Marcu
Biographic Data
| ID | 34046 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marcu |
| FAMILY NAME | Marcu |
| SIGNATURE | MARCU |
| AFFILIATIONS | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1923-6518 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 159 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Precarious work and legal inequalities among second-generation Romanian women graduates in Spain
This article contributes to women's studies by highlighting the precarious work and inequalities faced by female second-generation Romanian graduates who, having arrived as children in Spain, where they completed their education, cannot find work suited to their educational level. Fifty in-depth interviews with women aged 23 to 32 show that these women face greater difficulties in finding employment than their Spanish counterparts. Gender, ethnic…
Between “ Storm ” and “ Privilege ”: The Unequal Impact of Online Learning In the Pandemic and its Consequences Among Romanian Graduates
The COVID‐19 pandemic impacted the lives of students around the world, forcing them to study remotely through online learning. This article uses 60 in‐depth interviews with students from four Romanian universities (Iasi, Galati, Brasov and Cluj‐Napoca) who had recently completed 3‐year degrees to analyse the impact of remote learning on the lives of Romanian graduates, taking into account inequalities in their living standards. This research cont…
It’s Time For Us To Fly ’: Proactive Resilience to Overcome Precariousness – Post-Pandemic Opportunities for Mobility Among Spanish Postgraduates
Spain’s young people are among the most highly trained in the European Union. But despite their qualifications, they face many labour market barriers to obtaining gainful employment. The pandemic has had a strong impact in the country, whose shortage of professional opportunities for young postgraduates is increasingly forcing them to take charge of their lives by practicing mobility to work abroad. Drawing from a qualitative study of 50 Spanish …
New Trends of Thought in Response to Post-Pandemic Work Precariousness Among Second-Generation Romanian Citizens in Spain
Drawing on 65 in-depth interviews with young Romanians between 22 and 33 years old, the contribution of this article is to offer an innovative analysis of the work experiences of second-generation young people who, having studied and completed their degrees in Spain during the pandemic, are developing their skills and creativity in a difficult labour market. I argue that unlike their parents’ generation, who in many cases have returned home or pr…
From “snowflake generation” to “agents of social change”: Recognizing the voice of Spanish young people in the post-pandemic era
This article uses 60 in-depth interviews with young Spanish people and contributes to studies on youth geographies of future in post-pandemic. The paper gives young people a voice by analysing two interlinked concepts: (l) the “snowflake generation” – “ generación de cristal ” – which was popularized in Spain as a fragile and insecure generation and consequently exhibiting a lack of tolerance and frustration in the face of unachieved goals; and (…
Towards housing assistance solidarity for EU citizens? Resistance against surveillance and active engagement among mobile homeless Romanians in Madrid
This paper contributes to research on the migration studies and homelessness, bringing to the fore the severe forms of deprivation among homeless European Union (EU) citizens. Drawing on 30 in-depth interviews with homeless Romanians in the city of Madrid and an extensive ethnographic observation study, the paper places the homeless themselves at the core of the analysis, highlighting their precarious ways of life as they attempt to access their …
Rethinking migration networks on the move: Associative, professional and global encounters between Romanians in Spain
This paper explores the (re)interpretation of migration networks on the move following the European Union (EU) enlargement towards eastern Europe, which affected people's mobility in time–space. The paper poses two questions: are one or more migration networks engaged in this mobility? Is it possible to rethink migration networks in the context of mobility? Drawing on 60 in‐depth interviews with Romanians in Spain, my novel argument is that even …
Trapped Mobility: A theoretical framework and literature review focusing on displaced youth at the borders between the Global South and Global North
This article introduces the concept of ‘trapped mobility’ as a way of analyzing the complexity of the lives of displaced young people at the borders between the Global South and Global North. ‘Trapped mobility’ results from state policies, for containing immigration and mobility at borders around the world and their impact on the experiences of displaced youth. The article’s contribution is to explore this concept both as a way of understanding (…
Almost paradise: A floating sense of place through transient mobility among Romanians in the Canary Islands (Spain)
This article contributes to the innovative literature on human mobility, highlighting the sense of place linked to transient mobility among people who live on an island. Drawing on 40 in-depth interviews with Romanians living in the Canary Islands, this paper introduces the concept of a ‘floating sense of place’ and advances understandings on how people of different generations use their experiences of mobility in time and space to construct and …
