Abstract

RODES GARCIA, Joaquín  and  PALACIOS RAMIREZ, José. Subjectivation processes and lifestyle migration. Rev. Mex. Sociol [online]. 2023, vol.85, n.3, pp.641-668.  Epub Sep 01, 2023. ISSN 2594-0651.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iis.01882503p.2023.3.60786.

In line with sociological individualization theories, lifestyle migration is seen as resulting from processes of self-realization carried out by reflective subjects. This paper presents an alternative approach focusing on how forms of subjectivity are produced. Based on in-depth interviews with international retired migrants in Spain, the research results point to narratives that go beyond discourses on freedom, decision-making or search of quality of life. This study suggests that a more structural approach is needed, which critically contextualizes migrants’ narratives in current political and cultural frameworks.

Keywords : lifestyle migration; international retirement migration; narratives; individualization; subjectivity.

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