Reference : The Grand Duchy on the Grand Tour: a historical study of student migration in Luxembourg
Scientific journals : Article
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Education & instruction
Arts & humanities : History
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/7749
The Grand Duchy on the Grand Tour: a historical study of student migration in Luxembourg
English
Rohstock, Anne mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Languages, Culture, Media and Identities (LCMI) >]
Schreiber, Catherina mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Languages, Culture, Media and Identities (LCMI) >]
2013
Paedagogica Historica
49
2
174-193
Yes
International
[en] student migration ; higher education ; elite ; student networks ; student mobility ; social exclusion ; national identity ; history ; Luxembourg
[en] Since Luxembourg became independent in 1839, practically the entire political, economic and intellectual elite of the country has been socialised abroad. It was only in 2003 that the Grand Duchy set up its own university; before then, young Luxembourgers had to study in foreign countries. Over the past 150 years, Lux- embourg has thus experienced exceptionally lively student migration. This migration is almost unique in Europe; however, academic research has paid little attention to the consequences of the migration experience of whole student gen- erations on Luxembourgish society. The data presented in this paper demonstrate that migration has opened up chances for participation and access to positions of social power, while at the same time the networks of students became an instrument of social exclusion. Thus, the migration experience over the past 150 years not only led to a strong degree of social–cultural cohesion within the national elite; paradoxically, international student mobility has also had deep effects on the preservation of national identity.
Fonds National de la Recherche - FnR
Researchers ; Students ; General public
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/7749
10.1080/00309230.2012.701221
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00309230.2012.701221#.UlKqLBZhWec

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