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Smart Shrinking or Smart Growth? Municipal Visions of Development and Migration
Latvia faces one of the most severe demographic crises in the European Union. This article examines how Latvian municipalities approach …
A comparison of the psychosocial wellbeing of children of Latvian emigrants in schools in host countries with the wellbeing of returnee children
Emigrants from Latvia must stabilize their lives in many ways in their host countries, including through looking after the psychosocial …
Addressing Migration in Latvia’s Municipal Development Planning in the Context of Depopulation
This study examines how migration issues are reflected in the development planning documents of Latvian municipalities, particularly in …
Rise of remote work across borders: opportunities and implications for migrant-sending countries
Contact restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to the rapid expansion of remote work. With this expansion, …
Boundary work in the UK: identity discourses and practices of Latvian migrants
This article explores the identity formation of Latvian migrants who have moved to the United Kingdom in large numbers over the last 20 …
Social integration in the context of the new patterns of migration
In our series of policy recommendations we offer conscise take-aways from the most recent migration research
Migrants as agents of change: labour market returns to foreign experience
In our series of policy recommendations we offer conscise take-aways from the most recent migration research
Attitudes towards immigration in Latvian society
This research explores attitudes towards immigration in Latvian society and uses experimental approach to identify factors that …
Estimating the Size of Latvia’s Diaspora and the Number of Returnees: Methodological Approaches and Main Findings
A number of previous studies have looked at different aspects of emigration from Latvia and return migration to Latvia. However, this …
Networking Practices and Factors Influencing Participation in Current Diaspora
The basis for a strong diaspora community is its cohesion and constant contact between its members through participation in diaspora …
A Sense of Belonging and Plans for Return: What has Changed in the Latvian Diaspora?
In this article, the awareness of belonging of Latvian emigrants is analysed and the factors that influence changes in sense of …
What Language is Spoken in Diaspora? Dynamics of Situation in Language
This article puts into context the situation in the Latvian diaspora, outlining sociolinguistic theories regarding language, contact …
Liquid migration and patterns of health service consumption
Transnational migrants refuse to commit themselves to one national setting. Thus, the national social security administrations face a …
The Emigrant Communities of Latvia. National Identity, Transnational Belonging, and Diaspora Politics
This open access volume examines experiences of contemporary Latvian migrants, thereby focusing on reasons for emigration, processes of …
Migration Experience of the Baltic Countries in the Context of Economic Crisis
The Baltic countries, which experienced intensive outflow of labor during the first 5 years after joining the EU, also provide an …
Diaspora of Hope
The study challenges the accustomed views of the migration process, calling for the revision of our understanding of what it means to …
Negotiating identities and friendships while living abroad: experiences of Latvian migrants
By moving, a person loses at least some of their social contacts, causing not just psychological distress and anxiety, but also loss of …
Support for far right ideology and anti‐migrant attitudes among youth in Europe: A comparative analysis
The last decade has seen a notable increase in support for far right parties and an alarming rise of right‐wing extremism across …