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The Lived Experiences of Migration: An Introduction
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Abstract This editorial presents a general overview of the thematic issue "The Lived Experiences of Migration: Individual Strategies, Institutional Settings and Destination Effects in the European Mobility Process," based on the rich qualitative data produced in the Growth, Equal Opportunities, Migration and... view more
This editorial presents a general overview of the thematic issue "The Lived Experiences of Migration: Individual Strategies, Institutional Settings and Destination Effects in the European Mobility Process," based on the rich qualitative data produced in the Growth, Equal Opportunities, Migration and Markets (GEMM) project. The qualitative component of the project focused on the ‘lived’ experiences of migration. The main contribution of the articles in this issue is to demonstrate the multiplicity of actors and structures involved in the migration process, and to recognize the important role that space plays in the life-trajectories of people on the move. Perceiving the migration process as a learning experience allows for a deeper look into the complex renegotiation of cultural and political boundaries that migrants experience in the destination.... view less
Keywords
Central Europe; Eastern Europe; EU; mobility; Southern Europe; migration; motivation; identity; cosmopolitanism; labor migration; employment service; knowledge of languages; social capital; social network
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
prospective migrants; social imagination
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 1-6
Journal
Social Inclusion, 7 (2019) 4
Issue topic
The Lived Experiences of Migration: Individual Strategies, Institutional Settings and Destination Effects in the European Mobility Process
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; reviewed