Student Mobility and Narrative in Europe

Bringing together case studies and theory this book is the first in-depth qualitative study of student migration within Europe. Drawing on the theory of 'the stranger' as a sociological type the author suggests that the travelling European students can be seen as a new migratory elite. The book presents the narratives of travelling students explains their motivations the effects of movement into a new social and cultural context the problems of adaptation and describes the construction of social networks and the process of adaptation to new cultures.