Youth on the Move (eBook)

European Youth and Geographical Mobility

David Cairns (Herausgeber)

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2010
125 Seiten
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
978-3-531-92331-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Dr. David Cairns is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, Lisbon University Institute (CIES, ISCTE-IUL).

Inhalt

Contents 6
European Youth and Geographical Mobility An Introduction 8
Acknowledgements 10
New Perspectives on Youth and Migration Belonging, Cultural Repositioning and Social Mobility 11
1 Introduction 11
2 Migration as Context and Process 11
3 Belonging, Cultural Repositioning and Social Mobility 13
Belonging in the Context of Migration 13
Education, Identity Transformation and Self-Positioning 15
Social Inequality and Power 16
4 Young Migrants’ Transitions to Adulthood 17
5 Conclusion and Implications 19
Literature 20
“Cosmopolitan” Portuguese Youth The World as Home after the Macao Migratory Experience1 22
1 Introduction 22
2 Methodology 23
3 The Main Consequences of Living in Macao for Portuguese Youth 24
4 Cosmopolitanism 25
5 Cosmopolitan Dispositions and Portuguese Youth 26
6 Conclusion: Macao and the Creation and Development of a Cosmopolitan Disposition 30
Literature 32
Social Capital and Migration The Case of Polish Youth 34
1 Introduction 34
2 Understanding Bridging Social Capital 35
3 Hypotheses and Data 37
4 Results 38
International Migration and Social Capital 38
Internal Migration and Social Capital 41
5 Conclusion 43
Literature 43
Temporary Youth Migration and European Identity 45
1 Introduction 45
2 Methodology 45
3 The Context of Temporary Youth Migration 46
4 A Migratory Elite? 47
5 The Benefits of Migration 48
6 Feeling European 50
7 Conclusion 55
Literature 56
Youth on the Move? Student Mobility and Immobility in Portugal and Northern Ireland1 57
1 Introduction 57
2 Methodology 58
3 Analysis 59
4 Conclusion 67
Literature 67
Labour Market Integration of Young Migrantsin Germany: A Regional Perspective1 69
1 Introduction 69
2 Theoretical Considerations 70
3 Migrants and Germans: Previous Studies on Vocational Training and Labour Market Entry 71
4 Data: Integrated Employment Biographies 73
5 Descriptive Results 73
6 Multivariate Analysis 75
7 Conclusions 77
Literature 78
Young Portuguese Researchers Abroad Preliminary Results of a Survey1 80
1 Introduction 80
2 Mobility in Science 80
3 Characteristics of Young Portuguese Researchers Abroad 81
4 Trajectories of Young Portuguese Researchers Abroad 83
5 Connections to Portugal 85
6 Motivations for Leaving and Returning 87
7 Conclusion 89
Literature 89
Recent Economic Performance and Changing Configurations of Workforce Mobility in Northwest Portugal: Social Consequences of Unemployment and the Rise of Youth Emigration1 91
1 Introduction 91
2 Recent Economic Performance and Changing Configurations of Workforce Mobility in Northwest Portugal: the Case of Vale do Sousa 92
3 Social Consequences of Unemployment and the Rise of Youth Emigration Flows 98
4 Conclusion 101
Literature 102
Across Difference: Portuguese Muslim Youth as Portuguese Youth?1 103
1 Introduction 103
2 Methodology 104
3 Analysis 105
4 Discussion 109
Literature 110
The Future of Youth Mobility in Europe A Conclusion 112
1 The Practice of Youth Mobility 112
2 Formal and Informal Youth Mobility 113
3 The Future of Youth Mobility and Youth Mobility Policy 114
Literature 115
List of Contributors 117

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Labour Market Integration of Young Migrants in Germany: A Regional Perspective (S. 71-72)

Annette Haas and Andreas Damelang

1 Introduction

In Germany, the political debate regarding opening the doors for immigrants has received a lot of attention due to current skills shortages in some occupations. There is also ongoing discussion as to how the integration of migrants already living in Germany can be improved, with emphasis upon the crucial role played by labour market participation. With approximately 9% of the population from non-German backgrounds this debate concerns a substantial number of individuals.

Of particular pertinence is the question of how best to address the disproportionately high rates of unemployment amongst non-Germans, e.g. in 2000 this rate was nearly twice as high, 25%, as the equivalent rate for Germans of 13% (Bundesagentur für Arbeit 2005). The issue of labour market entrance is also extremely important in respect to career development. Disadvantage encountered at this point normally cannot be caught up during the rest of the life course.

This chapter therefore investigates whether or not labour market entry differs for Germans and non-Germans who have recently completed an apprenticeship, thus enabling comparisons to be made regarding chances for labour market integration between different foreign groups living in Germany, in contrast totheir training firm.

Human capital theory, job search theory and matching models can help explain different aspects of labour market entry (see Dietrich and Abraham 2005, Franz 2006), while Seibert (2005) stresses the relevance of signallin other empirical studies focused upon the assimilation of immigrants and their chances of catching up with the native population (see, for example, Chiswick 1978 and Borjas 1994). Relatively little attention has been paid to the fact that integration chances strongly depend upon the existence of local opportunities despite the well known unequal performance of local labour markets in Germany.

This is particularly true in regard to disparities in unemployment rates between districts, even within the same federal states. This situation implies that there may be divergent chances for finding a job according to where one lives. Given the propensity for non- German nationals to live in cities and agglomerated regions, it is striking that prior studies have generally neglected a regional dimension.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.5.2010
• Reihe/Serie: Beiträge zur Regional- und Migrationsforschung
• Reihe/Serie: Beiträge zur Regional- und Migrationsforschung
• Zusatzinfo: 125 p.
• Verlagsort: Wiesbaden
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Auswanderung • Europe • Migration • Mobilität • Transnationalität • Youth
• ISBN-10: 3-531-92331-5 / 3531923315
• ISBN-13: 978-3-531-92331-4 / 9783531923314