To leave or stay? Unpacking the aspiration and capability of (im)mobility of young people from Brazil

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ID3085208
AutoresAdelia Veronica Silva (0000-0003-4081-2575, University of Lisbon, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen39
Fecha de publicación2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaRevista Brasileira de Ciências Sociais (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0102-6909 • E-ISSN: 1806-9053
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/39036/2024
OpenAlexW4405097240
SCIELO_PIDS0102-69092024000100525
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas31

Following a long period of focus on mobility as a primary research interest, academic attention started to look into immobile populations. This paper explores ethnographically the subject of immobility in a transnational region of Brazil's countryside with high rates of outmigration. The research mainly reviews how young people are (unadjusting) their aspirations and capacities of (im)mobility. By doing so, the study demonstrates that it is essential to understand why so many people do not migrate and debunks the static notions of migration. The findings highlight that to leave or stay entails different reasons, meanings, and motivations. They also reveal how within a "field of possibilities", the young people make decisions over time, employing their capabilities to look for alternative routes and destinations, but also adjusting the desirable conditions for (im)mobility. Moreover, the paper provides insights to help the problematizations of the mobility/immobility binary and adds nuance to conceptualizations of classified typologies. The conclusion is that immobility is a meaningful concept for future research in the context of migration studies and that addressing this gap is crucial for developing a holistic understanding of human mobility patterns. Furthermore, the paper also opens research questions for future study

Sociology · Unpacking · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Migration, Racism, and Human Rights · Psychology