Designing a pilot remote and rural migration scheme: analysis and policy options

This report sets out analysis and policy options to inform a potential pilot scheme for migration to remote and rural areas of Scotland.


References

1. Expert Advisory Group on Migration and Population (2019) UK immigration policy after leaving the EU: impacts on Scotland's economy, population and society

2. Migration Advisory Committee (2019), Full Review of the shortage occupation list

3. Scottish Government (2014) National Planning Framework 3

4. Scottish Government (2016) Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2016

5. James Hutton Institute, Demographic change in remote areas

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8. Map developed in the context of the RESAS 3.4.1 project at James Hutton Institute. See Demographic change in remote areas

9. Expert Advisory Group on Migration and Population (2019) UK immigration policy after leaving the EU: impacts on Scotland's economy, population and society

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26. Kasimis, C., Papadoulos A.Gl and Pappas, C. (2010) Gaining from Rural Migrants: Migrant Employment Strategies and Socioeconomic Implications for Rural Labour Markets. Sociologica Ruralis, 50 (3): 258-76; Søholt, S., Stenbacka S. and Nørgaard, H. (2018) Conditioned receptiveness: Nordic rural elite perceptions of immigrant contributions to local resilience. Journal of Rural Studies, 64: 220-29

27. OSCE/ODIHR (2018) Local Authorities' Migrant Integration Guide, pp. 3-4

28. Nordregio (2020) Learning to live in a new country - everyday social integration; McAreavey, R. (2012) 'Resistance or Resilience? Tracking the Pathway of Recent Arrivals to a 'New' Rural Destination.' Sociologica Ruralis, 52 (4), pp. 488-507.

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30. SSAMIS (2016) Second Interim Report: Living and Working in Scotland: employment, housing, family and community, pp. 8-10

31. Glass, J., Mc Morran, R., Jones, S., Maynard, C., Craigie, M., Weeden A. (2020) 'Case studies of island repopulation initiatives', Rural Policy Centre, SRUC, pp. 14-17

32. McAreavey, R. (2012) 'Resistance or Resilience? Tracking the Pathway of Recent Arrivals to a 'New' Rural Destination.' Sociologica Ruralis, 52 (4), pp. 488-507.

33. OSCE/ODIHR (2018) Local Authorities Migrant Integration Guide, pp. 28

34. McMorran, R., Atterton, J. and Jones, S. (2019) International Case Studies on Demographic Change in Remote Rural Areas: What can Scotland learn from elsewhere?, Scotland's Rural College, p.13

35. McAreavey, R. (2012) 'Resistance or Resilience? Tracking the Pathway of Recent Arrivals to a 'New' Rural Destination.' Sociologica Ruralis, 52 (4), pp. 488-507.

36. OSCE/ODIHR (2018) Local authorities Migrant Integration Guide, p. 14

37. OSCE/ODIHR (2018) Local authorities Migrant Integration Guide, pp. 14-15

38. Glass, J., Mc Morran, R., Jones, S., Maynard, C., Craigie, M., Weeden A. (2020) 'Case studies of island repopulation initiatives', Rural Policy Centre, SRUC

39. See for example Hirsu, L. and Bryson, E. (2017) 'Sharing Lives, Sharing Languages: A Pilot Peer Education Project for New Scots' Social and Language Integration (January - June 2017)'

40. SSAMIS (2016) 'Second Interim Report: Living and Working in Scotland: employment, housing, family and community', p. 5

41. Flynn and Kay (2017) 'Migrants' experiences of material and emotional security in rural Scotland: Implications for longer-term settlement' Journal of Rural Studies, 52:56-65, p. 60.

42. de Lima, P. (2012) 'Boundary crossings: migration, belonging/un-belonging in rural Scotland', in Hedberg. C. and do Carmo, R. M. (eds.) Translocal ruralism: mobility and connectivity in European rural spaces. New York: Springer, pp. 203-217; Flynn, M. and Kay, R. (2017) 'Migrants' experiences of material and emotional security in rural Scotland: implications for longer-term settlement', Journal of Rural Studies 52: 56-65; SSAMIS (2016) 'Interim Report January 2016', p. 5-6; Porteous, H. (2017) 'Migrants and Language Learning in Aberdeen/shire'

43. de Lima, P. (2012) 'Boundary crossings: migration, belonging/un-belonging in rural Scotland', in Hedberg. C. and do Carmo, R. M. (eds.) Translocal ruralism: mobility and connectivity in European rural spaces. New York: Springer, pp. 203-217; Flynn, M. and Kay, R. (2017) 'Migrants' experiences of material and emotional security in rural Scotland: implications for longer-term settlement', Journal of Rural Studies 52: 56-65; Meer, N., Peace, T. and Hill, E. (2019) 'English language education for asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland: Provision and governance'

44. See for example LEADER/CLLD funded project 'Home-Hame-Дом-Dom' in Turriff, Banff and MacDuff, Peterhead and Fraserburgh and Facebook for more information.

45. See for example Hirsu, L. and Bryson, E. (2017) 'Sharing Lives, Sharing Languages: A Pilot Peer Education Project for New Scots' Social and Language Integration'

46. The Migration Matters Scotland database developed and hosted by COSLA also has a section dedicated to language learning and ESOL which provides links to a variety of case studies and resources, available at Migration Scotland: Project Background

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48. McMorran, R., Atterton, J. and Jones, S. (2019) 'International Case Studies on Demographic Change in Remote Rural Areas: What can Scotland learn from elsewhere?', Scotland's Rural College, p.13

49. OSCE/ODIHR (2018) Local authorities Migrant Integration Guide, p. 23

50. British Future (2018) The National Conversation on Immigration: final report

51. Kasimis, C., Papadoulos A.Gl and Pappas, C. (2010) Gaining from Rural Migrants: Migrant Employment Strategies and Socioeconomic Implications for Rural Labour Markets. Sociologica Ruralis, 50 (3): 271

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53. Kay, R. and Morrison, A. (2012). Evidencing the social and cultural benefits and costs of migration in Scotland. Glasgow: COSLA Strategic Migration Partnership; Dillon, S. (2013) The Impact of Migrant Children in Glasgow Schools

54. OSCE/ODIHR (2018) Local authorities Migrant Integration Guide, p. 8

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