Se hace camino al andar. Reemigración de latinoamericanos desde España hacia otros países europeos (2006-2018)

Antía Pérez-Caramés; Josefina Domínguez-Mujica; Enrique Ortega-Rivera

doi:10.22325/fes/res.2021.74

Authors

Antía Pérez-Caramés Universidade da Coruña https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6295-0613
Josefina Domínguez-Mujica Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7460-5553
Enrique Ortega-Rivera Investigador independiente https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6994-4200

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22325/fes/res.2021.74

Keywords:

economic crisis, remigration, onward migration, Latin America, intra- European migration

Abstract

The migratory impact of the 2008 economic crisis in Spain is well known: a contraction of immigration flows and an increase in emigration, both of Spaniards and of foreigners, either in the latter case due to return or remigration to a third country. With the aim of delving into this last trend, this paper directs its attention to citizens born in Latin American countries who emigrated from Spain to other European destinations, trying to prove that onward migration reveals a changing and resilient identity beyond the crisis. To this end, this research complements a quantitative approach to the flows of onward migrations, with a qualitative analysis on semi-structured interviews. The responses and statements of the onward migrants reveal the circumstances, motivations and strategies that have driven their initiative to emigrate again, as well as their complex feelings of belonging.

Author Biographies

Antía Pérez-Caramés , Universidade da Coruña

es Licenciada y Doctora en Sociología por la Universidade da Coruña. Es Profesora Contratada Doctora en la Facultad de Sociología y, en la actualidad, Directora del Departamento de Sociología y Ciencias de la Comunicación de la Universidade da Coruña. Pertenece como investigadora al Equipo de investigación Sociedades en Movimiento (ESOMI) y forma parte de la red de investigación “Activismo(s) Migrantes. Regímenes fronterizos y derechos de movilidad” (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, 2020-2021). Su especialización investigadora se enmarca en el ámbito de los estudios migratorios, particularmente en el contexto español. Dirige el proyecto de I+D+I “La nueva emigración desde España: perfiles, estrategias de movilidad y activismo político transnacional” (CSO2016-80158-R), financiado por el Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO), que da origen a esta publicación.

Josefina Domínguez-Mujica , Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Es licenciada en Filosofía y Letras por la Universidad de la Laguna y Doctora en Geografía por la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Es Catedrática de Universidad de Geografía Humana por esa misma institución. En ella dirige el Grupo de Investigación Sociedades y Espacios Atlánticos. Preside la comisión de la Unión Geográfica Internacional Global Change and Human Mobility y ha participado en veintiocho proyectos de investigación. Ha dirigido Tesis y Tesis de Grado y Máster y ha publicado más de cien artículos, capítulos de libro y libros en editoriales de prestigio. Ha participado en más de cien congresos nacionales e internacionales, habiendo formado parte de algunos de sus comités científicos. Desde el punto de vista de la transferencia del conocimiento ha sido miembro de grupos de expertos del Gobierno y Parlamento de Canarias en materia de inmigración y población.

Enrique Ortega-Rivera , Investigador independiente

Licenciado en Ciencias Políticas y Sociología por la Universidad de Granada, Máster en Demografía por la European Doctoral School of Demography y Máster en Estudios Territoriales y de la Población de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona y el Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics. Actualmente, es técnico de análisis y planificación estratégica en la administración pública local de Cataluña. Como investigador en el ámbito académico ha participado en investigaciones relacionadas con el campo de estudios de las migraciones internacionales, principalmente desde una perspectiva demográfica.

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