Sideways moves to adult life: the transnational mobility and transitions of young Italians to Australia.
Since the Global Financial Crisis, Italy has become (again) a country of emigration for young people, with over one million Italians aged 18–34 living abroad [Fondazione Migrantes, ed. 2019. Rapporto Italiani nel Mondo 2019. Roma: Tau Editrice]. As the country of the 'long family', transitions to ad...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 50; no. 6; pp. 1409 - 1428 |
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