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 i...

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Main Author: Silvia Marcu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro Scalabriniano de Estudos Migratórios
Series:REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-85852013000200005&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling doaj-0aa476f7435944979dc9d65c1a495e922020-11-25T03:37:32ZengCentro Scalabriniano de Estudos MigratóriosREMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana1980-85852237-984321417798S1980-85852013000200005Mobility, return for development and sense of Europe: narratives of Moldavian immigrants returning from the European UnionSilvia Marcu0Instituto de Economía, Geografía y DemografíaThe 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 to analyze how mobility and return can support social change and development of the country, and argues that people, who cross EU borders, living through the experience of emigration, acquire a pro-European mentality.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-85852013000200005&lng=en&tlng=enmobilidadefronteiramoldáviadesenvolvimentoretornounião europeia
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Mobility, return for development and sense of Europe: narratives of Moldavian immigrants returning from the European Union
REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana
mobilidade
fronteira
moldávia
desenvolvimento
retorno
união europeia
author_facet Silvia Marcu
author_sort Silvia Marcu
title Mobility, return for development and sense of Europe: narratives of Moldavian immigrants returning from the European Union
title_short Mobility, return for development and sense of Europe: narratives of Moldavian immigrants returning from the European Union
title_full Mobility, return for development and sense of Europe: narratives of Moldavian immigrants returning from the European Union
title_fullStr Mobility, return for development and sense of Europe: narratives of Moldavian immigrants returning from the European Union
title_full_unstemmed Mobility, return for development and sense of Europe: narratives of Moldavian immigrants returning from the European Union
title_sort mobility, return for development and sense of europe: narratives of moldavian immigrants returning from the european union
publisher Centro Scalabriniano de Estudos Migratórios
series REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana
issn 1980-8585
2237-9843
description 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 to analyze how mobility and return can support social change and development of the country, and argues that people, who cross EU borders, living through the experience of emigration, acquire a pro-European mentality.
topic mobilidade
fronteira
moldávia
desenvolvimento
retorno
união europeia
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-85852013000200005&lng=en&tlng=en
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