Global Mobility of Highly Skilled People

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Self-initiated Expatriation

Driss Habti editor Maria Elo editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:21st Dec '18

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This volume examines self-initiated expatriates (SIEs), the category of highly skilled people whose movement from one country to another is by choice. Although they are not forced to relocate due to work, conflict or natural disaster, their migration pattern is every bit as complex. The book challenges previous theoretical approaches that take for granted a more simplistic view of this population, and advances that mobility of SIEs relates to the expatriates themselves, their conditions and the different structures intervening in their career life course. With their visible increase worldwide, this book positions itself as a nexus for this on-going discussion, while linking self-initiated expatriation to the theoretical landscape of international skilled migration and mobility. Major interests that catch attention are transnational practices, work-related experiences and personal life course, including forms of inequalities in their migration experiences. The book identifiesforms and drivers of migratory behaviour and provides an argument concerning the broader processes of mobility and integration. As such, this book constitutes a departure point for future research in terms of theoretical underpinnings and empirical rigor on global highly skilled mobility of SIEs. The collection of empirical case studies offers an insightful analysis for policy makers, concerned stakeholders and organizations to better cope with this form of migration.   


“The book is good read for all researchers studying highly skilled migration, and especially for those who are interested in specific case of Finland and/or discussion on convergence of business and social science-based approaches. It could be added also to the reading lists of those policymakers, who currently are shaping immigration policy (in Finland) towards global talent management type of solutions.” (Mika Raunio, Nordic Journal of Migration Research NJMR, Issue 1, 2020)

ISBN: 9783030069643

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304 pages

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2019