Student Migration from Eastern to Western Europe

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-0-367-52075-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 204 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 322 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Development, Mobilities and Migration

This book explores European student migration from the perspectives of Eastern European students moving to Western Europe for study.

Whilst most research on student migration in Europe focuses on the experiences of Western European students, this book uniquely casts a light on Eastern European student migrants moving to the ‘West’. Mette Ginnerskov-Dahlberg deploys a novel approach to the subject by drawing on insights gleaned from a longitudinal study of master's students pursuing an education abroad and their multifaceted journeys after graduation. Thereby, she brings their narratives to life and highlights the changes and continuities they experienced over a period of seven years, fostering an understanding of student mobility as an activity enmeshed with adult commitments and long-term aspirations. Using Denmark as a case study of a host country, Ginnerskov-Dahlberg analyses the trajectories of these students and situates their experiences within the wider socio-historical context of Eastern European post-socialism and the contemporary dynamics between EU and non-EU citizens in the welfare state of Denmark – reflecting issues playing out on the global stage today.

This book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of migration and mobility studies, as well as human geography, sociology, higher education, area studies and anthropology.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ginnerskov-Dahlberg, Mette

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Methodology and Analytical Tools 3. ‘Go West!’ Eastern European Students’ Motivations for Pursuing an Education in Denmark 4. ‘Thrivers’ And ‘Dead Guys’: The Lives of Eastern European Students in The West 5. Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Social and Geographical Trajectories of Eastern European Graduates 6. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Mette Ginnerskov-Dahlberg is a senior lecturer and a researcher associated to the research unit Sociology of Education and Culture (SEC) at Uppsala University, Sweden.