Euro/American Network on return migration and circularity patterns

[EN] The increasing interest in different types of mobility patterns (circular and return migrations) and in the policies and programs developed by national and international institutions and civil actors as well, raise significant conceptual and methodological challenges. The “transnational” theoretical perspective, jointly with the concept of “migratory circulation”, offers important theoretical and methodological tools in order to explain these dynamics, their configurations and the socio-spatial logics, towards integral, pluri-dimensional and multi-local approaches. Therefore, we urge to take into consideration both the labour migration and “new” forms of mobility (individual/collective) associated to globalization processes and to historical, political and cultural specific patterns.
[ES] La Red Euro/Americana sobre migración de retorno y circularidad, coordinada desde la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (GEDIME-CER Migracions) nace en 2013, a partir del creciente interés por las diversas formas de movilidad migratoria (circulares, reemigración, retorno de migrantes, etc.). En el marco de esta red se pretende estimular un espacio académico que contribuya al debate teórico-metodológico sobre la temática y que permita potenciar el intercambio bidireccional de experiencias y conocimientos entre la academia y las instituciones y organizaciones implicadas en la formulación, gestión e implementación de políticas y programas vinculados al retorno y a la circularidad.