Abstract
Personal geographical change from the permanent (international migration) to the temporary (international traveling) spontaneously brings about geographical comparisons, and through these comparisons we learn to appreciate not only the relativity of values, but also the importance of learning to live with uncertainty. Both of these aspects, I argue, help international migrants develop a sense that they are wiser than their earlier selves. This paper fleshes out these geographical ideas about wisdom in dialogue with (a) recent empirical research on the experiences of Romanian immigrants in Ontario, Canada and (b) with the recent literature on cosmopolitanism, global citizenship, and multicultural cities.
Presenters
Dragos SimandanProfessor, Geography and Tourism Studies, Brock University, Ontario, Canada
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2024 Special Focus—The World on the Move: Understanding Migration in a New Global Age
KEYWORDS
Wisdom, Cosmopolitanism, International Migration, International Travel, Multicultural Cities
