Based on exploratory research with students and graduates conducted in Armenia and its diaspora during summer 2018, Cairns and Sargsyan provide insight into some of the challenges involved in moving abroad, focusing on three different destinations: Russia, the United States and the European Union. Additionally, Student and Graduate Mobility in Armenia considers issues that have an impact on life chances for highly qualified young people who wish to remain in Armenia, including perceptions of corruption in the local labour market and hopes for the future following the Velvet Revolution of spring 2018. This research will be of interest to students and scholars of mobility, youth, employment and education.

Focuses on mobility in a relatively understudied, but nonetheless important region Recognises the contribution made by the highly qualified to constructing spatialized education and work pathways alongside the role played by institutions Expands the parameters of existing debate on student and graduate mobility beyond the confines of Europe and intra-European circulation

Autorentext
David Cairns is Senior Researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal, currently undertaking research on the Erasmus programme. He has published widely on topics including migration and youth studies. Valentina Cuzzocrea is Lecturer in Sociology at University of Cagliari, Italy. She is also coordinator of the European Sociological Association RN 30 Youth and Generation and a member of the CoE/EC Pool of European Youth Researchers. Daniel Briggs is Professor of Criminology at the European University of Madrid, Spain. His research includes work on social problems, deviance and migration. He is currently undertaking research on the refugee crisis. Luísa Veloso is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal. She is coordinator of the research line 'Work, Innovation and Social Structures of Economy', with numerous publications on the sociology of work.

Inhalt

1. Armenia in Context.- 2. Reflexive Mobility.- 3. Spatial Pathways to Work.- 4. Working Inside and Outside Armenia.- 5. Mobility in Transition. - 6. Postscript.