Skilled Labour Migration: A Proposal of the Conceptual Framework for the Study of Expat












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            * Daniel Topinka – Petr Lang – Olga Čejková – Michaela Ondrašinová
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            Abstract

            Expatriates are one type of international skilled labour migration. This text will focus o
            and defining categories of expatriates
            for research purposes. A closer examination requires a definition that reflects theoretica

            but also takes into account the local delimitation and even the self-concept of the immigr
            In this text, these perspectives are laid out side by side. Our conceptualisation is compr
            basic attributes that refer to the centre of personal life (life strategies), the temporar

            residence, professional or working skills, and the motivation to migrate. At the local lev
            Expat Centre (BEC) operating in the South Moravian Region, is monopolistically involved in

            of expatriates on a practical scale. The processes of globalisationand trans-nationalisati
            the diversification of forms of labour migration, which, together with interdisciplinarity
            in a considerable ambiguity of terms and concepts. Thus, for research purposes, one must b

            despite the uniform designation, we are dealing with a very diversified phenomenon. If exp
            distinguished from skilled migrants, we usually emphasise the undefined length of their st
            to permanent residence and the very important self-concept of expatriates. Brno has become

            important places of concentration of expats in the Czech Republic. From the pre-research o
            expats case, it shows that the different transnational strategies are very diverse. For fu
            it is important to explore the social and demographic characteristics of expats, and we ne

            research that focuses on the structural conditions of the life of expats and the self-eval
            themselves, considering ethno-cultural factors and gender. Their family members also canno


            Keywords: skilled migration; expatriate; conceptualisation of labour migration; adaptation
            Indian expatriates


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            Daniel Topinka [ URL "LM-1072.html "]

            Petr Lang [ URL "LM-1074.html "]
            Olga Čejková [ URL "LM-1075.html "]
            Michaela Ondrašinová [ URL "LM-1073.html "]