European citizenship, individual agency and the challenge to social welfare systems : a case study of retirement migration in the European Union
By: COLDRON, Keleigh
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Contributor(s): ACKERS, Louise.
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ArticlePublisher: UK : Policy Press, October 2009Policy & Politics 37, 4, p. 573-590Abstract: Drawing on two empirical studies of international retirement migration in the European Union, this article examines how retirement migrants are actively negotiating their European and national social rights (and responsibilities) with important implications for both sending and receiving regions. Three types of agency are identified: (1) the exercise of rights; (2) the manipulation of rights; and (3) the abuse of rights. The article tentatively proposes a new framework for understanding the implications of these different types of agency for the welfare systems of receiving regions.
Drawing on two empirical studies of international retirement migration in the European Union, this article examines how retirement migrants are actively negotiating their European and national social rights (and responsibilities) with important implications for both sending and receiving regions. Three types of agency are identified: (1) the exercise of rights; (2) the manipulation of rights; and (3) the abuse of rights. The article tentatively proposes a new framework for understanding the implications of these different types of agency for the welfare systems of receiving regions.
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