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2016
DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.2016.02.01
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Translocal life and integration of highly-skilled migrants in Germany

Abstract: This paper addresses the living situations of highly-skilled migrants in Germany, taking managers and persons working in the arts in North Rhine-Westphalian cities as examples. With reference to integration concepts as well as approaches to transnational migration and translocality, the results of qualitative guideline-based interviews conducted with these groups are presented. The focus is on the highly-skilled migrants' professional work conditions, their translocal mobility practices, as well as their shapi… Show more

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“…Labour market trajectories are the most commonly discussed topic within skilled migration because any kind of deskilling is seen as a concern from the perspective of receiving countries as well as for the migrants (Aure, 2013; Landolt & Thieme, 2018; Liversage, 2009; Riaño & Baghdadi, 2007; Riaño, Limacher, Aschwanden, Hirsig, & Wastl‐Walter, 2015; Winterheller & Hirt, 2017). Some studies have also started to observe everyday place‐making practices of skilled migrants and focus on the importance of place and belonging in the international validation and transfer of skills (Cederberg, 2017; Conradson & Latham, 2005; Föbker et al, 2016; Nowicka, 2014; Plöger & Becker, 2015; Shinozaki, 2014; van Riemsdijk, 2014). These studies mostly view skills as context‐specific in terms of integration to the receiving country.…”
Section: Introduction: Skills and Migrationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Labour market trajectories are the most commonly discussed topic within skilled migration because any kind of deskilling is seen as a concern from the perspective of receiving countries as well as for the migrants (Aure, 2013; Landolt & Thieme, 2018; Liversage, 2009; Riaño & Baghdadi, 2007; Riaño, Limacher, Aschwanden, Hirsig, & Wastl‐Walter, 2015; Winterheller & Hirt, 2017). Some studies have also started to observe everyday place‐making practices of skilled migrants and focus on the importance of place and belonging in the international validation and transfer of skills (Cederberg, 2017; Conradson & Latham, 2005; Föbker et al, 2016; Nowicka, 2014; Plöger & Becker, 2015; Shinozaki, 2014; van Riemsdijk, 2014). These studies mostly view skills as context‐specific in terms of integration to the receiving country.…”
Section: Introduction: Skills and Migrationmentioning
confidence: 99%