Forced displacement and subsequent generations' migration intentions: intergenerational transmission of family migration capital

Zuzanna Brunarska, Artjoms Ivlevs (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

A growing body of evidence for the ‘family migration capital’ hypothesis–whereby migration experience in a family leads to a greater propensity to move among migrants’ descendants–has so far relied on accounts of any migration experience, including voluntary moves. However, in the case of voluntary migration, a considerable part of the observable effect may be due to self-selection into migration and passing the migration-driving characteristics across generations rather than due to the transmission of ‘capital’ derived from migration. To minimise the influence of self-selection, we consider the effects of forced migration, where self-selection is less prevalent than in voluntary migration. Using data from the nationally representative Life in Transition Survey-III, collected in 32 countries in Eurasia (N = 41,977), in logistic regression, we show that descendants of people who experienced forced displacement as a result of World War II are more likely to report an intention to migrate than people in similar circumstances but without this kind of family experience. Our findings support the contention that migration experience leads to the accumulation of ‘family migration capital’ that is passed across generations and highlight the long-lasting consequences of forced displacement, happening on a large scale globally nowadays, for future voluntary migration flows.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2423-2443
Number of pages21
JournalJournal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Volume50
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jun 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords*

  • Family migration capital
  • Forced displacement
  • Intergenerational transmission
  • Migration intentions
  • migration intentions
  • forced displacement
  • intergenerational transmission

Field of Science*

  • 5.6 Political science
  • 5.4 Sociology

Publication Type*

  • 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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