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Fixed laws, fluid lives
— the citizenship status of post-retirement migrants in the European Union | | Author(s) | Louise Ackers, Peter Dwyer |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 24, part 3, May 2004 |
| Pages | pp 451-476 |
| Source | http://journals.cambridge.org/ |
| Keywords | Citizenship ; Immigrants ; Retired persons ; Rights [elderly] ; European Union ; Europe. |
| Annotation | Key findings are presented of a recently completed socio-legal study of international retirement migration in the European Union (EU). It highlights the diverse nature of retirement migration and the differential citizenship status that is formally granted to various groups of retired migrants. While Articles 17-22 of the Treaty establishing the European Community bestow important social and political rights on nationals of EU Member States, the rights of those who have moved and worked elsewhere during their working lives can differ markedly. This formal "discrimination" is further compounded by the diversity of the social welfare systems of the member states that results in distinct social, economic and spatial inequalities across the EU. To this extent, the "choice" of retirement location significantly impacts on citizenship status. However, retired migrants are not merely passive spectators of formal rights and policies. Many show considerable skill in actively managing their rights (at both national and EU levels) and other resources to optimise personal benefit. This ability to maximise well-being is unevenly distributed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040514207 A |
| Classmark | IKC: TJ: BB6: IKR: WFC: 74 |
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