Multilingual moves Language and motility of migrant communities in Europe

The connection between language, language policy and mobility is a relatively understudied subject in the academy. This dissertation explores that connection and analyses its intricacies. The study manages to integrate language and migration into a new theoretical framework, connecting some socio-linguistic theory with migration theory. It does so by developing the concept of ‘motility’ to make it fit for analysis on the international level rather than just the local. Furthermore, the study has enabled valuable insights based on the policy documents and the interviews with migrants on the state of present-day integration policy, focusing primarily on language. These insights also provide both theoretical and practical avenues concerning language policies vis-à-vis migrants. The study explores relevant factors affecting motility and has therefore laid the groundwork for future empirical work.