The Call for Papers is now open for the International Conference: Practising the Good Life/The Good Life in Practices, to be held at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal) on October 17th/18th 2013. This will be the first conference in Portugal solely dedicated to Lifestyle Mobilities. The conference is free of charge, but is limited to a … Continue reading Call for papers – upcoming conference ‘Practising the Good Life’
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Teaching on Lifestyle Migration
By Michaela Benson For the last few years, I had the opportunity to teach lifestyle migration within the Tourism Geographies course run by the University of Western England, an opportunity that started with an invitation from Maria Casado-Diaz. Now that I have moved to the University of York, I have found opportunities to develop my … Continue reading Teaching on Lifestyle Migration
Plotting Lifestyle Migration Part III: the Swedish in Malta
’Best of both worlds’ – balancing mobility and moorings Contributed by Lifestyle Migration Hub member Ulrika Åkerlund. In this, my first ever blog post, I will briefly present my case study of Swedish lifestyle movers in Malta, and also make a summary of some of the threads of my research. My academic background is in … Continue reading Plotting Lifestyle Migration Part III: the Swedish in Malta
Plotting Lifestyle Migration Part I: the Turkish sunbelt
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
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 