Youth on the Move: European Youth and Geographical Mobility (Beiträge zur Regional- und Migrationsforschung) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3531168614 ISBN 13: 9783531168616

Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2010

Synopsis

This book explores several important aspects of the geographical mobility of young people in Europe today. The contributors discuss important issues such as migration in work and study alongside consideration of the meanings of various forms of mobility: short-term and long-term stays, voyages related to finding employment and avoiding unemployment, moves between different European member states and sojourns elsewhere. A number of significant commonalities emerge out of the contributions from the diverse range of contributors: the salience of national and extra-national identities in transnational movements, the significance of family and peer networks in mediating migratory movements and the impact of boarder factors upon mobility patterns, including regional and national economic performance. Added to this mix are the impacts of, and implications upon, national and European youth mobility policies and the practice of youth mobility.

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About the Author

Dr. David Cairns is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, Lisbon University Institute (CIES, ISCTE-IUL).

From the Back Cover

This book explores several important aspects of the geographical mobility of young people in Europe today. The contributors discuss important issues such as migration in work and study alongside consideration of the meanings of various forms of mobility: short-term and long-term stays, voyages related to finding employment and avoiding unemployment, moves between different European member states and sojourns elsewhere. A number of significant commonalities emerge out of the contributions from the diverse range of contributors: the salience of national and extra-national identities in transnational movements, the significance of family and peer networks in mediating migratory movements and the impact of broader factors upon mobility patterns, including regional and national economic performance. Added to this mix are the impacts of, and implications upon, national and European youth mobility policies and the practice of youth mobility.

Edition details

• Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3531168614
• ISBN 13: 9783531168616
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 125
• Editor: Cairns David