We're No' Awa' Tae Bide Awa': Scotland's Returning Diaspora

IF 0.5 Q4 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Scottish Affairs Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI:10.3366/scot.2021.0384

M. Leith, D. Sim

引用次数: 2

Abstract

At a time when the world is becoming more mobile, and migration levels are high, relatively limited attention has been paid to return migrants. Yet returners can play an important role in their homeland. In Scotland, with a sluggish population growth fuelled entirely by immigration, return movement is an important way of growing the population and the economy. This paper reports on a study of return migrants to Scotland in 2019/20 and discusses their reasons for return, their experiences and their long-term commitment to the country. Respondents generally felt positively about their return and there was considerable support for Scottish independence, particularly if that led to rejoining the European Union. Brexit was an important factor in making Scots feel unwelcome in England and helping to encourage return to Scotland.

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在世界变得更加流动，移民水平很高的时候，对返回移民的关注相对有限。然而，返回者可以在他们的祖国发挥重要作用。在苏格兰，由于人口增长缓慢完全是由移民推动的，返乡流动是人口和经济增长的重要途径。本文报告了2019/20年返回苏格兰的移民的研究，并讨论了他们返回的原因、经历和对国家的长期承诺。受访者普遍对他们的回归感到积极，苏格兰独立得到了相当大的支持，特别是如果这导致他们重新加入欧盟的话。英国脱欧是让苏格兰人在英格兰感到不受欢迎的一个重要因素，也有助于鼓励他们重返苏格兰。

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Scottish Affairs POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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1.20

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25.00%

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