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Alternative ways to improve the definitions used in migration studies in Indonesia are explored using data from recent migration surveys carried out at Gadjah Mada University. They involve treating migration as a continuing process rather than an isolated move. "By introducing the variable of intention to remain at the destination and the length of migrants' stay in the destination, a fourfold typology of migrant type can be created: circular migrants, migrants who intend to remain circular, migrants who intend to be permanent and permanent migrants." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
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