Ageing ‘here’ or ‘there’? Spatio-temporalities in older labour migrants’return aspirations from the Azores

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Autor(a) principal: Sampaio, Dora
Data de Publicação: 2017
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/35815
Resumo: In this article, I seek to unpack the multiple spatio -temporalities in older migrants’ ideas about return, shedding light on the complex set of motivations and imaginaries that precede return migration. The paper springs from a space -time approach based on the assertion that return aspirations are continuously shaped and negotiated both in and out of place. The discussion is framed around 36 in -depth life narrative interviews with later -life labour migrants living in the Azores, and a seven -month period of ethnographic fieldwork. The role of spatial dimensions such as the place of settlement and the country of origin, and temporal features such as age, length of stay in the host country or stage of life at the time of migration, is discussed in detail. The paper identifies a ‘family -work matrix’ and a ‘home -host country dialectic’ as central forces shaping migrants’ thoughts and possibilities of return. The multi -stranded, time -fluid, space -induced, context -dependent nature of (return) migration decisions is highlighted and it is shown that an apparent satisfactory social integration in the destination country does not, by itself, prevent migrants’ desire to return.
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spelling Ageing ‘here’ or ‘there’? Spatio-temporalities in older labour migrants’return aspirations from the AzoresUm lugar para envelhecer? Espaço-temporalidades e aspirações de retorno entre imigrantes laborais nos AçoresOù vieillir ? Les aspects spatiaux et temporels du désir de retour au pays des travailleurs émigrés vivant aux AçoresReturn aspirationsSpatio-temporalitiesOlder labour migrantsAzoresIn this article, I seek to unpack the multiple spatio -temporalities in older migrants’ ideas about return, shedding light on the complex set of motivations and imaginaries that precede return migration. The paper springs from a space -time approach based on the assertion that return aspirations are continuously shaped and negotiated both in and out of place. The discussion is framed around 36 in -depth life narrative interviews with later -life labour migrants living in the Azores, and a seven -month period of ethnographic fieldwork. The role of spatial dimensions such as the place of settlement and the country of origin, and temporal features such as age, length of stay in the host country or stage of life at the time of migration, is discussed in detail. The paper identifies a ‘family -work matrix’ and a ‘home -host country dialectic’ as central forces shaping migrants’ thoughts and possibilities of return. The multi -stranded, time -fluid, space -induced, context -dependent nature of (return) migration decisions is highlighted and it is shown that an apparent satisfactory social integration in the destination country does not, by itself, prevent migrants’ desire to return.Neste artigo exploram -se as múltiplas espaço -temporalidades presentes nas considerações de retorno dos imigrantes laborais, lançando -se luz sobre o complexo conjunto de motivações e imaginários que precedem a migração de retorno. O artigo, alicerçado numa abordagem espaço -temporal, parte da premissa de que o desejo de retorno é permanentemente moldado e negociado no (e fora do) lugar. A análise e discussão têm por base 36 entrevistas de histórias de vida com imigrantes laborais a residir nos Açores e um período de sete meses de trabalho de cariz etnográfico no arquipélago. Dimensões espaciais tais como o país de origem e destino, e dimensões temporais tais como idade, período de residência no país de destino, ou fase de vida aquando da migração são discutidas em detalhe. O artigo identifica duas dimensões -chave no processo de ponderação das possibilidades de retorno – uma ‘matriz família -trabalho’ e uma ‘dialética origem -destino’. Enfatiza -se a natureza fluída das decisões inerentes ao processo migratório, nomeadamente o retorno, salientando -se também o facto destas tomadas de decisão serem fortemente condicionadas pelo espaço, contexto e lugar. O artigo revela ainda que uma integração aparentemente satisfatória do ponto de vista social no país de acolhimento não reduz, por si só, o desejo de retorno ao país de origem.On étudie dans cet article les multiples