Haar, R.M.M. ter (2024) Roots and Routes Factors Influencing Return Migration Intentions Among Surinamese and Antillean Students in the Netherlands. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
The motives that impact the intention to remigrate have been researched frequently. More specifically, research on return intentions of international students between countries that share a colonial past has been limited. This study aims to research the factors that influence return intentions of Surinamese and Antillean students living in the Netherlands. By conducting five semi-structured interviews, a deeper understanding of the students’ considerations about the decision to engage in return migration and the relationship between the origin country and the Netherlands is achieved. Results showed that the decision to return is based on a trade-off between the origin country and the host country. Job opportunities, higher wages, a more open society and personal development act as determinants for staying in the host country. On the other hand, homesickness, cultural differences, language proficiency and the urge to contribute in their origin country act as drivers for returns. Besides, the feeling of in-betweenness is widely felt among the interviewees, which shows the complicated relationship the interviewees experience between their origin country and the Netherlands. The interviewees feel a sense of helplessness about the economic and political situation in their origin country, making them dissociate themselves from the news. To conclude, the trade-off of factors that impact the intention to engage in return migration for these Surinamese and Antillean students is a very personal decision, based on many different factors. Implications, practically and for further research, are made to continue the narrative about this topic.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | Remund, A.P.P. |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2024 09:54 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2024 09:54 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4604 |
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