Return Migration Intentions in the Integration-Transnationalism Matrix

This article asks how return migration intentions are shaped by ties to the country of residence on the one hand, and ties to the country of origin on the other. We discuss these two sets of ties in terms of immigrant integration and transnationalism, respectively. A central tenet of the study is th...

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Published in:International migration 2014-12, Vol.52 (6), p.13-30
Main Authors: Carling, Jørgen, Pettersen, Silje Vatne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Data
Forecasts
Immigrants
Methodology
Migration
Norway
Quantitative Methods
Residence
Return Migration
Social Integration
Statistics
Survey data
Transnationalism
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Summary:This article asks how return migration intentions are shaped by ties to the country of residence on the one hand, and ties to the country of origin on the other. We discuss these two sets of ties in terms of immigrant integration and transnationalism, respectively. A central tenet of the study is that, at the individual level, integration and transnationalism are neither related in a predictable way nor independent of each other. In our analysis we take methodological steps that reflect this argument, and introduce an integration–transnationalism matrix. In the empirical analysis we use quantitative survey data (N = 3,053) on ten large immigrant groups in Norway, collected by Statistics Norway in 2005–06. We find that it is the relative strength of integration and transnationalism that is decisive for return migration intentions.
ISSN:0020-7985
1468-2435
DOI:10.1111/imig.12161