英国脱欧、新冠肺炎和保加利亚移民:留还是回?

IF 0.8 2区社会学 Q2 AREA STUDIES

Southeast European and Black Sea Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-06 DOI:10.1080/14683857.2022.2131986

E. Markova, Russell King

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摘要

摘要关于英国脱欧和移民的报道很多，但从英国保加利亚人的角度来看的报道很少。我们通过在线问卷调查和深入采访，研究了保加利亚人在英国脱欧以及新冠肺炎背景下的“留在”或“离开”意图。结合调查数据的交叉列表和回归分析以及访谈脚本的叙述性分析，我们展示了移民的计划如何取决于他们在劳动力市场中的地位，并记录了返回者的经历。我们发现，留在英国的人更有可能是高技能和长期居住在英国的人。大多数返回仅部分与英国脱欧有关，通常是在新冠肺炎的影响下最终确定的；家庭因素是回归的主要诱因。许多回返者对保加利亚的生活感到不满。这篇文章表明，英国脱欧后欧盟移民的流动决定需要与其他在不同规模下运作的偶然因素相结合。

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Brexit, Covid and Bulgarian migrants in the UK: stay or return?

ABSTRACT Much has been written about Brexit and migration, but little from the perspective of Bulgarians in the UK. Through an online questionnaire followed by in-depth interviews, we study Bulgarians’ ‘stay’ or ‘leave’ intentions in light of Brexit and then Covid-19. Combining cross-tabulation and regression analysis of survey data and narrative analysis of interview scripts, we show how migrants’ plans are dependent on their position in the labour market and document the experiences of those who have returned. We find that stayers are more likely to be highly skilled and longer-resident in the UK. Most returns are only partially related to Brexit and are often finalized following the impact of Covid-19; family considerations are the main trigger to return. Many returnees are dissatisfied with life in Bulgaria. The article demonstrates that EU migrants’ mobility decisions post-Brexit need to be examined in relation to other contingent factors operating at various scales.

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Southeast European and Black Sea Studies AREA STUDIES-

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

19.00%

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期刊介绍： The aim of the journal is to establish a line of communication with these regions of Europe. Previously isolated from the European mainstream, the Balkan and Black Sea regions are in need of serious comparative study as are the individual countries, no longer "at the edge" of Europe. The principal disciplines covered by the journal are politics, political economy, international relations and modern history; other disciplinary approaches are accepted as appropriate. The journal will take both an academic and also a more practical policy-oriented approach and hopes to compensate for the serious information deficit on the countries under consideration.