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Does migration improve the quality of life? The case of Swedish immigrants resi...
Esteves, Alina; Rauhut, DanielSituated in the intersection of the literature on QoL and lifestyle migration, this paper contributes to the discussion of three subjective components of QoL after migrating to another country. These are hedonic (happiness), evaluative (life satisfaction) and eudaimonic (having a purposeful or worthwhile life). Based on 36 in-depth interviews to Swedish citizens permanently living in Portugal, a group understud...
Neighborhood attributes and well-being among older adults in urban areas: a mix...
Padeiro, Miguel; de Sao Jose, Jose; Amado, Carla; Sousa, Liliana; Roma Oliveira, Carla; Esteves, Alina; McGarrigle, JenniferExpanding urbanization rates have engendered increasing research examining linkages between urban environments and older adults' well-being. This mixed-methods systematic review synthesizes the evidence for the influence of urban neighborhoods' attributes on older adults' well-being. We searched for literature published up to December 2020 across six databases and performed quality assessment and thematic analy...
Migration and the reconfiguration of rural places: the accommodation of differe...
Fonseca, Maria Lucinda; Esteves, Alina; Moreno, LuísInternational migration reconfigures rural places by engaging localities with globalising forces. Accommodating newcomers, be they farming labourers or lifestyle migrants is a challenge at the local level due to the clash of interests, different visions on how the land should be managed and development promoted. Using Odemira as a case study, the paper has two goals: to show the change brought about by foreign ...
Padrões de distribuição geográfica e migrações internas da população estrangeir...
Fonseca, Maria Lucinda; Esteves, Alina; Silva, Sandra; Abreu, DiogoNeste capítulo analisam-se os padrões de distribuição geográfica e as migrações internas da população estrangeira, em perspetiva comparada com a população portuguesa. Com base em dados do Recenseamento da População de 2011, sobre mobilidade geográfica intermunicipal no período 2005-2011, caracterizam-se os padrões de mobilidade dos principais grupos de imigrantes, procurando identificar semelhanças e diferenças...
Refugees’ access to higher education in Italy: an opportunity lost for the ‘Los...
Gola Boutros, Marcela; Pimentel, Dulce; Esteves, AlinaTertiary education is a restricted resource, with only 34 per cent of the world’s young people estimated to have access to universities (UNHCR 2016). Among refugees, this figure drops to 1 per cent, and many have been interrupted in their academic development. The high visibility of the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ in Europe has pushed governments to work towards the integration of these people, with Italy the co...
Neighborhood Attributes and Well-Being Among Older Adults in Urban Areas: A Mix...
Padeiro, Miguel; de São José, José; Amado, Carla; Sousa, Liliana; Roma Oliveira, Carla; Esteves, Alina; McGarrigle, JenniferExpanding urbanization rates have engendered increasing research examining linkages between urban environments and older adults' well-being. This mixed-methods systematic review synthesizes the evidence for the influence of urban neighborhoods' attributes on older adults' well-being. We searched for literature published up to December 2020 across six databases and performed quality assessment and thematic analy...
Becoming a part of ‘elsewhereness’: on the self‐perceived integration of Swedis...
Rauhut, Daniel; Esteves, AlinaThis article discusses the self-perceived integration of Swedes permanently residing in Portugal. The knowledge of how EU citizens, particularly Swedes, live and integrate into Portuguese society is limited. The conceptual framework on self-perceived integration takes its points of departure from the concepts of a sense of belonging to society and place, feelings of discomfort and coping tactics. Using a semi-s...
O Brexit e os emigrantes portugueses no Reino Unido
Rocha, Raquel Xavier; McGarrigle, Jennifer; Esteves, AlinaO processo do Brexit introduziu incertezas no futuro migratório dos migrantes da União Europeia que vivem no Reino Unido. Esta investigação explora as representações que os emigrantes portugueses residentes no Reino Unido fazem sobre a saída do país da União Europeia e a forma como o Brexit alterou as suas aspirações migratórias. Estes portugueses delinearam os seus planos num contexto de falta de garantia acer...
MIGRANT WELFARE TACTICS AND TRANSNATIONAL SOCIAL PROTECTION BETWEEN PORTUGAL AN...
Machado, Bruno; McGarrigle, Jennifer; Fonseca, Maria Lucinda; Esteves, AlinaMigration and the sustainability of the welfare state are irrefutably two essential topics in the political debate throughout Europe. Not only has the dominant pattern within the political discourse been focused on the generosity of benefits attracting migrants as, until recently, researchers tended to concentrate on the supposed “weight” of migration on destination countries. This view contrasts with new persp...
Migrant welfare tactics and transnational social protection between Portugal an...
Machado, Bruno; McGarrigle, Jennifer; Fonseca, Maria Lucinda; Esteves, AlinaMigration and the sustainability of the welfare state are irrefutably two essential topics in the political debate throughout Europe. Not only has the dominant pattern within the political discourse been focused on the generosity of benefits attracting migrants as, until recently, researchers tended to concentrate on the supposed “weight” of migration on destination countries. This view contrasts with new persp...