Travelling origins: Migrant belonging in times of post-migration mobilities

This article builds on the recent discussion about migrants’ post-migration mobilities. Although existing studies show the types and patterns of movement that migrants undertake, less attention has been paid to the question of how these movements influence their sense of belonging, their self-understanding and their perception of their origins. On the basis of 47 autobiographical interviews with young adults of Polish heritage in Germany and Canada, this article argues that belonging in times of post-migration mobilities can be grasped through the concepts ofcontextual self-understanding, accumulatingandtravelling origins. It thus extends conceptual frameworks by endeavouring to understand the effects of mobility on migrants’ lives.