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British Immigrants in France: Issues and Debates in a Broadening Research Field
Author(s) -
Ferbrache Fiona
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
geography compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.587
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 1749-8198
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2011.00450.x
Subject(s) - immigration , european union , preference , phenomenon , field (mathematics) , geography , political science , distribution (mathematics) , population , gender studies , sociology , economic geography , demographic economics , demography , law , quantum mechanics , business , mathematical analysis , physics , mathematics , economics , pure mathematics , economic policy , microeconomics
Abstract Research on British immigrants in France emerged in the 1990s, focusing on their preference for residential migration to rural France for lifestyle reasons. This expanding population – in numbers and geographical distribution – attracted a second wave of research, a decade later, that increasingly showed the complexity involved in Britons’ motivations and experiences of integration in the host location. As well as deepening understanding of Britons in France, more recent studies have broadened the phenomenon by conceptualising these Britons as transnational migrants, lifestyle migrants and European Union citizens. This article reviews existing academic literature to examine the main issues and debates surrounding Britons in France, and chart agendas for future research.