Migration aspirations and migration cultures: A case study of Ukrainian migration
towards the European Union
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Van Mol C
; Snel E
; Hemmerechts K
; Timmerman C
Popul Space Place
2018[Jul]; 24
(5
): e2131
PMID30046293
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An abundant body of research focused on macrolevel, mesolevel, and microlevel
factors explaining why individuals move across international borders. In this
paper, we aim to complement the existing literature by exploring how, within a
single country, mesolevel factors differently impact migration aspirations,
focusing on a case study of Ukraine. We particularly focus on how migration
aspirations of individuals in two different regions can be explained by their
international social networks with family members, on the one hand, and with
friends, on the other. Furthermore, we explore whether regional migration
characteristics play a role, as well as the interaction of such characteristics
with individuals' frequency of contact with transnational networks. Our analyses
are based on the EUMAGINE project and suggest that the interplay between regional
migration characteristics and transnational social contact are key for explaining
the decline of migration systems over time.
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