Hope Springs Eternal: Exploring the Early Settlement Experiences of Highly Educated Eritrean Refugees in the UK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samson Maekele Tsegay
Keyword(s):  
Highly Educated ◽  
Early Settlement ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals New Greek migrant (dis)identifications in social media: Evidence from a discourse-centred online ethnographic study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariza Georgalou
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Online Ethnography ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Discourse Studies ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Identification Processes ◽  
Migration Experiences ◽  
Greek Migrants

AbstractSince the eruption of the Greek crisis in 2010, thousands of highly educated and skilled Greeks have chosen or have been forced to migrate abroad in pursuit of better career prospects and living standards. This recent migratory wave has been termed ‘new’ Greek migration (Panagiotopoulou et al., 2019). Considering the transformative impact of social media on the lives and experiences of migrants as well as the pivotal role of social media in (dis)identification and identity construction processes, this paper aims at exploring the ways in which new Greek migrants construct their identities in their social media discourse. Based on a synergy between the constructionist approach to identity, discourse studies, and online ethnography, the paper presents and discusses empirical data (social media content and interviews) from five selected new Greek migrants settled in the UK and Germany, who write about and capture their migration experiences on their blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. As shown in the analysis, new Greek migrant identities are hybrid and multifaceted, constructed and negotiated through a gamut of discursive means, including stance-taking, intertextuality, entextualization, and coupling. Having the migrants’ own voice and perspective at the heart of the analysis brings to the forefront significant socio-cultural dimensions of new Greek migration, often downplayed in economic and political analyses of the phenomenon. In this fashion, the potential of social media to heighten awareness of new Greek migrants’ (dis)identification processes is verified.

scholarly journals International Migration of Highly Qualified Housewife Mothers and Their Career Concerns

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Arzu Kırcal Sahin ◽  
Dr. Serpil Aytac
Keyword(s):  
International Migration ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Turkish Women ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Traditional Gender Roles ◽  
Migration Theories ◽  
The Uk

e purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of highly educated mothers with at least one child who have left their jobs and have immigrated to the UK because of their spouse's job. The study investigates the barriers that these Turkish women may face in the UK. Research on immigrants has been mostly restricted to quantitative methods which rely on statistical data sets. A search of the literature revealed that qualitative studies are rarely used within the field. In order to examine this issue, in-depth interviews were held with 20 Turkish participants who meet the research criteria. Integrating these findings with relevant international migration theories, this study reveals that those highly educated Turkish women with advanced career success who took part in this research have not managed to break the cycle of traditional gender roles. It also shows that these women have not only taken care of their children, but also have established a harmonious family environment in order to assist their husbands' career. The findings of this study show that moving to the UK with their spouses inevitably has resulted in a decline in the career success, financial and social status for the participants.

scholarly journals Bilingual bonds

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Hammer
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
L2 Acquisition ◽  
Language Dominance ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Network Profile ◽  
Acculturation Level ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Psychological Integration ◽  
Emic And Etic

This paper investigates the perception of ‘being yourself’ when speaking in the second language (L2) in the context of mobility-migration. Participants consist of 149 highly educated sequential Polish-English bilinguals who relocated to the UK at the average age of 23, and underwent processes of acculturation. The independent variables in this study include acculturation level, social network profile, language of attachment in adulthood, language dominance, length of residence, predicted future domicile, gender, and age of L2 acquisition (AoA). The study employs both emic and etic approaches. The findings reveal strong links between the perception of being yourself in L2 and acculturation level, social network profile, language dominance, predicted future domicile, and language of attachment. The results show that sociocultural and psychological integration into the new society and culture are strongly linked to the perception of being yourself in L2. This study adds acculturation and attachment perspectives to current research on the perception of feeling different when using languages learnt later in life.

Better than average? Parental competence beliefs and socioeconomic background

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherin Barg ◽  
William Baker
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Socioeconomic Background ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Parental Competence ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Competence Beliefs ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Uk Millennium Cohort Study ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Better Than

This article investigates the extent to which parents believe they are better than average parents using data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. The article builds on a long tradition of sociological research focusing on the interconnections between parenting, class, education and inequality. We find that mothers with low levels of education are more likely to say they are average or worse than average parents. Relatedly, we show that those who are highly educated are more likely to consider themselves as being better than average, even when a range of child and mother characteristics such as mother’s mental health and child’s cognitive and socio-emotional development are considered. These findings are linked to research showing how certain groups of parents are stigmatised or valorised in popular and political discourse. Our article also extends scholarship by examining the connection between parental mental health and parental competence beliefs.

scholarly journals Privileged Daughters? Gendered Mobility among Highly Educated Chinese Female Migrants in the UK

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengwei Tu ◽  
Kailing Xie
Keyword(s):  
Social Space ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
Western Country ◽  
Socioeconomic Mobility ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Female Migrants ◽  
Chinese Parents ◽  
The One ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Transnational Social Space

The one-child generation daughters born to middle-class Chinese parents enjoy the privilege of concentrated family resources and the opportunity for education overseas. We focus on the “privileged daughters” who have studied abroad and remained overseas as professionals. Using three cases of post-student female migrants who were of different ages and at different life stages, we situate their socioeconomic mobility in the context of intergenerational relationships and transnational social space. Drawing on further interview data from the same project we argue that, although the “privileged daughters” have achieved geographical mobility and upward social mobility, through education and a career in a Western country, their life choices remain heavily influenced by their parents in China. Such findings highlight the transnationally transferred gendered burden among the relatively “elite” cohort, thus revealing a more nuanced gendered interpretation of transnational socioeconomic mobility.

Researching migrants who hold nomadic identities

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Psoinos
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Reflexive Analysis ◽  
Migrant Groups ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Shed Light

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how the researcher can critically reflect on his/her own identities when interacting with participants who hold nomadic identities and analyses the dynamic discourses of power unfolding at different levels. Design/methodology/approach – Autobiographical narrative data derived from a research study on highly educated refugees in the UK are analysed in order to highlight the multi-level dynamic discourses of power unfolding between researcher, participants, the community context and the broader socio-cultural context. Findings – The findings shed light not only on the power relations unfolding at different levels but also on inequalities which arise – particularly in organisational settings - and put at a disadvantage certain groups of highly educated refugees. Research limitations/implications – The thorough analysis demonstrates how a researcher can be critically reflexive – that is, challenges his/her own authority and gives “voice” to the participants – when studying groups with nomadic identities. Originality/value – The originality of the paper lies in revealing through a critical reflexive analysis how and why certain migrant groups may be disadvantaged and/or marginalised in organisational settings.

Who are solo self-employed women? Analysis of the trends and characteristics of solo self-employed women in Ireland 2003–2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-60
Author(s):  
Lauren Bari
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Employed Women ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Freelance Work

Abstract Solo or ‘freelance’ self-employment is becoming a more popular form of self-employment in the labour market. In some jurisdictions such as the UK, this growth is being attributed to rising numbers of women – and women with children in particular - seeking the flexibility and autonomy of freelance work as a response to shortages of flexibility in wage-and-salaried employment. Yet little is known about how these trends might be occurring in Ireland and who might be represented in this small but growing cohort of workers. This research uses Labour Force Survey data to explore trends in female solo self-employment in Ireland between 2003 and 2019 and key variables are drawn upon to develop a profile of this underexplored labour market group. The analysis highlights that while growth in solo self-employment rates has been slow and numbers still relatively small, it is increasingly made up of highly educated and professional women in relatively high-paid sectors opting for flexible working arrangements.

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