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Relatively affluent individuals from various corners of the globe
are increasingly choosing to migrate, spurred on by the promise of
a better and more fulfilling way of life within their destination.
Despite its increasing scale, migration academics have yet to
consolidate and establish lifestyle migration as a subfield of
theoretical enquiry, until now. This volume offers a dynamic and
holistic analysis of contemporary lifestyle migrations, exploring
the expectations and aspirations which inform and drive migration
alongside the realities of life within the destination. It also
recognizes the structural conditions (and constraints) which frame
lifestyle migration, laying the groundwork for further intellectual
enquiry. Through rich empirical case studies this volume addresses
this important and increasingly common form of migration in a
manner that will interest scholars of mobility, migration,
lifestyle and culture across the social sciences.
Relatively affluent individuals from various corners of the globe
are increasingly choosing to migrate, spurred on by the promise of
a better and more fulfilling way of life within their destination.
Despite its increasing scale, migration academics have yet to
consolidate and establish lifestyle migration as a subfield of
theoretical enquiry, until now. This volume offers a dynamic and
holistic analysis of contemporary lifestyle migrations, exploring
the expectations and aspirations which inform and drive migration
alongside the realities of life within the destination. It also
recognizes the structural conditions (and constraints) which frame
lifestyle migration, laying the groundwork for further intellectual
enquiry. Through rich empirical case studies this volume addresses
this important and increasingly common form of migration in a
manner that will interest scholars of mobility, migration,
lifestyle and culture across the social sciences.
The British in rural France, available at last in paperback, is a
study of how lifestyle choices intersect with migration, and how
this relationship frames and shapes post-migration lives. It
presents a conceptual framework for understanding post-migration
lives that incorporates culturally-specific imaginings, lived
experiences, individual life histories and personal circumstances.
Through an ethnographic lens incorporating in-depth interviews,
participant observation, life and migration histories, this
monograph reveals the complex process by which migrants negotiate
and make meaningful their lives following migration. By promoting
their own ideologies and lifestyle choices relative to those of
others, British migrants in rural France reinforce their position
as members of the British middle-class, but also take authorship of
their lives in a way not possible before migration. This is evident
in the pursuit of a better way of life that initially motivated
migration and continues to characterise post-migration lives. As
the book argues, this ongoing quest is both reflective of wider
ideologies about living, particularly the desire for authentic
living, and subtle processes of social distinction. In these
respects The British in rural France provides a unique empirical
example of the relationship between the pursuit of authenticity and
middle-class identification practices. The book will be of interest
to lifestyle migration and migration specialists, sociologists,
social anthropologists, human geographers, scholars of tourism, as
well as being accessible to individuals with a broader interest in
this social phenomenon. -- .
Leading scholars in the sociology of migration, Michaela Benson and
Karen O'Reilly, re-theorise lifestyle migration through a sustained
focus on postcolonialism at its intersections with neoliberalism.
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the interplay of
colonial traces and neoliberal presents, the relationship between
residential tourism and economic development, and the governance
and regulation of lifestyle migration. Drawing on ethnographic
fieldwork undertaken by the authors among lifestyle migrants in
Malaysia and Panama, they reveal the structural and material
conditions that support migration and how these are embodied by
migrant subjects, while also highlighting their agency within this
process. This rigorous work marks an important contribution to
emerging debates surrounding privileged migration and mobility. It
will appeal to sociologists, social theorists, human and cultural
geographers, economists, social psychologists, demographers, social
anthropologists, tourism and migration studies specialists.
Leading scholars in the sociology of migration, Michaela Benson and
Karen O'Reilly, re-theorise lifestyle migration through a sustained
focus on postcolonialism at its intersections with neoliberalism.
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the interplay of
colonial traces and neoliberal presents, the relationship between
residential tourism and economic development, and the governance
and regulation of lifestyle migration. Drawing on ethnographic
fieldwork undertaken by the authors among lifestyle migrants in
Malaysia and Panama, they reveal the structural and material
conditions that support migration and how these are embodied by
migrant subjects, while also highlighting their agency within this
process. This rigorous work marks an important contribution to
emerging debates surrounding privileged migration and mobility. It
will appeal to sociologists, social theorists, human and cultural
geographers, economists, social psychologists, demographers, social
anthropologists, tourism and migration studies specialists.
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