Migrants and Expats : : the Swiss Migration and Mobility Nexus.

• Superior document: IMISCOE Research Series
• Author: Steiner, Ilka.
• TeilnehmendeR: Wanner, Philippe.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2019.; ©2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: IMISCOE Research Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 pages)

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.