysian Jobseekers are Falling into Cross-Border Job Scams
| Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Behind the Promise (Part II): A Guide for Nepali Migrant Workers Entering Malaysia
| Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Suggested Research
Middle space actors (intermediaries) as translators of global norms: the case of Nepali migrant workers to Malaysia
| Authors | Yvonne Khor |
| Year | 2025 |
| Journal Name | Frontiers in Human Dynamics | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |