Maarja Saar

Publications

Articles in journals
Chapters in books

Articles in journals

Saar, M. (2023). East-West Mobility Space - The Role of Different Types of Capitals in Moving or Staying Put. Central and Eastern European Migration Review, vol. 12: 2, pp. 153-167.  

Saar, M. , Fröhlig, F. , Ericson, M. & Kopeykina, V. (2022). Complex and Convoluted Borders within EU : Free-Movers and Their Experience of Negotiating Borders to Labor Market and Social Welfare in Sweden. Nordic Journal of Migration Research, vol. 12: 2, pp. 174-189.  

Saar, M. & Aavik, K. (2022). Negotiating neoliberalism in the private sphere : narratives of Estonian single mothers. Journal of Baltic Studies, vol. 53: 1, pp. 1-18.  

Runfors, A. , Saar, M. & Frohlig, F. (2022). Policy Experts Negotiating Popular Fantasies of 'Benefit Tourism' Policy Discourses on Deservingness and Their Relation to Welfare Chauvinism. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 20: 4, pp. 459-472.  

Saar, M. & Nase, M. (2022). Psycho-social wellbeing in migration studies—the potential of the concept of actionability. Migration Studies, vol. 9: 4, pp. 1789-1806.  

Saar, M. , Sojka, B. & Runfors, A. (2022). Welfare Deservingness for Migrants : Does the Welfare State Model Matter?. Social Inclusion, vol. 10: 1  

Saar, M. & Saar, E. (2020). Can the Concept of Lifestyle Migration be applied to Return Migration? The Case of Estonians in the UK. International migration (Geneva. Print), vol. 58: 2, pp. 52-66.  

Saar, M. (2019). Using reflexivity to explain variations in migration among the highly-skilled. Identities, vol. 26: 6, pp. 688-705.  

King, R. , Lulle, A. , Parutis, V. & Saar, M. (2018). From peripheral region to escalator region in Europe : Young Baltic graduates in London. European Urban and Regional Studies, vol. 25: 3, pp. 284-299.  

Saar, M. (2018). To return or not to return? The importance of identity negotiations for return migration. Social Identities, vol. 24: 1, pp. 120-133.  

Saar, M. (2016). Individualisation of migration from the East? : Comparison of different socio-demographic groups and their migration intentions. Studies of Transition States and Societies, vol. 8: 3, pp. 45-59.

Saar, M. & Palang, H. (2009). The Dimensions of Place Meanings. Living Reviews in Landscape Research, vol. 3  

Chapters in books

Saar, M. (2020). Diaspora Policies, Consular Services and Social Protection for Estonian Citizens Abroad. In Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond (Volume 2) : Comparing Consular Services and Diaspora Policies. Cham : Springer Nature (IMISCOE Research Series). pp. 161-176.  

Sojka, B. & Saar, M. (2020). Returnees : unwanted citizens or cherished countrymen. In Social Policy Review 32 : Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2020. Bristol University Press. pp. 71-92.  

Fröhlig, F. , Saar, M. & Runfors, A. (2019). Business contract meets social contract : Estonians in Sweden and their transnational welfare opportunities. In Boundaries of European Social Citizenship : EU Citizens’ Transnational Social Security in Regulations, Discourses and Experiences. Abington, Oxon; New York : Informa UK Limited (Routledge advances in sociology). pp. 181-198.  

Saar, M. (2015). Interpreting Sites of Historical Rupture in Post-Soviet Urban Space : The Case of Tallinn, Estonia. In Ruptured Landscapes : Landscape, Identity and Social Change. Dordrecht : Springer Nature. pp. 79-96.

Saar, M. & Jakobson, M. (2015). Väljarände põhjendused ja rändajate muutuv kuuluvus. In Eesti Inimarengu Aruanne 2014/2015. SA Eesti Koostöö Kogu. pp. 118-123.