In/Visible Images of Mobility: Sociality and Analog–Digital Materiality in Personal Archives of Transnational Migration

Inquiry into the causes and outcomes of transnational migration spans numerous disciplines, scales and methodological approaches. Fewer studies focus on immobility. Utilizing the Kazakh population of Mongolia as a case study, this paper considers how non-migrants view the economic and cultural costs of migrating. We posit that three factors, including local place attachments specific to Mongolia, access to information about life in Kazakhstan and the importance of maintaining social networks in Mongolia, contribute substantially to their decision to not migrate. Our findings suggest that the decision to not migrate can be very strategic for non-migrants in highly transnational contexts.

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The value, costs, and meaning of transnational migration in rural Oaxaca, Mexico

MIGRATION LETTERS ◽

10.33182/ml.v6i1.83 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 15-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jeffrey H. Cohen ◽

Bernardo Rios ◽

Lise Byars

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Sense Of Belonging ◽

Southern California ◽

Transnational Migration ◽

Urban Centers ◽

Cultural Economic ◽

Southern Mexico ◽

Shared Identity ◽

The Social

Rural Oaxacan migrants are defined as quintessential transnational movers, people who access rich social networks as they move between rural hometowns in southern Mexico and the urban centers of southern California. The social and cultural ties that characterize Oaxacan movers are critical to successful migrations, lead to jobs and create a sense of belonging and shared identity. Nevertheless, migration has socio-cultural, economic and psychological costs. To move the discussion away from a framework that emphasizes the positive transnational qualities of movement we focus on the costs of migration for Oaxacans from the state’s central valleys and Sierra regions.

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Stimulating Flexible Citizenship: The Impact of Dutch and Indian Migration Policies on the Lives of Highly Skilled Indian Migrants in the Netherlands

Citizenship and globalisation research papers ◽

10.2478/jcgs-2019-0008 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Katherine Kirk ◽

Ellen Bal

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Transnational Migration ◽

Unique Contribution ◽

Indian Diaspora ◽

Migration Literature ◽

Corporate Rights ◽

Highly Skilled Migrants ◽

Highly Skilled ◽

Migration Theories ◽

The Impact

AbstractThis paper explores the relationship between migration and integration policies in the Netherlands, diaspora policies in India, and the transnational practices of Indian highly skilled migrants to the Netherlands. We employ anthropological transnational migration theories (e.g., Ong 1999; Levitt and Jaworsky 2007) to frame the dynamic interaction between a sending and a receiving country on the lives of migrants. This paper makes a unique contribution to migration literature by exploring the policies of both sending and receiving country in relation to ethnographic data on migrants. The international battle for brains has motivated states like the Netherlands and India to design flexible migration and citizenship policies for socially and economically desirable migrants. Flexible citizenship policies in the Netherlands are primarily concerned with individual and corporate rights and privileges, whereas Indian diaspora policies have been established around the premise of national identity.

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