Can the Concept of Lifestyle Migration be applied to Return Migration? The Case of Estonians in the UK

Bibliographic Data

ID9952902
AuthorsM Saar (0000-0003-4823-3551, Södertörn University, corresponding author), Ellu Saar (0000-0002-9682-448X, Tallinn University Estonia)
Year2019
Volume58
Issue2
Pages52-66
Publication date2019-06-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/imig.12601
OpenAlexW2952164090
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited45

This article makes the case for using the concept of lifestyle migration to understand return migration. The key argument is that there are several advantages for engaging with lifestyle migration literature when analysing people's return, of which the prime reason is to draw attention away from the affective and emotional aspects of return migration and view it as a conscious decision related to future planning. A combination of statistical data and interviews with highly skilled Estonian migrants in the UK shows how the return of these migrants is often related to moving from one life stage to another. In the conscious process of planning for a family, several aspects related to both countries were evaluated and the return was often explained as benefitting the (potential) family. The article also claims that there is a need for lifestyle migration research to engage more actively on interlinkages between lifestyle and life stage

Argument (complex analysis · Demographic economics · Economics · Estonian · Process (computing · Sociology · Computer Science · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Rural development and sustainability

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