The Emigrant Communities of Latvia National Identity, Transnational Belonging, and Diaspora Politics /

The Emigrant Communities of Latvia National Identity, Transnational Belonging, and Diaspora Politics /

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This open access volume examines experiences of contemporary Latvian migrants, thereby focusing on reasons for emigration, processes of integration in their host countries, and - in the case of return migration - re-integration in their home country. In the context of European migration, the book de...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kaša, Rita (Editor), Mieriņa, Inta (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:IMISCOE Research Series,
Subjects:
Emigration and immigration.
Psychology, Comparative.
Sociology.
Political science.
Human Migration.
Diaspora Studies.
Comparative Psychology.
Political Science.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Rita Kaša and Inta Mieriņa
  • Part I Contemporary Latvian Migration: An Integrated Approach to Surveying Emigrants Worldwide: Inta Mieriņa
  • Emigration from Latvia: A Brief History and Driving Forces in the 21st Century: Mihails Hazans
  • The Complex Identities of Latvians Abroad: What Shapes a Migrant's Sense of Belonging?: Ilze Koroļeva
  • Latvian Migrants in Foreign Labour Markets: Job Placement and Discrimination: Aivars Tabuns
  • PART II Case Studies on Transnational and National Belonging of Migrants: Latvian Migrants in Great Britain: 'The Great Departure', Transnational Identity and Long Distance Belonging: Mārtiņš Kaprāns
  • Growing Up to Belong Transnationally: Parent Perceptions on Identity Formation among Latvian Emigrant Children in England: Daiga Kamerāde and Ieva Skubiņa
  • Manoeuvring in between: Mapping out the Transnational Identity of Russian-speaking Latvians in Sweden and Great Britain: Iveta Jurkane-Hobein and Evija Kļave
  • Cultural and Media Identity among Latvian Migrants in Germany: Laura Sūna
  • Latvian Emigrants in the United States: Different Waves, Different Identities?: Andris Saulītis and Inta Mieriņa
  • 'I Am One of Them': Exploring the Communication of Identity of Latvian Migrants on Social Networking Sites: Ianis Bucholtz and Laura Sūna
  • Part III Return Migration and Policies of the Sending Country: Return Migration Process in Policy and Practice: Evija Kļave and Inese Šūpule
  • The Nexus between Higher Education Funding and Return Migration Examined: Rita Kaša. .

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