Existential migration (original) (raw)

Existential migration is a term coined by Greg Madison (2006) in Existential Analysis, the journal of the . Madison's term describes expatriates (voluntary emigrants) who supposedly have an "existential" motivation to travel, unlike economic migration, simple wanderlust, exile, or variations of forced migration. ‘Existential migration’ is conceived as a chosen attempt to express something fundamental about existence by leaving one's homeland and becoming a foreigner.