Search for dissertations about: "migration motives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words migration motives.

2. 1. New motives for migration? : On interregional mobility in the nordic context

   Author : Emma Lundholm; Gunnar Malmberg; Kerstin Westin; Allan Findley; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; interregional migration; migration motives; migration outcomes; commuting; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : The subject of this thesis is migrants’ motives and the outcomes of interregional migration, as well as how the propensity for interregional migration has changed for different groups over the past three decades. The background consists of a discussion on the role of the labour market in long-distance migration decisions and a discussion on how social and economic change affect the context in which migration decisions are made. READ MORE

4. 2. Go West : East European migrants in Sweden

   Author : Jenny Olofsson; Kerstin Westin; Gunnar Malmberg; Olof Stjernström; Tiit Tammaru; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : East-West migration; international migration; integration; migration motives; social networks; belonging; migration systems; transnational social spaces; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : Many people have migrated between East and West Europe in recent decades. The daily life of these migrants is crucial not only for the migrants themselves but also for the development of future migration. READ MORE

5. 3. Migration and Place Attractiveness

   Author : Thomas Niedomysl; Urban Fransson; Bo Malmberg; Bertil Vilhelmson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Social and economic geography; Interregional Migration; Place Attractiveness; Sweden; Tourism; Marketing; Promotion; Life-course; Age; Survey Research; Residential Preferences; Kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : The thesis includes six self-contained papers that from various perspectives examine place attractiveness and migration in Sweden. Paper I provides an extensive overview of Swedish municipalities’ place marketing engagement to attract in-migrants, based on survey responses from 220 municipalities. READ MORE

6. 4. Beyond Bright City Lights : The Migration Patterns of Gay Men and Lesbians

   Author : Thomas Wimark; Gunnel Forsberg; Eva Andersson; Carina Listerborn; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gay and lesbian; migration; rural urban; tolerance; life course; Sweden; Turkey; kulturgeografi; Human Geography;

   Abstract : One of the most persistent popular notions of gay men and lesbians is that they either live in or move to larger cities. In this thesis, the geography and migration paths of gay men and lesbians are studied using the life course perspective to challenge this idea. READ MORE

7. 5. Restructuring and employment change in sparsely populated areas : examples from Northern Sweden and Finland

   Author : Linda Lundmark; Ulf Wiberg; Bruno Jansson; Kerstin Westin; Jarkko Saarinen; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Reconstructing; sparsely populated areas; tourism employment; forest-related employment; amenities; mobility; migration; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine ongoing restructuring and its impacts on sparsely populated areas in Sweden and Finland. In the context of sparsely populated areas, the global processes have great local impact because of their poor capacity to adapt to rapid economic changes. READ MORE