Gender and Migration-Driven Changes in Rural Eastern Romania. Migrants’ Perspectives

• Authors: Ionela Vlase
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article addresses the largely debated linkages between gender and migration, on the one hand, and the impact of migration on migrants’ society of origin, on the other hand. Based on multi-sited research conducted in a village from Eastern Romania and in Rome (the main destination of the population studied), this paper highlights gender differences in the participation to migration process and in the contribution of migrants to the socio-economic development of their society. Using a qualitative methodology based on semi-structured interviews with migrants and participant observations, the research reveals different meanings that migrants (women and men) invest in their actions (i.e. transfers of ideas, money or durable goods and set-up of small local businesses). This study contributes to the understanding of the gendered contribution of migrants to the economic and socio-cultural transformations of their society of origin.

Keywords

EN

gender; migration; economic development; local changes; Italy

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: International Review of Social Research
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 21-38

Dates

published

2012-06-01

online

2015-05-06

Contributors

author

Ionela Vlase

• University of Bucharest

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/irsr-2012-0014