Mobility as a learning tool: Educational experiences among Eastern European Roma undergraduates in the European Union
This article examines the educational experiences of Eastern European Roma undergraduates and analyses how the mobility process influences their access to university in different countries of the European Union. Drawing on 20 in-depth semi-structured interviews, the paper highlights the ability of students to (re)define their identity and to utilize the language skills acquired practicing mobility across several countries as well as the universit…
The limits to mobility: Precarious work experiences among young Eastern Europeans in Spain
This article contributes to the existing literature on the geography of mobility by examining the precarious work experiences of young people in relation to the limits to their mobility. Using 60 in-depth interviews with young immigrants from Eastern Europe who practised mobility to and from Spain, the article highlights the concern of ‘limits to mobility’ to show how respondents try to end their precarious work and labour instability in order to…
Mobility as a support strategy: Linked lives through the life course among Eastern Europeans in Spain
Del este al oeste. La migración de rumanos en la Unión Europea: Evolución y características
Después del desplome de los regímenes totalitarios en el este de Europa, con la consecuente apertura de fronteras y el inicio de las transiciones políticas y económicas, se produjo una ola migratoria de estos países hacia los de la Unión Europea. En el presente artículo analizo, en especial, los fl ujos de inmigración temporal laboral de rumanos en Europa a partir de 1990 y hasta nuestros días. Se pretende ofrecer una radiografía inicial, necesar…
Tears of time: A Lefebvrian rhythmanalysis approach to explore the mobility experiences of young Eastern Europeans in Spain
This paper explores the rhythm of temporary mobility experiences of young Eastern Europeans in Spain, after the European Union ( EU ) enlargement towards the East. Following Lefebvre's rhythmanalysis approach, and drawing on 60 in‐depth qualitative interviews, this paper investigates how rhythms are linked to youth mobility and how different interplays of rhythms are connected and disconnected in multiple ways. I argue that both the EU socio‐econ…
Learning Mobility Challenging Borders: Cross-border Experiences of eastern European Immigrants in Spain
This article examines the cross-border mobility practices of eastern European immigrants across and within European Union (EU) borders, taking into account the changes in the patterns of the EU border regime, which have affected mobility in the last 20 years. Drawing on empirical research with references to in-depth qualitative interviews of eastern immigrants in Spain, this article highlights the ways in which the emerging models of cross-border…
Between migration and cross-border mobility: Return for development and Europeanization among Moldavian immigrants
This paper links migration, cross-border mobility and return for development, in terms of citizenship, identity and approach to Europeanization. Taking into account the global changes in Moldova, the paper examines the perceptions of migration/mobility, return and identity of the Moldovans engaged in emigration in the countries of the European Union (EU). Using a multi-discipline approach and an in-depth qualitative interview technique, this arti…
From the Marginal Immigrant to the Mobile Citizen: Reconstruction of Identity of Romanian Migrants in Spain
This paper looks into the complex interplay of identity (re)construction as conducted by Romanian immigrants to Spain within the context of the enlargement of the European Union towards Eastern Europe. By using qualitative research techniques, the paper attempts to highlight how the migration process, which is closely tied to border dynamics and European expansion occurring in stages from 1990 to the present, has influenced the (re)construction o…
Geography of belonging: Nostalgic attachment, transnational home and global mobility among Romanian immigrants in Spain
This article explores how human global mobility is linked to a sense of home and belonging and outlines ways in which European Union (EU) enlargement could contribute to broader debates about migration, both empirically and theoretically. To accomplish this aim, I use the context of Romanian migration to Spain. Since EU enlargement in 2007, Spain has emerged as a major destination for Romanian migrants. The main argument of the paper is that tran…
Uneven mobility experiences: Life-strategy expectations among Eastern European undergraduate students in the UK and Spain
Mobility and Identity in a Wider European Union
Over the past two decades, the theoretical frameworks of human mobility studies have undergone profound changes. The rise of transnational and border analysis, the formulation of the embodied experiences of migration, the increasing interest in migrants' attachment to place and sense of home have coalesced to enrich our understanding of human mobility. This paper explores how Romanian immigrants in Spain interpret the changes to their global iden…
La movilidad transfronteriza de rumanos en España en tiempos de crisis
El artículo analiza la movilidad de rumanos en España, en el contexto de la crisis económica que afecta a los mercados de trabajo de España y Rumanía. Tomando como referencia la percepción de los inmigrantes rumanos, el estudio aborda sus experiencias de movilidad como ciudadanos europeos en la Unión Europea (UE) ampliada, con derechos de libre circulación pero no de trabajo. Para realizar la investigación se utilizó la técnica cualitativa de la …
