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Retaining Non-EU Immigrants in Rural Areas to Sustain Depopulated Regions: Motives to Remain

2024-02-14Research article Open access
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datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais
datacite.subject.sdg04:Educação de Qualidade
dc.contributor.authorElisete Diogoen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-12T11:36:05Z
dc.date.available2025-12-12T11:36:05Z
dc.date.issued2024-02-14en_US
dc.date.updated2025-12-12T11:08:53Z
dc.description.abstractRural areas face multiple challenges. Among these are population decline and the attendant economic and social problems, namely demographic issues. Although the factors that draw immigrants to other countries are known, comprehending the factors that result in immigrants remaining in rural areas after their arrival could support informed local policies and practices. The purpose of the study is to explore the motivations that shape immigrants’ intentions to stay in Alentejo, a depopulated region in Portugal. The research questions are as follows: What motivates immigrants to remain in depopulated regions in Portugal? Furthermore, what contributions can practitioners and immigrants make to local policies and practices? Practitioners (n = 8) and non-European Union immigrants (n = 15) living in this region were interviewed between 2020 and 2021. The empirical data were analyzed using the MaxQDA software. The results indicated that the intention to remain in rural areas arises from a progressive process: this is a process that immigrants experience that motivates them to stay there long-term. The factors influencing the process include four components described throughout this work: (1) Instrumental and material motivations; (2) Emotional and social motivations; (3) Motivations based on the quality of life; and (4) Motivations based on the political dimension. The conclusions highlight the implications for policies and practices, suggesting more investment into rural regions to reverse the depopulation trend.eng
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dc.identifier.citationDiogo, E. Retaining Non-EU Immigrants in Rural Areas to Sustain Depopulated Regions: Motives to Remain. Societies 2024, 14, 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14020025
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/soc14020025en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/SOC14020025en_US
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85187250865en_US
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-3804467
dc.identifier.source-work-ida3c8fd68-2850-451d-915b-bc0890378801en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/60343
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001168508300001en_US
dc.identifier.wos001168508300001en_US
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.relationPT/2020/FAMI/535en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectinternational immigrants
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjectdepopulated regions
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectregional development
dc.titleRetaining Non-EU Immigrants in Rural Areas to Sustain Depopulated Regions: Motives to Remainen_US
dc.typeresearch articleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleSocieties Q2en_US
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