Re‐imagining belonging to Brazil: Active immobility in times of crisis

Robins, Daniel

doi:10.1002/psp.2558

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“…Equally, there is the possibility that some people assume they must stay due to commitments, and therefore state that they intend to stay in the area. Nevertheless, in support of Robins (2022), our findings emphasise the importance of viewing staying as an active practice. Whilst in some instances staying cannot be easily conceived of as voluntary, neither is it a passive event.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…Nevertheless, in support of Robins (2022), our findings emphasise the importance of viewing staying as an active practice. Whilst in some instances staying cannot be easily conceived of as voluntary, neither is it a passive event.…”

Section: Non-resident Family Ties and Senses Of Belongingsupporting

confidence: 70%

“…Although relationships between family and the propensity to stay are, in the most, overwhelmingly positive, family can also introduce certain obligations that may serve as residential restrictions or constraints (Coulter et al, 2016). Despite the narrative that immobility cannot easily be described as either voluntary or involuntary, and requires a more nuanced consideration (Robins, 2022), several scholars (e.g., Barcus & Brunn, 2009; Stockdale et al, 2018) identify tied or reluctant rural stayers who may prefer to live elsewhere but are prevented from doing so due to obligations, including family responsibilities. For example, the trailing spouse literature refers to partners (often the wife in heterosexual partnerships), who are willing to move/stay for the sake of their partner and/or family (Amcoff & Niedomysl, 2015; Clerge et al, 2017; Stockdale, 2017).…”

Section: Rural Staying and Family Tiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The role of non‐resident family ties in rural staying

Ferguson,

Haartsen,

Steinführer

et al. 2023

Population Space and Place

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Internal migration research is paying increasing attention to the role in migration behaviour of having non‐resident family—family living outside of the household—living close by, and also to non‐migration and staying in general. Combining these two themes, this paper investigates the role of non‐resident family ties in rural staying for adults aged 31–64. Using a mixed methods analysis of survey and interview data from the Netherlands, Germany and Northern Ireland (UK), we examine if the presence of non‐resident family nearby relates to future intentions to stay in the rural region, and we explore the meanings of different family relations and how they relate to past and ongoing staying behaviours. Our findings reveal that living near non‐resident children and in‐laws increases the likelihood of the intention to stay in the rural region for the rest of one's lifetime. While the quantitative analyses suggest that the presence of parents in the area does not contribute to future staying intentions, the interviews revealed that parents' residential proximity was integral in the original staying decision. Non‐resident family members provide emotional and instrumental support, offer location‐specific structural opportunities, and provide a sense of security. Partly, family obligations also play a role in staying, yet not in the sense that rural stayers are ‘stuck in place’ because of family ties, but rather in an implicit way, intertwined with senses of belonging and attachment.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Section: Non-resident Family Ties and Senses Of Belongingsupporting

confidence: 70%

Section: Rural Staying and Family Tiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The role of non‐resident family ties in rural staying

Ferguson,

Haartsen,

Steinführer

et al. 2023

Population Space and Place

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“…Boas et al (2022) note mobility as well as immobility as potential "acts of resistance" in a changing climate. Robins (2022), more broadly, outlines the concept of "active immobility"-as one way to capture voluntary decisions to stay, even where households or individuals have the means to depart in times of crisis. Wiegel et al (2019) describe how mobility and immobility patterns are inseparably interconnected across scales, and thus need to be considered conjointly.…”

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confidence: 99%

Trapped or staying put: Governing immobility in the context of climate change

Thornton¹,

Serraglio²,

Thornton³

2023

Front. Clim.

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By presenting a range of outcomes which result from the impacts of a changing environment on human mobility patterns, the Foresight Report on Migration and Global Environmental Change emphasized that, whereas some people choose to stay in a specific location, others are simply unable to leave, leading to what the report termed “trapped populations”. Much understanding about both voluntary and involuntary immobility in the context of environmental or climatic change has been gained since. The IPCC's recent report on climate change impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation further underlined that, in the decades ahead, some people will be unable or unwilling to move away from locations in which they may nevertheless be vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. What has received less attention is how climate immobility ought to be governed and which norms should underpin its governance. In this paper, we rely on select existing law and policy instruments and frameworks from Latin American and the Pacific Islands regions to outline key considerations of a governance structure suitable for (in)voluntary immobility. This will inform individuals, communities, and policy makers who seek to navigate through complex reasons and decisions for “staying put” or “getting stuck” in the face of climatic change. The analysis builds upon a review of published literature and, especially, existing policy and legal frameworks at national and regional levels. We argue that a more widespread, timely and proactive approach to policy and governance is required in support of resilience in the context of climate immobility.

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“…In order to close this gap, some studies address the country as a community (Huang et al, 2020 ; Weiss-Dagan et al, 2021 ). The development of a specific model of the sense of country can help establish its dimensional structure and quantify trends in changing multicultural societies (Modood, 2020 ), solving national conflicts (Moura et al, 2021 ), and issues connected to migration (Gustafson, 2009 ; Robins, 2022 ). The two studies described in this paper explored the dimensional structure of the sense of country and its relations to emigration plans and national and global identification.…”

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confidence: 99%

Sense of country: General and specific factors covary with social identification and predict emigration plans

Kolesovs

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Theoretical analyses of person–environment interaction describe complex models, addressing different levels of social systems, while models of the sense of community provide a base for transferring views of this interaction to the national level. This paper presents two studies that explored the structure of the sense of country and its relation to emigration plans and social identification. Study 1 involved 1,005 adults from Latvia. The Sense of Country Inventory (SOCI) included influence, perceived opportunities, belonging, and spatiotemporal commitment as the components of this sense. The bifactor model demonstrated the best fit and confirmed the general factor, integrating components of the sense of country, and specific factors, emphasizing its complexity. The validation demonstrated that the general sense of country is the main negative predictor of emigration plans. Study 2 included 247 participants who completed the SOCI and Identification With All Humanity Scale (IWAH). Correlating with national identification, the sense of country negatively predicted emigration plans that reflected the social identity continuity pathway. In turn, a negative relationship between the sense of country and global identification, which positively predicted emigration plans, revealed a social identity gain pathway. Together, the studies present the integrative nature of the sense of country and its links to emigration plans and national and global social identification.

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Re‐imagining belonging to Brazil: Active immobility in times of crisis

Cited by 9 publications

References 48 publications

The role of non‐resident family ties in rural staying

The role of non‐resident family ties in rural staying

Trapped or staying put: Governing immobility in the context of climate change

Sense of country: General and specific factors covary with social identification and predict emigration plans

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