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Dull Place or Green Idyll: Local Identity and Migration Intentions of Small City Youth.
- Source :
- Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (Journal of Economic & Social Geography); Dec2018, Vol. 109 Issue 5, p661-676, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Nowadays small cities often lose population. In countries which are forerunners of the demographic transition, depopulation is mainly driven by out‐migration of youth. Through a case study of students from small Russian cities, this paper explores the nature of the association between local identity (LI) and migration intentions. The study suggests that young people with a stronger LI are on average more prone to return to their native cities after graduation. This 'traditional' relationship may be related to the difficulties in maintaining strong ties to a place of personal significance when not residing there in the Russian context. However, overall, youth tend towards a negative association with their cities and LI is formed as an opposition: the denial of place validity. Therefore, both way associations are possible. While a strong LI may influence the intention to migrate, it may also develop as an adaptation mechanism for those forced to return. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0040747X
- Volume :
- 109
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (Journal of Economic & Social Geography)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 133217444
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12336