Mobility, return for development and sense of Europe: Narratives of Moldavian immigrants returning from the European Union
The article links migration, cross-border mobility and return for development embedded in terms of identity and approach to sense of Europe. Taking into account the global changes in Moldova, the paper examines the perceptions of mobility, return and identity of the Moldovans engaged in emigration in the countries of the European Union (EU). Utilising a multi-discipline approach and an in-depth qualitative interview technique, this article seeks …
Comprender la movilidad en la Unión Europea ampliada: Discursos de los inmigrantes rumanos en España
El artículo analiza el proceso de comprensión de movilidad de los ciudadanosrumanos en España. El trabajo plantea tres niveles de análisis que responden atres preguntas de investigación: cómo negocian los inmigrantes su movilidad,cuáles son sus experiencias de movilidad y cómo comprenden su proceso demovilidad. Para la realización del estudio se utilizó el método cualitativo de lasentrevistas en profundidad llevadas a cabo, tanto en origen como e…
Emotions on the move: Belonging, sense of place and feelings identities among young Romanian immigrants in Spain
This article examines the experiences in terms of belonging and sense of place among young Romanian immigrants who came to Spain in search of opportunities for professional development. The research detects and analyses the process of mobility, the search for job opportunities and the necessity of working below one's level of training or education, which induces young people to re-construct a new and complex identity. By means of the qualitative …
Romanian Migration to the Community of Madrid (Spain): Patterns of Mobility and Return
The article analyzes the process by which Romanian immigrants to the Autonomous Community of Madrid (Spain) return to their country. Starting with the empirical reality and the theoretical focuses on human mobility as a form of transnationalism, the article emphasises on the characteristics which distinguish the Romanian collective from other collectives of immigrants living in Spain; circular migration that creates work networks. The paper refle…
Tears of time: A Lefebvrian rhythmanalysis approach to explore the mobility experiences of young Eastern Europeans in Spain
This paper explores the rhythm of temporary mobility experiences of young Eastern Europeans in Spain, after the European Union ( EU ) enlargement towards the East. Following Lefebvre's rhythmanalysis approach, and drawing on 60 in‐depth qualitative interviews, this paper investigates how rhythms are linked to youth mobility and how different interplays of rhythms are connected and disconnected in multiple ways. I argue that both the EU socio‐econ…
Uneven mobility experiences: Life-strategy expectations among Eastern European undergraduate students in the UK and Spain
Emotions on the move: Belonging, sense of place and feelings identities among young Romanian immigrants in Spain
This article examines the experiences in terms of belonging and sense of place among young Romanian immigrants who came to Spain in search of opportunities for professional development. The research detects and analyses the process of mobility, the search for job opportunities and the necessity of working below one's level of training or education, which induces young people to re-construct a new and complex identity. By means of the qualitative …
From the Marginal Immigrant to the Mobile Citizen: Reconstruction of Identity of Romanian Migrants in Spain
This paper looks into the complex interplay of identity (re)construction as conducted by Romanian immigrants to Spain within the context of the enlargement of the European Union towards Eastern Europe. By using qualitative research techniques, the paper attempts to highlight how the migration process, which is closely tied to border dynamics and European expansion occurring in stages from 1990 to the present, has influenced the (re)construction o…
Mobility as a support strategy: Linked lives through the life course among Eastern Europeans in Spain
Geography of belonging: Nostalgic attachment, transnational home and global mobility among Romanian immigrants in Spain
This article explores how human global mobility is linked to a sense of home and belonging and outlines ways in which European Union (EU) enlargement could contribute to broader debates about migration, both empirically and theoretically. To accomplish this aim, I use the context of Romanian migration to Spain. Since EU enlargement in 2007, Spain has emerged as a major destination for Romanian migrants. The main argument of the paper is that tran…
Romanian Migration to the Community of Madrid (Spain): Patterns of Mobility and Return
The article analyzes the process by which Romanian immigrants to the Autonomous Community of Madrid (Spain) return to their country. Starting with the empirical reality and the theoretical focuses on human mobility as a form of transnationalism, the article emphasises on the characteristics which distinguish the Romanian collective from other collectives of immigrants living in Spain; circular migration that creates work networks. The paper refle…
Learning Mobility Challenging Borders: Cross-border Experiences of eastern European Immigrants in Spain
