On socialization, patriotism and trust

The migration of homeward-bound Russian academics

Bibliographic Data

ID11047747
AuthorsAndreas Siegert (University of Potsdam, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume39
Issue6
Pages977-995
Publication date2011-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNationalities Papers (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/00905992.2011.614227
OpenAlexW2042819658
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited29

Because global labor markets affect the self-assignment of academics, they also affect structural changes in migration movements. To understand the migration patterns of highly qualified academic scholars, research has focused on their mobility, including their return migration. Thus far, studies have examined migrants from Latin America to the United States, but the impacts of cultural or societal contexts on migration have not been investigated. Based on an empirical study of Russian academics who have migrated to Germany, we propose theory-based answers to the following questions: Is trust a relevant motivation for homeward-bound academic migrants to return to their native countries, and who or what is the object of this trust? Why do these migrants, in contrast to the vast majority of interviewees, self-identify with their society of origin? Does transaction cost theory explain these academics' motives for migration? Is their temporary stay beneficial to the host society

Affect (linguistics · Latin Americans · Patriotism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · Higher Education Governance and Development · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics

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