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The Unfolding of Life Courses Amongst Migrants and Their Descendants in Europe

A special issue of Societies (ISSN 2075-4698).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 4376

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Jonas Wood

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Department of Sociology, University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
Interests: family and labor market transitions; migration; maternal employment; family policy; active labour market policy; fertility
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Dr. Jorik Vergauwen

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Department of Sociology, University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
Interests: family ties; intergenerational solidarity; long-term care; population ageing; partnership and family formation
Dr. Nahia Idoiaga-Mondragon

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Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain
Interests: socio-educational inclusion; education; feminism and health
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Migration is a long-standing central factor shaping a multitude of policy debates and societal challenges across Europe. This both holds for the act of migrating as well as the integration of minority groups after arrival. Regarding the latter, large bodies of literature have documented patterns of integration/assimilation/adaptation in various life domains—such as labour market positions, socio-economic status, schooling, social networks, religion, language use, attitudes, and health—many of which are discussed in terms of economic, social, or cultural inclusion or exclusion.

However, it remains a major scientific challenge to get to grips with the underlying explanations and lived experiences behind such patterns. To gain further insight in these matters, this Special Issue aims to approach migration and integration from a life course perspective. In line with an increasing number of scholarly calls, we therefore invite papers that further scientific knowledge on the unfolding of life courses of groups with a migration background (i.e., migrants and their descendants) in Europe. We particularly invite migration-related papers looking into labour market careers, partnership and fertility histories, the development of family ties and solidarity, and (mental) health trajectories. We aim to bring together original empirical papers taking a quantitative approach to explain variation in life courses, as well as qualitative research focussing on lived experiences, or mixed method studies.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Jonas Wood
Dr. Jorik Vergauwen
Dr. Nahia Idoiaga Mondragon
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • migration
  • integration
  • Europe
  • life course perspective
  • family
  • labour
  • health

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Voices from the Shadows: Intergenerational Conflict Memory and Second-Generation Northern Irish Identity in England
by Liam Harte, Jack Crangle, Graham Dawson, Barry Hazley and Fearghus Roulston
Societies 2024, 14(6), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14060086 - 12 Jun 2024
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Recent scholarship has highlighted the heterogeneity of second-generation Irish identities in Great Britain, yet the varieties of self-identification espoused by the English-raised children of Northern Irish parents remain almost wholly unexplored. This article redresses this neglect by examining the relationship between parentally transmitted [...] Read more.
Recent scholarship has highlighted the heterogeneity of second-generation Irish identities in Great Britain, yet the varieties of self-identification espoused by the English-raised children of Northern Irish parents remain almost wholly unexplored. This article redresses this neglect by examining the relationship between parentally transmitted memories of the Northern Ireland Troubles (c.1969–1998) and the forms of identity and self-understanding that such children develop during their lives in England. Drawing on original oral history testimony and using the concepts of narrative inheritance and postmemory as interpretive tools, it demonstrates the complex correlation that exists between parents’ diverse approaches to memory-sharing and their children’s negotiation of inherited conflict memory as they position themselves discursively within contemporary English society. Based on a close reading of five oral history interviews, the analysis reveals a spectrum of creative postmemory practices and identity enactments, whereby narrators agentively define themselves in relation to the meanings they attribute to inherited memories, or the dearth thereof, as they navigate their tangled transnational affinities and allegiances. The article also explores how these practices and enactments are subtly responsive to narrators’ changing relationships to their narrative inheritances as their experience and awareness of their own and their parents’ lives deepen over the life course. Full article
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Ethnic Variation in the Link between Women’s Relative Employment Positions and Entry into Parenthood in Belgium
by Layla Van den Berg and Karel Neels
Societies 2024, 14(5), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14050057 - 26 Apr 2024
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This study investigates the association between women’s relative employment positions and the transition to parenthood, focusing on women of Maghrebi, Turkish, and Southern European origin in Belgium. Whereas gender specialization is associated with higher chances of entering parenthood in the older literature, the [...] Read more.
This study investigates the association between women’s relative employment positions and the transition to parenthood, focusing on women of Maghrebi, Turkish, and Southern European origin in Belgium. Whereas gender specialization is associated with higher chances of entering parenthood in the older literature, the economic preconditions to parenthood have shifted and more recent studies indicate that couples where both partners work are more likely to start a family. However, whereas this shift has been extensively studied among majority populations, we lack insight into whether similar patterns can also be found among population subgroups with a migration background. This paper uses Belgian census data from 2011–2015 to explore how women’s relative employment positions are linked to the likelihood of entering parenthood and whether this association varies by women’s age, generation, and origin of the male partner. The results indicate that couples in which both partners are employed are more likely to enter parenthood regardless of migration background. However, the results for women of Maghrebi or Turkish background suggest that single-earner couples and couples where both partners are unemployed delay entry into parenthood to a similar extent. Full article
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Migrant Perceptions of Their Social Inclusion, Social Networks, and Satisfaction with Life in Northern Spain
by Gorka Roman Etxebarria, Naiara Berasategi Sancho, Nahia Idoiaga-Mondragon and Idoia Legorburu Fernandez
Societies 2024, 14(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14010003 - 4 Jan 2024
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This paper aims to analyse the individual perceptions of belonging to social networks among migrants living in northern Spain, exploring various dimensions such as perceived inclusion and life satisfaction. A quantitative analysis was employed with data collected through a survey of 373 migrants [...] Read more.
This paper aims to analyse the individual perceptions of belonging to social networks among migrants living in northern Spain, exploring various dimensions such as perceived inclusion and life satisfaction. A quantitative analysis was employed with data collected through a survey of 373 migrants from different ethnic backgrounds. The findings indicate that (1) women have higher levels of perceived satisfaction with their life and social networks; (2) young migrants have higher levels of friendship networks; (3) the highest levels of perceived inclusion were found among Central Europeans, followed by individuals from Latin America, Asia, Africa and, finally, Eastern Europe; and (4) each social network under analysis was positively correlated with perceived inclusion and satisfaction with life. In summary, the results emphasise that a greater presence of networks is associated with higher levels of perceived inclusion and life satisfaction. Full article
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