Abstract:This paper presents and explains the migration motivations and behaviour of young (age 16-35 years) Romanians. The originality of the paper lies in conceptualising the experiences and motivations of migration as a variable nexus during the migration process; that is, as a complex
“…joint hay making, pasture and forest cleaning) were revived in the 1990s, but have declined again since then. Unemployment sharply rose following the collapse of communist industries in the 1990s (Sandu et al 2018). Alongside the political shift to capitalism, unsustainable land management (e.g.…”
Section: Illustration Of the Perspectivementioning
Context The global trend of landscape simplification for industrial agriculture is known to cause losses in biodiversity and ecosystem service diversity. Despite these problems being widely known, status quo trajectories driven by global economic growth and changing diets continue to lead to further landscape simplification. Objectives In this perspective article, we argue that landscape simplification has negative consequences for a range of relational values, affecting the socialecological relationships between people and nature, as well as the social relationships among people. A focus Keywords Agricultural intensification Á Diversified farming Á Human-nature connections Á Landscape sustainability science Á Smallholder farming Á Socialecological systems Maraja Riechers and Joern Fischer have equally contributed to the development of this paper and can be contacted as corresponding authors.
“…joint hay making, pasture and forest cleaning) were revived in the 1990s, but have declined again since then. Unemployment sharply rose following the collapse of communist industries in the 1990s (Sandu et al 2018). Alongside the political shift to capitalism, unsustainable land management (e.g.…”
Section: Illustration Of the Perspectivementioning
Context The global trend of landscape simplification for industrial agriculture is known to cause losses in biodiversity and ecosystem service diversity. Despite these problems being widely known, status quo trajectories driven by global economic growth and changing diets continue to lead to further landscape simplification. Objectives In this perspective article, we argue that landscape simplification has negative consequences for a range of relational values, affecting the socialecological relationships between people and nature, as well as the social relationships among people. A focus Keywords Agricultural intensification Á Diversified farming Á Human-nature connections Á Landscape sustainability science Á Smallholder farming Á Socialecological systems Maraja Riechers and Joern Fischer have equally contributed to the development of this paper and can be contacted as corresponding authors.
“…Economic reasons are common determinants of migration for both Romania and Latvia. The form these motivations usually take is that of aspirations for a higher income (Stănculescu and Stoiciu, ; for data on the first migration of youth from Latvia and Romania, see Sandu et al., : 9‐10). What is particular to the aforementioned shock of the GEC is a pervasive state of uncertainty regarding the stability of workplaces, increased difficulties for companies to compete on the market, and increased unemployment, all of which impact migration decisions.It was a bleak period, the year (2008) of economic crisis.…”
Section: Effects Of the Gec On Migration Decision‐makingmentioning
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“…Young Romanians and Latvians often mention family motives and homesickness as a main return factor. Nevertheless, the return decision was usually taken as a consequence of the cumulative effect of several factors, oftentimes including both difficulties abroad/at home and the lure of the home country (Sandu et al., : 9). The reasons related to family are also multifaceted, including homesickness and the desire to be with family members in the origin country, but also more constraining factors such as the illness or death of close relatives.…”
Section: Uncertainty Homesickness and Life Strategymentioning
Drawing on qualitative research, this study endeavours to identify the determinants of return migration of young Romanians and Latvians in light of the most recent global economic crisis (GEC). The decision‐making patterns of young returnees are examined by three main research questions. How do macro‐events, such as the GEC, interfere with individual biographies creating specific return experiences? What can we say about the “crisis returnees”, their migration motivations and re‐adaptation in the origin country? What are the main challenges of young adults facing life strategies in such uncertain periods? Data are drawn from 51 in‐depth interviews with Romanian and Latvian young adults, carried out in late 2015 and early 2016. Findings show that return migration is associated with economic conditions, family life, feelings of homesickness, and re‐adaptation experiences. Our results also confirm that youth transitions and migration have become more diversified and complex in the context of the economic crisis.
“…Nowadays, mobility is driven by a mix of economic, social and cultural motives. In this respect, decisions related to migration are increasingly subject to social influence within the family, household and wider sociocultural context (Sandu et al, 2017).…”
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