Contributed by Hub Member Ilkay Sudas "The Mediterranean and the Aegean coastal zone of Turkey have emerged as a new destination for lifestyle migrants from Northern Europe in the last two decades. However Turkey is known as an emigration country and a transition country for the irregular population movements, as Tolay (2012) attracts attention; immigration … Continue reading Plotting Lifestyle Migration Part I: the Turkish sunbelt
Author: Dr Michaela Benson
Plotting lifestyle migration destinations
In the last few years, knowledge of the extent of Lifestyle Migration and related phenomenon has increased as researchers have come together through the Lifestyle Migration Hub and through various conferences, workshops and dissemination activities. This has led to the development of a mental map of the coverage of this form of migration, which has yet … Continue reading Plotting lifestyle migration destinations
Lifestyle Migration and Relative Affluence
by Michaela Benson Almost every summer, I receive a request from a magazine, newspaper, or other media outlet to talk about why British people move abroad. This is perhaps unsurprising given my academic expertise - I have been studying a phenomenon called lifestyle migration for ten years, ever since I started my PhD research on the British … Continue reading Lifestyle Migration and Relative Affluence
Welcome to the Lifestyle Migration Hub Blog
This is the first post, so I will keep it brief. This is a blog where scholars working on lifestyle migration - broadly defined as the migration of relatively affluent individuals in search of a better way of life - will be able to share their thoughts on this social phenomenon and the findings of … Continue reading Welcome to the Lifestyle Migration Hub Blog
The Lifestyle Migration Hub Blog 