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.