02277nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245007900055210006900134300001200203490000600215520160300221653004301824100001901867700002201886700002001908700001901928700001701947856011901964       2014                        eng d  a2300-168200aRural Return Migration: Comparative Analysis between Ireland and Lithuania0 aRural Return Migration Comparative Analysis between Ireland and   a127-1490 v33 aGlobalisation is a ubiquitous influence in rural Europe, offering both opportunities and challenges. The liberalisation of travel restrictions, in addition to the growth and development of transport and global communication networks, have contributed to an international mobility that promotes patterns of migration, return migration and repeat emigration from and to rural regions. Return migration in particular represents a stimulating field of research, as thought-provoking as it is diverse. In some regions, migrants return to their native country to play a pivotal role in the economic, social, and cultural vibrancy of a local rural community, while in others, migrants find themselves excluded and isolated. Investigating this diversity of experience, this paper presents analysis of findings from research carried out as part of the FP7 DERREG1 project. Thirty-six biographies of return migrants (from the west of Ireland and Alytus County, Lithuania) were generated, allowing an understanding of how various life trajectories develop, reasons behind decisions, feelings regarding relocation and reintegration, and the experience of returning to a rural location. Drawing on transnationalism and social network theory, this paper reveals the complexity of contemporary return migration experiences and the similarities and diversities that exist between Western and Eastern Europe. Key issues to emerge include the context dependency of return migrant behaviour and their further life choices, integration, and the shift in migrants’ value priority scale from economic to social values.10arural; return migration; globalisation1 aFarrell, Maura1 aKairytė, Emilija1 aNienaber, Birte1 aMcDonagh, John1 aMahon, Marie  uhttp://ceemr.uw.edu.pl/sites/default/files/Farrell_Kairyt%C4%97_Nienaber_McDonagh_Mahon_Rural_Return_Migration.pdf