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The Role of Identity and Ontological (In)Security in Return Migration: an Empirical Perspective from Hungary
East–West migration has become a dominant spatial phenomenon in Europe since the step-by-step enlargement of the EU, posing considerable socio-economic and demographic challenges for sending countries. However, little is known about the geopolitics and motivations that inspire a return to the countr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9099032/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35582048 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12134-022-00964-z |
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author | Lados, Gabor Hegedus, Gabor Kovacs, Zoltan |
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description | East–West migration has become a dominant spatial phenomenon in Europe since the step-by-step enlargement of the EU, posing considerable socio-economic and demographic challenges for sending countries. However, little is known about the geopolitics and motivations that inspire a return to the country of origin. The objective of this article is to identify the motivations for emigration, adaptation experiences and decisions of Hungarian migrants who worked in the West for a period of time and returned to Hungary, based on their skills and family status before their return. The research is based on in-depth interviews with 48 returnees and builds on the cultural identity model and the notion of ontological security. The study demonstrates the growing role of geopolitics in return migration, although its relevance differs in various groups, with clear distinctions between the high- and low-skilled migrants. The role of family as a geopolitical unit is increasing; factors like their endeavour to hold the family together, fear of children’s assimilation, loss of identity and uncertainty while abroad are important in shaping decisions to return. On the other hand, schemes to enhance the return migration of the highly skilled also build on geopolitical and nationalistic rhetoric, which appear to target experiences of ontological (in)security among migrants. |
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spelling | pubmed-90990322022-05-13 The Role of Identity and Ontological (In)Security in Return Migration: an Empirical Perspective from Hungary Lados, Gabor Hegedus, Gabor Kovacs, Zoltan J Int Migr Integr Article East–West migration has become a dominant spatial phenomenon in Europe since the step-by-step enlargement of the EU, posing considerable socio-economic and demographic challenges for sending countries. However, little is known about the geopolitics and motivations that inspire a return to the country of origin. The objective of this article is to identify the motivations for emigration, adaptation experiences and decisions of Hungarian migrants who worked in the West for a period of time and returned to Hungary, based on their skills and family status before their return. The research is based on in-depth interviews with 48 returnees and builds on the cultural identity model and the notion of ontological security. The study demonstrates the growing role of geopolitics in return migration, although its relevance differs in various groups, with clear distinctions between the high- and low-skilled migrants. The role of family as a geopolitical unit is increasing; factors like their endeavour to hold the family together, fear of children’s assimilation, loss of identity and uncertainty while abroad are important in shaping decisions to return. On the other hand, schemes to enhance the return migration of the highly skilled also build on geopolitical and nationalistic rhetoric, which appear to target experiences of ontological (in)security among migrants. Springer Netherlands 2022-05-13 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC9099032/ /pubmed/35582048 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12134-022-00964-z Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Lados, Gabor Hegedus, Gabor Kovacs, Zoltan The Role of Identity and Ontological (In)Security in Return Migration: an Empirical Perspective from Hungary |
title | The Role of Identity and Ontological (In)Security in Return Migration: an Empirical Perspective from Hungary |
title_full | The Role of Identity and Ontological (In)Security in Return Migration: an Empirical Perspective from Hungary |
title_fullStr | The Role of Identity and Ontological (In)Security in Return Migration: an Empirical Perspective from Hungary |
title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Identity and Ontological (In)Security in Return Migration: an Empirical Perspective from Hungary |
title_short | The Role of Identity and Ontological (In)Security in Return Migration: an Empirical Perspective from Hungary |
title_sort | role of identity and ontological (in)security in return migration: an empirical perspective from hungary |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9099032/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35582048 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12134-022-00964-z |
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