Why is it so hard? And for whom? Obstacles to intra-European mobility

Emilia Kmiotek-Meier, Jan Skrobanek, Birte Nienaber, Volha Vysotskaya, Sahizer Samuk, Tuba Ardic, Irina Pavlova, Zsuzsanna Dabasi-Halázs, Celia Diaz, Jutta Bissinger, Tabea Schlimbach and Klaudia Horvath
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Emilia Kmiotek-Meier: University of Luxembourg Maison des Sciences Humaines and IPSE/Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Luxembourg
Jan Skrobanek: University of Bergen & Western Norway University of Applied Science, Norway
Birte Nienaber: University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Volha Vysotskaya: University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Sahizer Samuk: University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Tuba Ardic: Western Norway University of Applied Science, Norway
Irina Pavlova: Western Norway University of Applied Science, Norway
Zsuzsanna Dabasi-Halázs: University of Miskolc, Hungary
Celia Diaz: Colegio de Sociólogos y Politólogos de Madrid & Universidad Complutense de, Madrid, Spain
Jutta Bissinger: University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Tabea Schlimbach: German Youth Institute, Germany
Klaudia Horvath: University of Miskolc, Hungary

Migration Letters, 2019, vol. 16, issue 1, 31-44

Abstract: Even though intra-European youth mobility is valued as a boost for personal and professional development, few opt for it. While obstacles preventing young people to become mobile have been discussed broadly, less attention has been paid to the obstacles for the youth who are already on the move. We offer this rare perspective in regard to intra-European mobility. We focus on youth in four types: pupil mobility, vocational (education and training) mobility, higher education student (degree and credit) mobility and employment mobility, in six countries: Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Norway, Romania and Spain. Our analysis, based on qualitative (140 interviews) and quantitative (N=1.682) data, reveals that the perceived obstacles vary between the mobility types, with the greatest divergence between the educational and work-related mobilities. Obstacles such as lack of financial resources and guidance, the perceived incompatibility of institutional regulations within Europe, are shared by all mobile youth.

Keywords: mobility; youth; obstacles; qualitative methods; quantitative methods; correspondence analysis; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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