Understanding distinction in the context of lifestyle migrants growing older in the Azores

What is it about?

The paper analyses lifestyle migrants' choice of relocation and experiences of growing older in the Azores islands, drawing on Bourdieu's concept of ‘distinction’. The paper develops empirical research on a ‘new frontier’ for lifestyle migration in Europe, and looks at the complex relationship between lifestyle migrants and local Azoreans.

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Why is it important?

The paper presents novel research findings on an insular rural-space and ‘new frontier’ for lifestyle migration in Europe.