This article examines the cross-border mobility practices of eastern European immigrants across and within European Union (EU) borders, taking into account the changes in the patterns of the EU border regime, which have affected mobility in the last 20 years. Drawing on empirical research with references to in-depth qualitative interviews of eastern immigrants in Spain, this article highlights the ways in which the emerging models of cross-border…
Mobility as a learning tool: Educational experiences among Eastern European Roma undergraduates in the European Union
This article examines the educational experiences of Eastern European Roma undergraduates and analyses how the mobility process influences their access to university in different countries of the European Union. Drawing on 20 in-depth semi-structured interviews, the paper highlights the ability of students to (re)define their identity and to utilize the language skills acquired practicing mobility across several countries as well as the universit…
The limits to mobility: Precarious work experiences among young Eastern Europeans in Spain
This article contributes to the existing literature on the geography of mobility by examining the precarious work experiences of young people in relation to the limits to their mobility. Using 60 in-depth interviews with young immigrants from Eastern Europe who practised mobility to and from Spain, the article highlights the concern of ‘limits to mobility’ to show how respondents try to end their precarious work and labour instability in order to…
The Geopolitics of the Eastern Border of the European Union: The Case of Romania-Moldova-Ukraine
Since the fall of the communist regimes, we have been witnessing in Europe two phenomena that dominate the geopolitical scene: on the one hand there is integration, with the advance of the borders of the European Union (EU) towards the east through its two enlargements, and on the other hand there is disintegration, as expressed by social crisis, and latent tensions and conflicts in the countries found beyond the said border. This article focuses…
Rethinking migration networks on the move: Associative, professional and global encounters between Romanians in Spain
This paper explores the (re)interpretation of migration networks on the move following the European Union (EU) enlargement towards eastern Europe, which affected people's mobility in time–space. The paper poses two questions: are one or more migration networks engaged in this mobility? Is it possible to rethink migration networks in the context of mobility? Drawing on 60 in‐depth interviews with Romanians in Spain, my novel argument is that even …
Mobility and Identity in a Wider European Union
Over the past two decades, the theoretical frameworks of human mobility studies have undergone profound changes. The rise of transnational and border analysis, the formulation of the embodied experiences of migration, the increasing interest in migrants' attachment to place and sense of home have coalesced to enrich our understanding of human mobility. This paper explores how Romanian immigrants in Spain interpret the changes to their global iden…
La movilidad transfronteriza de rumanos en España en tiempos de crisis
El artículo analiza la movilidad de rumanos en España, en el contexto de la crisis económica que afecta a los mercados de trabajo de España y Rumanía. Tomando como referencia la percepción de los inmigrantes rumanos, el estudio aborda sus experiencias de movilidad como ciudadanos europeos en la Unión Europea (UE) ampliada, con derechos de libre circulación pero no de trabajo. Para realizar la investigación se utilizó la técnica cualitativa de la …
Comprender la movilidad en la Unión Europea ampliada: Discursos de los inmigrantes rumanos en España
El artículo analiza el proceso de comprensión de movilidad de los ciudadanosrumanos en España. El trabajo plantea tres niveles de análisis que responden atres preguntas de investigación: cómo negocian los inmigrantes su movilidad,cuáles son sus experiencias de movilidad y cómo comprenden su proceso demovilidad. Para la realización del estudio se utilizó el método cualitativo de lasentrevistas en profundidad llevadas a cabo, tanto en origen como e…
Estrategias de los inmigrantes del Este en España durante la crisis económica
La Gran Recesión, iniciada a finales de 2007, se manifiesta fundamentalmente como crisis de empleo y afecta sobre todo a la población inmigrada. La mayor parte de los migrantes han decidido permanecer en España y, para paliar los efectos de la crisis, han desplegado diversas estrategias en el ámbito productivo y reproductivo. Una de las respuestas al progresivo deterioro del mercado de trabajo ha sido la movilidad geográfica interior y transnacio…
"Maimonides' "On Symptoms
The Geopolitics of the Eastern Border of the European Union: The Case of Romania-Moldova-Ukraine
Since the fall of the communist regimes, we have been witnessing in Europe two phenomena that dominate the geopolitical scene: on the one hand there is integration, with the advance of the borders of the European Union (EU) towards the east through its two enlargements, and on the other hand there is disintegration, as expressed by social crisis, and latent tensions and conflicts in the countries found beyond the said border. This article focuses…
Mercado de trabajo y formación entre inmigrantes latinoamericanos en la Comunidad de Madrid
