This article studies how return migration aspirations are formed and realized in the context of
protracted displacement. Drawing on a mixed-methods study that included survey research …

ABSTRACT A growing body of evidence for the 'family migration capital'hypothesis–whereby
migration experience in a family leads to a greater propensity to move among migrants' …

The study of migration has benefitted from collecting and analysing survey data on
individuals' thoughts and feelings regarding the possibility of moving elsewhere. In line with …

The decision to migrate involves multiple causes and motivations with environmental factors
subsumed by economic and other dimensions. Deltas are rich in natural resources but are …

Based on narrative interviews with Syrian refugees arriving in Europe via the Mediterranean
Sea, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of the decision-making processes …

Does exposure to books in childhood encourage adult migration? We contend that it does—
through reading, which provides a simulative experience and arouses readers' curiosity, as …

This article investigates the impact of parental migration on the migration aspirations of
university students in Moldova. Through 24 semi-structured in-depth interviews with …

Survey data on migration aspirations, plans and intentions is important for understanding the
drivers and dynamics of migration. Such data has been collected since the 1960s but has …

The aspirations-ability framework proposed by Carling has begun to place the question of
who aspires to migrate at the center of migration research. In this article, building on key …

Based on the aspirations-capabilities framework, this paper analyses how the overlap of
three shocks-a national socio-political crisis, an economic downturn, and a socio …