This study explores the drivers of migrants' internal relocation upon return from abroad. Acknowledging that return cannot be disconnected from prior international migration, as suggested by the new theoretical developments in stepwise migration (King & Skeldon, 2010), we provide quantitative and qualitative evidence to substantiate these patterns of stepwise migration among Romanian returnees. Building on the distinction between U-turn and J-turn, namely, return to the same place versus relocation to a different place within the origin country, our findings suggest that alongside the structural context and life course careers, individual sociodemographics and aspects of migration experience abroad play a significant role in explaining the choice of a J-turn. Women, for instance, are more likely to relocate upon return than their male counterparts, whereas older returnees have lower odds of a J-turn trajectory compared with younger migrants. Similarly, an increased length of stay abroad and repeated migrations are positively associated with a J-turn.

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逐步迁移：是什么推动了移民回国后的迁移？

本研究探讨了移民回国后内部迁移的驱动因素。承认回归不能与先前的国际移民脱节，正如逐步移民的新理论发展所表明的那样（King & Skeldon，2010），我们提供定量和定性的证据来证实罗马尼亚回归者的这些逐步移民模式。基于 U 型转弯和 J 型转弯之间的区别，即返回原籍国与重新安置到原籍国的不同地方，我们的研究结果表明，除了结构背景和生命历程职业、个人社会人口学和移民方面国外经验在解释 J 型转弯的选择方面发挥了重要作用。以女性为例，与男性同龄人相比，他们更有可能在返回后重新安置，而与年轻移民相比，年长的返回者出现 J 型转弯轨迹的几率较低。同样，在国外逗留时间的增加和反复迁移与 J 型转弯呈正相关。