Migrations like any other? Internal migrations of immigrants in the French countryside (2011-2015)

Introducing the role of the municipality of residence in studying the secondary migration of international migrants. Evidence from Lombardy (Italy)

“…Research on secondary migration movements of migrants in Europe has recently gained momentum as migration is increasingly conceptualised as a dynamic and complex process potentially involving multiple internal (Bonifazi et al, 2021; Casacchia et al, 2022; Cremaschi et al, 2020; Fromentin, 2021) and international movements such as onward (international migration to a third country different from the country of birth) and return (to the country of birth) migration (Bonifazi & Paparusso, 2018; Castles et al, 2009; Jeffery & Murison, 2011; Montagna et al, 2021; Monti, 2019; Ortensi & Barbiano di Belgiojoso, 2018). Research on the patterns and drivers of secondary migration has primarily focused on the characteristics of individuals who remigrate or plan to re‐emigrate.…”

“…Newly arrived migrants frequently leave the place of their first settlement and show higher internal mobility rates than natives (Bonifazi et al, 2021). While mobility in the form of suburbanisation and ruralisation is relevant (Cremaschi et al, 2020; Fromentin, 2021), long‐distance internal migration is increasingly evident (Bonifazi et al, 2021; Finney & Simpson, 2008) as well as international onward and return migration (Ortensi & Barbiano di Belgiojoso, 2018; Bonifazi & Paparusso, 2018).…”