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Migrants and Expats : the Swiss Migration and Mobility Nexus.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Steiner, Ilka.
Other Authors:	Wanner, Philippe.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2019.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	IMISCOE Research Series
Subjects:	Electronic books.
Online Access:	Click to View

Table of Contents:

Migrants and Expats: The Swiss Migration and Mobility Nexus
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
Contributors
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Today's Migration-Mobility Nexus in Switzerland
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Two Theoretical Lenses: Migration and Mobility Studies
1.3 A European Migration Regime in Transformation
1.4 New Migration and Mobility Dynamics in Switzerland
1.5 Objectives and Key Issues of the Book
References
Chapter 2: Surveying Migrants in Europe. Experiences of the Swiss Migration-Mobility Survey
2.1 An Increasing Need for Data on International Migrants
2.2 Under-Representation, the Main Challenge When Surveying Migrant Populations
2.2.1 Under-Coverage
2.2.2 Unit Non-response
2.3 European Migration Survey Landscape
2.4 The Migration-Mobility Survey
2.4.1 Target Population
2.4.2 Sampling
2.4.3 Survey Design
2.5 Participation and Non-response Rate
2.6 Socio-demographic Characteristics of Participants
2.7 Conclusion
Appendix
References
Part II: Migratory Process and Arrival in Switzerland
Chapter 3: Who Receives More Help? The Role of Employer Support in Migration Processes
3.1 Introduction
3.1.1 Defining the "Wanted" Migrants
3.1.2 Methodology
3.2 Access to Support: Data, Variables and Hypothesis
3.2.1 Qualifications
3.2.2 Gender and Relationship Status
3.2.2.1 Nationality
3.2.3 Professional Sector
3.3 Determinants of the Employer Support
3.4 Discussion
3.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 4: Who Are the Serial Movers? Sociodemographic Profiles and Reasons to Migrate to Switzerland Among Multiple International Migrants
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Multiple Migrations in Previous Research
4.2.1 On Multiple Migrations
4.2.2 Literature Review
4.2.3 Research Hypotheses
4.3 Data and Methods.
4.4 Socio-demographic Profiles of Multiple Migrants
4.4.1 Education
4.4.2 Nationality
4.4.3 Family Composition
4.4.4 Reasons to Migrate to Switzerland and Multiple Migrations
4.5 Explaining Multiple Migrations: A Multivariate Analysis
4.6 Arrival Trajectories of Multiple Migrants
4.7 Discussion and Conclusions
References
Part III: Labour Market Participation
Chapter 5: Integration of Recently Arrived Migrants in the Swiss Labour Market - Do the Reasons for Migration Matter?
5.1 Introduction
5.2 State of the Art
5.3 Data and Methods
5.3.1 Definition of the Motives to Migrate
5.3.2 Labour Market Integration
5.3.3 Methods
5.4 Results
5.4.1 Reasons for Migration and Context in Which Migration Occurs
5.4.2 Integration in the Labour Market: Descriptive Results
5.4.3 Relationship Between Reason for Migration and Labour Market Performance. Results of Logistic Regressions
5.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 6: Employment Trajectories of Recent Immigrants in Switzerland
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Theoretical Background and Research Objectives
6.3 Data and Methods
6.4 Descriptive Findings
6.5 Multivariable Results
6.5.1 Employment Status Immediately After Migration to Switzerland
6.5.2 Employment Status After Settling in Switzerland
6.6 Conclusions and Discussion
References
Chapter 7: Does the Recognition of Foreign Credentials Decrease the Risk for Immigrants of Being Mismatched in Education or Skills?
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Review of the Literature
7.3 Data and Methods
7.4 Results
7.4.1 Incidence of Educational and Skills Mismatches
7.4.2 Factors Explaining Educational Mismatch
7.4.3 Factors Explaining Skills Mismatch
7.5 Conclusion
References
Part IV: Social Life and Political Participation.
Chapter 8: Immigrants' Feelings of Attachment to Switzerland: Does the Cantonal Context Matter?
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Theoretical Background
8.3 Data and Research Design
8.4 Empirical Results
8.5 Conclusion
Appendix
References
Chapter 9: Who Feels Disadvantaged? Reporting Discrimination in Surveys
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Context: Immigration to Switzerland
9.3 Theoretical Considerations
9.4 Data and Method
9.5 Findings
9.6 Discussion and Conclusion
Appendix
References
Chapter 10: Skill Levels as a Political Resource: Political Practices of Recent Migrants in Switzerland
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Understanding Immigrants and Political Participation
10.3 Research Approach for Broader Understanding of Engagement
10.4 Political Resource Environment for Migrants
10.5 Research Design and Methodology
10.6 Results
10.6.1 Descriptive Analysis
10.6.2 Explanatory Analysis
10.7 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Part V: Transnational Life and Future Migratory Intentions
Chapter 11: How Transnational are Migrants in Switzerland? An Analysis of the Migration-Mobility-Transnationality Nexus
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Some Assumptions and Hypotheses About Migrant Transnationality
11.3 Data and Methods
11.4 Transnational Mobility, Networks and Feelings of Attachment
11.4.1 Pre- and Post-migration Transnational Mobility
11.4.2 Transnational Networks
11.4.3 Transnational Feelings of Attachment, Interest and Involvement
11.5 Regression Models
11.6 Towards a Typology of the Mobility-Migration-Transnationality Nexus
11.7 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Chapter 12: Immigrants' Intentions - Leaning Towards Remigration or Naturalization?
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Remigration and Naturalization Intentions
12.2.1 Conceptual and Theoretical Considerations.
12.2.2 Determinants
12.2.3 Research Question and Hypotheses
12.3 Methods and Data
12.4 Results
12.4.1 Immigrants' Intentions
12.4.2 Determinants
12.5 Conclusion
References
Part VI: Conclusions
Chapter 13: Conclusions
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Principal Results
13.2.1 Increasing Mobility and Transnationality?
13.2.2 Labour Market Participation and Integration
13.2.3 Political and Social Participation
13.3 Implications for the Migration-Mobility Nexus
13.4 The (Inter)National Dimension
13.5 Implications for Future Research.

Migrants and Expats : the Swiss Migration and Mobility Nexus.

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