The Call of the Village...

This research describes and analyzes social
inclusion and exclusion processes.Why did people
move the countryside and how well did their in-
migration processes succeed in the 1990s?
Which factors must be fulfilled regarding the social
networks and participation of a person moving into a
village community to produce a positive outcome of
migration process and which factors would result in
a negative outcome?The theory of Social Capital,
which focuses on a community s and individual s
characteristics,is used to describe how entering a
community and exclusion from it are multi-phased
chains of events.There are three distinct
motivators for the in-migration:buying a single-
family house and a close relationship to nature,and
unemployment and insurmountable debt.Satisfaction
in their new home village was guaranteed in cases
where the migration was voluntary,the migrants lived
in a single-family house, were financially secure
and had good social relations to their neighbors.
The attainment of good standing in the village
community was furthered by the migrant s good
reputation,easy interaction and participation in the
village s life.

Autorentext

Aini Pehkonen,D.Soc.Sc:Studied Social Sciencies/Social Work at University of Helsinki.She works as a Senior Researcher at University of Kuopio,Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy.Her research interests are focused on Social Inclusion, Social Exclusion,Social Capital,Immigrants and Mentoring Processes in Social Work Practice.

Klappentext
This research describes and analyzes social inclusion and exclusion processes.Why did people move the countryside and how well did their in- migration processes succeed in the 1990s? Which factors must be fulfilled regarding the social networks and participation of a person moving into a village community to produce a positive outcome of migration process and which factors would result in a negative outcome?The theory of Social Capital, which focuses on a communitys and individuals characteristics,is used to describe how entering a community and exclusion from it are multi-phased chains of events.There are three distinct motivators for the in-migration:buying a single- family house and a close relationship to nature,and unemployment and insurmountable debt.Satisfaction in their new home village was guaranteed in cases where the migration was voluntary,the migrants lived in a single-family house, were financially secure and had good social relations to their neighbors. The attainment of good standing in the village community was furthered by the migrants good reputation,easy interaction and participation in the villages life.