The Reconstruction of a Social Network Abroad. An Analysis of the Interaction Patterns of Erasmus Students

Demographic Issues of Intra-European Migration: Destinations, Family and Settlement

“…Mobile EU citizens are presumed to have few integration needs, as they are often regarded as temporary residents enjoying the same rights as natives do. However, they may face similar barriers to the hosting society as non-EU migrants, such as insufficient language proficiency, difficulties to access local social networks and housing, as well as spatial concentration in disadvantaged neighbourhoods (Kennedy 2008;Collett 2013;Van Mol and Michielsen 2014). The study by Sabater assesses whether the traditional pattern of residential concentration in ethnically similar neighbourhoods upon arrival being followed by dispersal towards areas with better living conditions also applies to migrants from Eastern and Southern Europe.…”

A Importância Das Redes Sociais, Da Internet E Das Redes Sociais Online Na Mobilidade Dos Estudantes Brasileiros Do Ensino Superior Para Portugal

“…Mas visto que, por um lado, o conhecimento passou a ser notado como uma forma de promover o desenvolvimento econômico de um país e, por outro lado, as novas formas de comunicação e transporte permitiram que esse conhecimento estivesse mais acessível para maior número de pessoas, os estudiosos contemporâneos da mobilidade/migração estudantil internacional começaram a considerar diversos fatores (e não só os de caráter econômico ou individual) para explicarem esse tipo de mobilidade. Assim, utilizando a "teoria das redes" formulada por Massey et al (1993), passaram a apontar as redes sociais como um fator relacional por meio do qual o estudante, ainda no país de origem, conseguiria aceder a outros estudantes (e não só) do país de destino (fossem esses da mesma nacionalidade ou não), de modo que isso poderia influenciar a escolha do país, da localidade e da universidade de destino (ARAÚJO, 2007;BROOKS;WATERS, 2010;DELICADO, 2008;FURUKAWA;SHIRAKAWA;OKUWADA, 2013;GLOVER, 2011;KING, 2002;LI et al, 1996;MAZZA, 2008;MAZZAROL;SANTOS, 2008;SOUTAR, 2002;VAN MOL;MICHIELSEN, 2015;VERTOVEC, 2002;VIDEIRA, 2013).…”

Connectivity as the facilitator of intra‐European student migration

“…In addition to these cultural and material connectivities, and their various articulations, individual networking also serves to alleviate the psychological and other costs of migration. Social networks of friends and family—part of their mobility capital—influence student migration (Brooks & Waters, ; Van Mol, ), and there is evidence that students' networks abroad are largely formulated before they migrate (Van Mol & Michielsen, ). Having friends and family who have been migrants, or who advocate migration, also serve to “normalise” (Beech, ) student migration—that is, by strengthening connectivity (see also Efionayi‐Mäder & Piguet, ).…”