Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 147 - 170 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Sociologia Ruralis |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 30 Sep 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2018 |
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Keywords
- Migration
- Remote Rural Community
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Tales from a Small Island : Applying the ‘Path-Dependency’ Thesis to Explore Migration to a Remote Rural Community. / Philip, Lorna J.; MacLeod, Marsaili.
In: Sociologia Ruralis, Vol. 58, No. 1, 01.2018, p. 147 - 170.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Tales from a Small Island
T2 - Applying the ‘Path-Dependency’ Thesis to Explore Migration to a Remote Rural Community
AU - Philip, Lorna J.
AU - MacLeod, Marsaili
N1 - Acknowledgements The authors are indebted to the people of Bute who volunteered to participate in this study, and who welcomed us into their homes. The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the ESRC, who funded the research upon which this article is based, and the assistance of our colleagues Aileen Stockdale and Jonathon Bell who were involved in collecting data for the project.
PY - 2018/1
Y1 - 2018/1
N2 - This article explores the perspicacity of the ‘path-dependency’ thesis for explaining pre- and post-retirement migration, extending existing debates in the literature on path-dependency retirement regions. The article presents a case-study of pre- and post-retirement migration to the Isle of Bute, Scotland. Drawing on findings from a household survey and biographical interviews with in-migrants to the island, we ground our understanding of path-dependency processes in individual behaviours and experiences, to demonstrate how specific attributes of particular places lay the foundations of path-dependent migration flows. Our findings support the path-dependency thesis, as applied to migration into rural areas, demonstrating how the Isle of Bute has followed a systematic trajectory from being a long-standing popular holiday destination with attractive natural amenities, to a popular retirement destination with a developed recreational infrastructure and, latterly, a popular pre-retirement destination in which personal networks influence migration decision-making.
AB - This article explores the perspicacity of the ‘path-dependency’ thesis for explaining pre- and post-retirement migration, extending existing debates in the literature on path-dependency retirement regions. The article presents a case-study of pre- and post-retirement migration to the Isle of Bute, Scotland. Drawing on findings from a household survey and biographical interviews with in-migrants to the island, we ground our understanding of path-dependency processes in individual behaviours and experiences, to demonstrate how specific attributes of particular places lay the foundations of path-dependent migration flows. Our findings support the path-dependency thesis, as applied to migration into rural areas, demonstrating how the Isle of Bute has followed a systematic trajectory from being a long-standing popular holiday destination with attractive natural amenities, to a popular retirement destination with a developed recreational infrastructure and, latterly, a popular pre-retirement destination in which personal networks influence migration decision-making.
KW - Migration
KW - Remote Rural Community
U2 - 10.1111/soru.12142
DO - 10.1111/soru.12142
M3 - Article
VL - 58
SP - 147
EP - 170
JO - Sociologia Ruralis
JF - Sociologia Ruralis
SN - 0038-0199
IS - 1
ER -