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Work/Non-work Experiences of Highly Skilled Migrants: An Outline of an Emergent Research Field

The paper argues for the need of research on work/non-work experiences of highly skilled migrants and thereby outlines a research field at the intersection of work/non-work and migration studies. A critical overview of the selected literature indicates the gaps in knowledge concerning the well-being of highly skilled migrants. The paper suggests that these gaps are to be filled by research that connects the theoretical approaches and empirical investigations on transnational practices and the processes of emplacement in the context of migration. The paper argues for an original perspective on researching the relation between work and non-work domains through its links to transnational and local dimensions of migrants’ well-being. Empirically, it argues for the relevance to conduct research on migrants in two especially relevant professional groups in Sweden, namely, physicians (medical doctors, irrespective of specialisation) and academics (teachers and researchers working in higher education, in other disciplines than medicine).

Work/non-work experiences ; Highly skilled migrants ; Transnational practices ; Emplacement ; Physicians ; Academics ; Sweden

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