Demographic changes and labour migration: The implications of transition spaces for local communities
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2020-10-27
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The aim of this research is to examine the transition space of local communities, incurred by demographic changes and labour migration, and the local population’s perception towards these concepts. To answer this research question, the municipality of Halderberge was selected as a case study. In this case study, a sequential explanatory strategy of mixed methods was used to collect data in the form of a survey and a few interviews. The analysis of both datasets showed, that the arrival of labour migrants from other European member states, and their implications for the rural area of Halderberge, seem to inspire greater fear than the forecasted population decline and its implications for the labour market and the living environment. It appears that the driving forces behind these fears are determined by the lack of interactions between labour migrants and inhabitants, a two-sided perception on their added value and a low consensus mainly due to housing issues, nuisance and the lack of integration of these newcomers.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen