New dynamics of local development have shed the light on the possible revitalization of European rural and mountain areas. A key element in these dynamics is the international migration fluxes that have these areas as new destinations. Newcomers' arrivals to rural and mountain areas represent both an opportunity and a chal-lenge. They can fill in the gaps in local job markets left by the out-migration of young and the depopulation of remaining locals, but migrants' integration can present hurdles. Within the complex composition of the inte-gration process, this research analyses the economic aspects related to local entrepreneurs' behaviours, migrant self-entrepreneurship, the role of the social economy and its effects on local communities. This paper presents results from secondary sources produced by the work of ten research teams - which collaborate on a European project MATILDE Horizon 2020 - based in as many European countries. The consortium agreed on a qualitative research approach, the use of semi-structured interviews, focus groups and participatory observation for data collection, and the "Foundational Economy" as the principal theoretical framework. Then, our research team carried out data extraction and comparison. Results show the diverse features of economic integration, encompassing local economic actors' solutions, reactions in the communities, the role of the social economy and migrant entrepreneurship.

Migrants in the economy of european rural and mountain areas. A cross-national investigation of their economic integration / Bianchi, Michele; Caputo, MARIA LUISA; LO CASCIO, Martina; Baglioni, Simone. - In: JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES. - ISSN 0743-0167. - 99:(2023), pp. 62-70. [10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.02.010]

Migrants in the economy of european rural and mountain areas. A cross-national investigation of their economic integration

Michele Bianchi.;Maria Luisa Caputo;Martina Lo Cascio.;Simone Baglioni
2023-01-01

Abstract

New dynamics of local development have shed the light on the possible revitalization of European rural and mountain areas. A key element in these dynamics is the international migration fluxes that have these areas as new destinations. Newcomers' arrivals to rural and mountain areas represent both an opportunity and a chal-lenge. They can fill in the gaps in local job markets left by the out-migration of young and the depopulation of remaining locals, but migrants' integration can present hurdles. Within the complex composition of the inte-gration process, this research analyses the economic aspects related to local entrepreneurs' behaviours, migrant self-entrepreneurship, the role of the social economy and its effects on local communities. This paper presents results from secondary sources produced by the work of ten research teams - which collaborate on a European project MATILDE Horizon 2020 - based in as many European countries. The consortium agreed on a qualitative research approach, the use of semi-structured interviews, focus groups and participatory observation for data collection, and the "Foundational Economy" as the principal theoretical framework. Then, our research team carried out data extraction and comparison. Results show the diverse features of economic integration, encompassing local economic actors' solutions, reactions in the communities, the role of the social economy and migrant entrepreneurship.
2023
Migrants in the economy of european rural and mountain areas. A cross-national investigation of their economic integration / Bianchi, Michele; Caputo, MARIA LUISA; LO CASCIO, Martina; Baglioni, Simone. - In: JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES. - ISSN 0743-0167. - 99:(2023), pp. 62-70. [10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.02.010]
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