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Enclaves del privilegio: migración jubilatoria y transformación urbana en Mazatlán
Enclaves of Privilege: Retirement Migration and Urban Transformation in Mazatlán

Author(s): Pascual García-Macías
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Social differentiation, Gerontology, Rural and urban sociology, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: retirement migration; heterotopias; non-places; urban transformation; glocalization;

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the international migration of North American retirees to Mazatlán, Mexico, using the theoretical frameworks of Appadurai's scapes, Augé's non-places, and Foucault's heterotopias. Through ethnographic interviews and critical urban analysis, the study reveals how global flows of people, capital, and the imaginary reshape urban and cultural landscapes, producing hybrid spaces of both integration and exclusion. The paper explores the ambivalences of lifestyle migration, highlighting tensions between cosmopolitan comfort and local identity, and advocates for intercultural policies that foster symbolic belonging and inclusive aging.

  • Issue Year: 6/2025
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 189-202
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Spanish
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