In recent decades, in many countries, and not just in the global north, migrants have
represented a relevant share of the workforce employed in low-paid and 'dirty'jobs in the …

Based on responses to a survey of international migrants and Norway-born residents in
three rural municipalities, this article analyses place attachment at various levels of scale. It …

Declining rural areas have become central sites for migrant settlement. In the hope that
migration will counteract rural shrinkage, migrants are increasingly portrayed as catalysts to …

Physical places of encounter are nodes of social interaction in which moments of social
inclusion and exclusion crystallize. On a methodological level, meeting places have in the …

This article discusses two relatively underexplored topics in international migration research:
place attachment processes and staying intentions in the new place of residence. The …

Many small Spanish municipalities (those with less than 2000 inhabitants) experienced
population growth during the first decade of the 21st century due to a large influx of foreign …

This article provides a spatio-temporal analysis of population diversity in French rural areas
between 1975 and 2015 by considering the weight of the immigrant population and the …

The main purpose of this paper stems from the need for a systematic study of the multiple
components that determine the factors that attract residents of urban centers to rural areas in …

Volunteering is an important way to include immigrants at a local scale, especially in small
towns and municipalities with limited arrival infrastructure. With the recent increase in …

This article approaches the process of opening accommodation centres from the perspective
of mayors in rural municipalities. Although the allocation and accommodation of refugees is …