El artículo estudia la relación existente entre la formación y el empleo inmigrante en la Comunidad de Madrid (CAM), de los inmigrantes procedentes de Ecuador y Colombia. La primera parte aborda los desajustes existentes entre la formación y el empleo haciendo hincapié en el nivel formativo de los inmigrantes en los países de origen, mientras que la segunda parte analiza la necesidad y el valor de la formación para el acceso laboral en el mercado…
Fronteras de cristal de la inmigración. Visión de los inmigrantes del Este Europeo en España
Símbolos de barrera y de aprendizaje de la existencia, emblemas de nuestro naufragio civilizatorio, las fronteras siguen constituyendo, aún en el siglo XXI, una referencia importante, pese a que nos encontremos en plena era de la globalización. El artículo se propone presentar y analizar la problemática de la adaptación del inmigrante en el espacio de la inmigración. Toma como ejemplo, el inmigrante de la Europa del Este en España, y se guía a pa…
Emotions on the move: Belonging, sense of place and feelings identities among young Romanian immigrants in Spain
This article examines the experiences in terms of belonging and sense of place among young Romanian immigrants who came to Spain in search of opportunities for professional development. The research detects and analyses the process of mobility, the search for job opportunities and the necessity of working below one's level of training or education, which induces young people to re-construct a new and complex identity. By means of the qualitative …
Romanian Migration to the Community of Madrid (Spain): Patterns of Mobility and Return
The article analyzes the process by which Romanian immigrants to the Autonomous Community of Madrid (Spain) return to their country. Starting with the empirical reality and the theoretical focuses on human mobility as a form of transnationalism, the article emphasises on the characteristics which distinguish the Romanian collective from other collectives of immigrants living in Spain; circular migration that creates work networks. The paper refle…
Comprender la movilidad en la Unión Europea ampliada: Discursos de los inmigrantes rumanos en España
El artículo analiza el proceso de comprensión de movilidad de los ciudadanosrumanos en España. El trabajo plantea tres niveles de análisis que responden atres preguntas de investigación: cómo negocian los inmigrantes su movilidad,cuáles son sus experiencias de movilidad y cómo comprenden su proceso demovilidad. Para la realización del estudio se utilizó el método cualitativo de lasentrevistas en profundidad llevadas a cabo, tanto en origen como e…
Mobility and Identity in a Wider European Union
Over the past two decades, the theoretical frameworks of human mobility studies have undergone profound changes. The rise of transnational and border analysis, the formulation of the embodied experiences of migration, the increasing interest in migrants' attachment to place and sense of home have coalesced to enrich our understanding of human mobility. This paper explores how Romanian immigrants in Spain interpret the changes to their global iden…
La movilidad transfronteriza de rumanos en España en tiempos de crisis
El artículo analiza la movilidad de rumanos en España, en el contexto de la crisis económica que afecta a los mercados de trabajo de España y Rumanía. Tomando como referencia la percepción de los inmigrantes rumanos, el estudio aborda sus experiencias de movilidad como ciudadanos europeos en la Unión Europea (UE) ampliada, con derechos de libre circulación pero no de trabajo. Para realizar la investigación se utilizó la técnica cualitativa de la …
Mobility, return for development and sense of Europe: Narratives of Moldavian immigrants returning from the European Union
The article links migration, cross-border mobility and return for development embedded in terms of identity and approach to sense of Europe. Taking into account the global changes in Moldova, the paper examines the perceptions of mobility, return and identity of the Moldovans engaged in emigration in the countries of the European Union (EU). Utilising a multi-discipline approach and an in-depth qualitative interview technique, this article seeks …
Between migration and cross-border mobility: Return for development and Europeanization among Moldavian immigrants
This paper links migration, cross-border mobility and return for development, in terms of citizenship, identity and approach to Europeanization. Taking into account the global changes in Moldova, the paper examines the perceptions of migration/mobility, return and identity of the Moldovans engaged in emigration in the countries of the European Union (EU). Using a multi-discipline approach and an in-depth qualitative interview technique, this arti…
From the Marginal Immigrant to the Mobile Citizen: Reconstruction of Identity of Romanian Migrants in Spain
This paper looks into the complex interplay of identity (re)construction as conducted by Romanian immigrants to Spain within the context of the enlargement of the European Union towards Eastern Europe. By using qualitative research techniques, the paper attempts to highlight how the migration process, which is closely tied to border dynamics and European expansion occurring in stages from 1990 to the present, has influenced the (re)construction o…
Geography of belonging: Nostalgic attachment, transnational home and global mobility among Romanian immigrants in Spain
This article explores how human global mobility is linked to a sense of home and belonging and outlines ways in which European Union (EU) enlargement could contribute to broader debates about migration, both empirically and theoretically. To accomplish this aim, I use the context of Romanian migration to Spain. Since EU enlargement in 2007, Spain has emerged as a major destination for Romanian migrants. The main argument of the paper is that tran…
