Internal migration in the developed world: are we becoming less mobile

"The frequency with which people move home has important implications for national economic performance and the well-being of individuals and families. Much contemporary social and migration theory posits that the world is becoming more mobile, leading to the recent 'mobilities turn' within the social sciences. Yet, there is mounting evidence to suggest that this may not be true of all types of mobility, nor apply equally to all geographical contexts. For example, it is now clear that internal migration rates have been falling in the USA since at least the 1980s. To what extent might this trend be true of other developed countries?Drawing on detailed empirical literature, Internal Migration in the Developed World examines the long-term trends in internal migration in a variety of more advanced countries to explore the factors that underpin these changes. Using case studies of the USA, UK, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Germany and Italy, this pioneering book presents a critical assessment of the extent to which global structural forces, as opposed to national context, influence internal migration in the Global North. Internal Migration in the Developed World fills the void in this neglected aspect of migration studies and will appeal to a wide disciplinary audience of researchers and students working in Geography, Migration Studies, Population Studies and Development Studies."--Provided by publisher

Introduction : a more mobile world, or not? / Tony Champion, Thomas Cooke and Ian Shuttleworth -- Understanding the drivers of internal migration / Anne Green -- Studying internal migration in a cross-national context / John Stillwell, Martin Bell and Ian Shuttleworth -- Global trends in internal migration / Martin Bell, Elin Charles-Edwards, Aude Bernard and Philipp Ueffing -- United States : cohort effects on the long-term decline in migration / Thomas Cooke -- United Kingdom : temporal change in internal migration / Nik Lomax and John Stillwell -- Australia : the long-run decline in internal migration intensities / Martin Bell, Tom Wilson, Elin Charles-Edwards and Philipp Ueffing -- Japan : internal migration trends and processes since the 1950s / Tony Fielding -- Sweden : internal migration in a high-mobility Nordic country / Ian Shuttleworth, John Östh and Thomas Niedomysl -- Germany : internal migration within a changing nation / Nikola Sander -- Italy : internal migration in a low-mobility country / Corrado Bonifazi, Frank Heins and Enrico Tucci -- Internal migration : what does the future hold? / William H. Frey -- Sedentary no longer seems apposite : internal migration in an era of mobilities / Keith Halfacree -- Conclusions and reflections / Tony Champion, Ian Shuttleworth and Thomas Cooke.

"The frequency with which people move home has important implications for national economic performance and the well-being of individuals and families. Much contemporary social and migration theory posits that the world is becoming more mobile, leading to the recent 'mobilities turn' within the social sciences. Yet, there is mounting evidence to suggest that this may not be true of all types of mobility, nor apply equally to all geographical contexts. For example, it is now clear that internal migration rates have been falling in the USA since at least the 1980s. To what extent might this trend be true of other developed countries? Drawing on detailed empirical literature, Internal Migration in the Developed World examines the long-term trends in internal migration in a variety of more advanced countries to explore the factors that underpin these changes. Using case studies of the USA, UK, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Germany and Italy, this pioneering book presents a critical assessment of the extent to which global structural forces, as opposed to national context, influence internal migration in the Global North.Internal Migration in the Developed World fills the void in this neglected aspect of migration studies and will appeal to a wide disciplinary audience of researchers and students working in Geography, Migration Studies, Population Studies and Development Studies. "--Provided by publisher.

Introduction : a more mobile world, or not? / Tony Champion, Thomas Cooke and Ian Shuttleworth -- Understanding the drivers of internal migration / Anne Green -- Studying internal migration in a cross-national context / John Stillwell, Martin Bell and Ian Shuttleworth -- Global trends in internal migration / Martin Bell, Elin Charles-Edwards, Aude Bernard and Philipp Ueffing -- United States : cohort effects on the long-term decline in migration / Thomas Cooke -- United Kingdom : temporal change in internal migration / Nik Lomax and John Stillwell -- Australia : the long-run decline in internal migration intensities / Martin Bell, Tom Wilson, Elin Charles-Edwards and Philipp Ueffing -- Japan : internal migration trends and processes since the 1950s / Tony Fielding -- Sweden : internal migration in a high-mobility Nordic country / Ian Shuttleworth, John Östh and Thomas Niedomysl -- Germany : internal migration within a changing nation / Nikola Sander -- Italy : internal migration in a low-mobility country / Corrado Bonifazi, Frank Heins and Enrico Tucci -- Internal migration : what does the future hold? / William H. Frey -- Sedentary no longer seems apposite : internal migration in an era of mobilities / Keith Halfacree -- Conclusions and reflections / Tony Champion, Ian Shuttleworth and Thomas Cooke