aspects spatiaux et temporels, et le complexe de causes, concrètes ou imaginaires, qui conditionnent le retour au pays. D’un point de vue spatio- -temporel, il semble que ce désir de retour soit en constante évolution. L’analyse est basée sur 36 entrevues traitant d’histoires de vie de travailleurs émigrés résidant aux Açores et sur 7 mois d’études ethnographiques de terrain. On a pris en considération et discuté en détail des dimensions spatiales, comme les pays d’origine et de séjour, et des dimensions temporelles, comme l’âge, le temps de résidence et les phases de vie. On a distingué deux notions relatives à la possibilité du retour, une «matrice famille -travail» et une «dialectique origine- -destination». On insiste sur le caractère fluide des décisions relatives au phénomène migratoire et surtout sur le retour au pays. Une intégration sociale apparemment bonne dans le pays d’accueil ne réduit pas, par elle -même, le désir de retour au pays d’origine.Universidade de Lisboa, Centro de Estudos GeográficosRepositório da Universidade de LisboaSampaio, Dora2018-12-12T10:53:25Z20172017-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/35815engSampaio, D. (2017). Ageing `here’ or `there’? Spatio-temporalities in older labour migrants’ return aspirations from the Azores. Finisterra-Revista Portuguesa de Geografia, 52(106), 49–64. https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis99610430-502710.18055/Finis9961info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-08T16:32:05Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/35815Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:50:13.331051Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ageing ‘here’ or ‘there’? Spatio-temporalities in older labour migrants’return aspirations from the Azores
Um lugar para envelhecer? Espaço-temporalidades e aspirações de retorno entre imigrantes laborais nos Açores
Où vieillir ? Les aspects spatiaux et temporels du désir de retour au pays des travailleurs émigrés vivant aux Açores
title Ageing ‘here’ or ‘there’? Spatio-temporalities in older labour migrants’return aspirations from the Azores
spellingShingle Ageing ‘here’ or ‘there’? Spatio-temporalities in older labour migrants’return aspirations from the Azores
Sampaio, Dora
Return aspirations
Spatio-temporalities
Older labour migrants
Azores
title_short Ageing ‘here’ or ‘there’? Spatio-temporalities in older labour migrants’return aspirations from the Azores
title_full Ageing ‘here’ or ‘there’? Spatio-temporalities in older labour migrants’return aspirations from the Azores
title_fullStr Ageing ‘here’ or ‘there’? Spatio-temporalities in older labour migrants’return aspirations from the Azores
title_full_unstemmed Ageing ‘here’ or ‘there’? Spatio-temporalities in older labour migrants’return aspirations from the Azores
title_sort Ageing ‘here’ or ‘there’? Spatio-temporalities in older labour migrants’return aspirations from the Azores
author Sampaio, Dora
author_facet Sampaio, Dora
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Sampaio, Dora
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Return aspirations
Spatio-temporalities
Older labour migrants
Azores
topic Return aspirations
Spatio-temporalities
Older labour migrants
Azores
description In this article, I seek to unpack the multiple spatio -temporalities in older migrants’ ideas about return, shedding light on the complex set of motivations and imaginaries that precede return migration. The paper springs from a space -time approach based on the assertion that return aspirations are continuously shaped and negotiated both in and out of place. The discussion is framed around 36 in -depth life narrative interviews with later -life labour migrants living in the Azores, and a seven -month period of ethnographic fieldwork. The role of spatial dimensions such as the place of settlement and the country of origin, and temporal features such as age, length of stay in the host country or stage of life at the time of migration, is discussed in detail. The paper identifies a ‘family -work matrix’ and a ‘home -host country dialectic’ as central forces shaping migrants’ thoughts and possibilities of return. The multi -stranded, time -fluid, space -induced, context -dependent nature of (return) migration decisions is highlighted and it is shown that an apparent satisfactory social integration in the destination country does not, by itself, prevent migrants’ desire to return.
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