Uneven mobility experiences: Life-strategy expectations among Eastern European undergraduate students in the UK and Spain
Learning Mobility Challenging Borders: Cross-border Experiences of eastern European Immigrants in Spain
This article examines the cross-border mobility practices of eastern European immigrants across and within European Union (EU) borders, taking into account the changes in the patterns of the EU border regime, which have affected mobility in the last 20 years. Drawing on empirical research with references to in-depth qualitative interviews of eastern immigrants in Spain, this article highlights the ways in which the emerging models of cross-border…
Del este al oeste. La migración de rumanos en la Unión Europea: Evolución y características
Después del desplome de los regímenes totalitarios en el este de Europa, con la consecuente apertura de fronteras y el inicio de las transiciones políticas y económicas, se produjo una ola migratoria de estos países hacia los de la Unión Europea. En el presente artículo analizo, en especial, los fl ujos de inmigración temporal laboral de rumanos en Europa a partir de 1990 y hasta nuestros días. Se pretende ofrecer una radiografía inicial, necesar…
Tears of time: A Lefebvrian rhythmanalysis approach to explore the mobility experiences of young Eastern Europeans in Spain
This paper explores the rhythm of temporary mobility experiences of young Eastern Europeans in Spain, after the European Union ( EU ) enlargement towards the East. Following Lefebvre's rhythmanalysis approach, and drawing on 60 in‐depth qualitative interviews, this paper investigates how rhythms are linked to youth mobility and how different interplays of rhythms are connected and disconnected in multiple ways. I argue that both the EU socio‐econ…
Mobility as a support strategy: Linked lives through the life course among Eastern Europeans in Spain
Mobility as a learning tool: Educational experiences among Eastern European Roma undergraduates in the European Union
This article examines the educational experiences of Eastern European Roma undergraduates and analyses how the mobility process influences their access to university in different countries of the European Union. Drawing on 20 in-depth semi-structured interviews, the paper highlights the ability of students to (re)define their identity and to utilize the language skills acquired practicing mobility across several countries as well as the universit…
The limits to mobility: Precarious work experiences among young Eastern Europeans in Spain
This article contributes to the existing literature on the geography of mobility by examining the precarious work experiences of young people in relation to the limits to their mobility. Using 60 in-depth interviews with young immigrants from Eastern Europe who practised mobility to and from Spain, the article highlights the concern of ‘limits to mobility’ to show how respondents try to end their precarious work and labour instability in order to…
Trapped Mobility: A theoretical framework and literature review focusing on displaced youth at the borders between the Global South and Global North
This article introduces the concept of ‘trapped mobility’ as a way of analyzing the complexity of the lives of displaced young people at the borders between the Global South and Global North. ‘Trapped mobility’ results from state policies, for containing immigration and mobility at borders around the world and their impact on the experiences of displaced youth. The article’s contribution is to explore this concept both as a way of understanding (…
Almost paradise: A floating sense of place through transient mobility among Romanians in the Canary Islands (Spain)
This article contributes to the innovative literature on human mobility, highlighting the sense of place linked to transient mobility among people who live on an island. Drawing on 40 in-depth interviews with Romanians living in the Canary Islands, this paper introduces the concept of a ‘floating sense of place’ and advances understandings on how people of different generations use their experiences of mobility in time and space to construct and …
Towards housing assistance solidarity for EU citizens? Resistance against surveillance and active engagement among mobile homeless Romanians in Madrid
This paper contributes to research on the migration studies and homelessness, bringing to the fore the severe forms of deprivation among homeless European Union (EU) citizens. Drawing on 30 in-depth interviews with homeless Romanians in the city of Madrid and an extensive ethnographic observation study, the paper places the homeless themselves at the core of the analysis, highlighting their precarious ways of life as they attempt to access their …
Rethinking migration networks on the move: Associative, professional and global encounters between Romanians in Spain
This paper explores the (re)interpretation of migration networks on the move following the European Union (EU) enlargement towards eastern Europe, which affected people's mobility in time–space. The paper poses two questions: are one or more migration networks engaged in this mobility? Is it possible to rethink migration networks in the context of mobility? Drawing on 60 in‐depth interviews with Romanians in Spain, my novel argument is that even …
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