Conceptualising Irish Rural Youth Migration: A Biographical Approach

Functional specialisation and socio-economic factors in population change: A clustering study in non-metropolitan Australia

“…Alston (2004) and Holmes et al (2005) argue that a lack of educational opportunities pushes young people out of rural areas in pursuit of education. Boyle (2004), Henkel (1994) and Laoire (2000) also argue that the desire to improve the quality of life (including improved education) encourages the migration of rural households. In their analysis of the 15–24 year age cohort in Finland, Muilu and Rusanen (2003) found that education plays a significant role in migration decisions.…”

Functional specialisation and socio-economic factors in population change: A clustering study in non-metropolitan Australia

“…Alston (2004) and Holmes et al (2005) argue that a lack of educational opportunities pushes young people out of rural areas in pursuit of education. Boyle (2004), Henkel (1994) and Laoire (2000) also argue that the desire to improve the quality of life (including improved education) encourages the migration of rural households. In their analysis of the 15–24 year age cohort in Finland, Muilu and Rusanen (2003) found that education plays a significant role in migration decisions.…”

The ‘green green grass of home’? Return migration to rural Ireland

“…They focused on childhood and growing up, emigration experiences and return experiences. The research was informed by biographical approaches to migration (Halfacree and Boyle, 1993;Ní Laoire, 2000) and sought to reveal the many unacknowledged factors which may influence a migration decision or experience. Therefore the interviews aimed to allow participants to talk 'around' their migration experiences as well directly about them.…”

Editorial: Biographical methods in migration research

“…In this paper, we adopt a more balanced position as regards the role of biographical methods in migration studies. We view those methods as extremely useful devises for understanding and causally explain the complex interplay between meaningful action and structural/cultural context (Laoire 2000;Iosifides 2004).…”

Functional specialisation and socio-economic factors in population change: A clustering study in non-metropolitan Australia

“…Alston (2004) and Holmes et al (2005) argue that a lack of educational opportunities pushes young people out of rural areas in pursuit of education. Boyle (2004), Henkel (1994) and Laoire (2000) also argue that the desire to improve the quality of life (including improved education) encourages the migration of rural households. In their analysis of the 15–24 year age cohort in Finland, Muilu and Rusanen (2003) found that education plays a significant role in migration decisions.…”

The ‘green green grass of home’? Return migration to rural Ireland

“…They focused on childhood and growing up, emigration experiences and return experiences. The research was informed by biographical approaches to migration (Halfacree and Boyle, 1993;Ní Laoire, 2000) and sought to reveal the many unacknowledged factors which may influence a migration decision or experience. Therefore the interviews aimed to allow participants to talk 'around' their migration experiences as well directly about them.…”

Editorial: Biographical methods in migration research

“…In this paper, we adopt a more balanced position as regards the role of biographical methods in migration studies. We view those methods as extremely useful devises for understanding and causally explain the complex interplay between meaningful action and structural/cultural context (Laoire 2000;Iosifides 2004).…”

Functional specialisation and socio-economic factors in population change: A clustering study in non-metropolitan Australia

“…Alston (2004) and Holmes et al (2005) argue that a lack of educational opportunities pushes young people out of rural areas in pursuit of education. Boyle (2004), Henkel (1994) and Laoire (2000) also argue that the desire to improve the quality of life (including improved education) encourages the migration of rural households. In their analysis of the 15–24 year age cohort in Finland, Muilu and Rusanen (2003) found that education plays a significant role in migration decisions.…”

The ‘green green grass of home’? Return migration to rural Ireland

“…They focused on childhood and growing up, emigration experiences and return experiences. The research was informed by biographical approaches to migration (Halfacree and Boyle, 1993;Ní Laoire, 2000) and sought to reveal the many unacknowledged factors which may influence a migration decision or experience. Therefore the interviews aimed to allow participants to talk 'around' their migration experiences as well directly about them.…”

Editorial: Biographical methods in migration research

“…In this paper, we adopt a more balanced position as regards the role of biographical methods in migration studies. We view those methods as extremely useful devises for understanding and causally explain the complex interplay between meaningful action and structural/cultural context (Laoire 2000;Iosifides 2004).…”