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Abstract
The paper explores patterns of skilled labour mobility from the Southern eurozone to the metropolitan area of Copenhagen by means of a qualitative micro-study. The key hypothesis is that in/outflows may not only be a consequence of the present economic crisis but may also rely on the deep-rooted, democratic-socio-cultural aspects or dissimilar policy choices of sending/hosting countries. These same aspects are expected to influence return/circular migration. In contrast to mainstream theories of international migration, this viewpoint is supported by findings which illustrate how non-economic factors can be also crucial and why enhancing beneficial return/circular migration in the Southern eurozone can be incompatible with the application of austerity.
Acknowledgement
This paper has been inspired by the main findings of a project carried out (by the author) at Roskilde University (Denmark) between 2012–2015 (i.e. Migration, Capabilities and Social Justice for Europen Citizens).
Notes
2. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statisticsexplained/index.php/Employment_rates_and_Europe_2020_national_targets, http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Unemployment_statistics.
5. The findings of (MOBEX2)’Mobility and Excellence in the European Research Area: Promoting Balanced Growth in an Enlarged EU’ illustrate the actual possibly of BD problems in both southern and eastern EU. http://www.cefmr.pan.pl/projects/s04-mobex2.html#top.
6. The SU (Statens Uddannelsesstøtte), a monthly salary paid by the state to BA and masters students, has been extended to all EU citizens from 2014, thus, the programme was not active during the period in which interviews took place.