Constructing human wellbeing across spatial boundaries: negotiating meanings in transnational migration
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Wright, K. 2011. Constructing human wellbeing across spatial boundaries: negotiating meanings in transnational migration. Global Networks. 12 (4), pp. 467-484. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0374.2011.00341.x
Authors | Wright, K. |
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Abstract | In this article, I examine how human wellbeing is constructed transnationally. Whereas much attention has been paid to migrants based in the North, how the out‐migration of kin affects the construction of human wellbeing of those living ‘back home’ remains little understood. Existing literature has tended to focus on the impact of financial remittances but the broader psychosocial impacts affecting human wellbeing outcomes have received less attention. In this article I suggest that this gap might be filled by adopting a human wellbeing approach to deepen understanding of what Peru‐based immediate relatives and close friends regard as the benefits and challenges of this migration. By examining how human wellbeing is constructed across material, perceptual and relational domains, this approach offers greater holism in analysis. I also extend work on ‘social remittances’ by offering insights into the meanings that ensure that migration continues to be regarded in Peru as a livelihood improvement strategy worth pursuing. |
Journal | Global Networks |
Journal citation | 12 (4), pp. 467-484 |
ISSN | 1470-2266 |
Year | 2011 |
Publisher | Wiley for Global Networks partnership |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0374.2011.00341.x |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0374.2011.00341.x |
Publication dates | |
Online | 31 Oct 2011 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 17 Oct 2018 |
Copyright information | © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd & Global Networks Partnership |
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