Considering onward migration aspirations of Albanian migrants in Italy and Greece, this article investigates the reproduction of transnational practices in relation to preferred destinations before new settlements take place. Drawing on qualitative data, it introduces the concept of explorative transnational practices and sheds light on the interplay between aspirations and transnationalism, showing how the desire to leave the first country may be shaped by transnational ties, and how this may trigger occasional transnational physical activity to explore new destinations. On one hand, this version of transnational mobility may engender remigration, but, on the other, this may be transformed into income-oriented work trips due to structural constraints (legal status, immigrant networks) and a lack of linguistic and economic capital, as well as other factors such as integration processes, intergenerational relationships and experiences in new destinations. This questions the very presumptions of the transnationalist approach that underscore agentic dimensions of transnational migrants.

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经济危机下流动建筑工人的迁徙愿望与跨国实践：探索新机遇与面临的障碍

考虑到阿尔巴尼亚移民在意大利和希腊的继续移民愿望，本文调查了在新定居点发生之前与首选目的地相关的跨国实践的再生产。利用定性数据，它引入了探索性跨国实践的概念，并阐明了抱负与跨国主义之间的相互作用，展示了离开第一个国家的愿望如何受到跨国关系的影响，以及这可能如何触发偶尔的跨国体育活动以探索新的目的地。一方面，这种跨国流动可能会导致重新移民，但另一方面，由于结构性限制（法律地位、移民网络）以及语言和经济资本的缺乏，这可能会转变为以收入为导向的工作旅行，以及其他因素，例如整合过程、代际关系和在新目的地的体验。这对强调跨国移民的代理维度的跨国主义方法的假设提出了质疑。