Foebker, Stefanie and Imani, Daniela (2017). The role of language skills in the settling-in process - experiences of highly skilled migrants' accompanying partners in Germany and the UK. J. Ethn. Migr. Stud., 43 (16). S. 2720 - 2738. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1469-9451

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Abstract

The role of the family in the international migration of highly skilled migrants has often been disregarded. Highly skilled labour migrants follow a concrete job offer abroad and are structurally integrated into the new environment through the work place. On the contrary, the migration of family members is subject to different conditions since most accompanying partners initially do not work. However, accompanying partners are described as managers of the settling-in process of the whole family [Yeoh, Brenda, and Katie Willis. 2004. Constructing Masculinities in Transnational Space: Singapore Men on the Regional Beat'. In Transnational Spaces, edited by Peter Jackson, Philip Crang, and Claire Dwyer, 147-163. London: Routledge] and their experiences can be crucial for the duration of their stay. Our paper explores the experiences of mobility of highly skilled migrants' accompanying partners in Germany and in the UK with regard to their strategies and practices during the settling-in process. The main focus is on the role of language, the establishment of new social networks and labour market participation. The paper draws on the concept of capital accumulation and conversion [Bourdieu, Pierre. 1986. The Forms of Capital. In Education: Culture, Economy, and Society, edited by Albert Henry Halsey, 46-58. NewYork: Oxford University Press] and asks how partners make use of their cultural capital language after migration. Our paper is based on empirical studies in Germany and in the UK, which focus on the migration and settling-in processes of highly skilled professionals and their families.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Foebker, StefanieUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Imani, DanielaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-244951
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2017.1314596
Journal or Publication Title: J. Ethn. Migr. Stud.
Volume: 43
Number: 16
Page Range: S. 2720 - 2738
Date: 2017
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication: ABINGDON
ISSN: 1469-9451
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; FAMILY MIGRATION; IMMIGRANT WOMEN; CANADA; STRATEGIES; GENDER; LABOR; INTEGRATION; EDUCATION; SINGAPOREMultiple languages
Demography; Ethnic StudiesMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/24495

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