Why are some migrants more willing to move back to their homeland than others? Using a mixed methods approach, this article sheds light on the factors contributing to the desire for return migration among first‐generation Croatian migrants (N = 499). In particular, the current study focuses on the role that migrants' trust in state institutions in both their homeland and current countries of residence plays in their desire to return to the homeland. Quantitative analyses reveal that factors of institutional trust strongly correlate with migrants' willingness to return to Croatia, as do short‐term visits and (dis)satisfaction with their current lives, particularly for those who left Croatia for personal reasons instead of institutional ones. The qualitative results suggest that the pull factors of return migration tend to be personal, while the push factors are largely institutional. In addition, the idea of a “future” for both the returnees (e.g. financial stability) and the country (e.g. political conditions) is the key to migrants' decision‐making about returning.

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在德国和爱尔兰的第一代克罗地亚移民回流意愿的推拉因素


为什么有些移民比其他人更愿意搬回自己的祖国？本文使用混合方法，阐明了导致第一代克罗地亚移民 （N = 499） 渴望返回移民的因素。特别是，目前的研究侧重于移民对本国和当前居住国国家机构的信任在他们返回祖国的愿望中的作用。定量分析表明，机构信任因素与移民返回克罗地亚的意愿密切相关，短期访问和对当前生活的（不）满意也是如此，特别是对于那些出于个人原因而不是机构原因离开克罗地亚的人。定性结果表明，回流迁移的拉动因素往往是个人的，而推动因素主要是制度性的。此外，回流者（例如金融稳定）和国家（例如政治状况）的“未来”理念是移民做出有关回国决策的关键。