In this article we focus on individuals’ structural embeddedness in transnational social fields (TSFs) and examine how this is related to patterns of international mobility. The main argument is that the structure of TSFs matters for (im)mobility trajectories, and thus all actors (migrants, non‐migrants, and returnees) need to be examined as a whole to obtain a deeper understanding of the role of social networks in processes of transnational mobility. Taking the case of Romanian migrants in Spain as a TSF connecting their place of origin (Dâmbovița in Romania) with their destination (Castelló in Spain), we analyze survey data for 303 migrants, non‐migrants, and returnees, sampled through an RDS‐like binational link‐tracing design. We then categorize types of personal network using an international mobility scale to assess the degree of structural embeddedness in the TSF. An important contribution is the rigorous operationalization of TSF and assessment of the level of migratory capital of each individual. Our results reveal that migratory capital is not always linked positively with high mobility patterns and that its role is strongly related to the overall composition and structure of the TSF.

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跨国社会领域的结构嵌入：个人网络、国际（Im）流动性和迁移资本悖论

在本文中，我们关注个人在跨国社会领域 (TSF) 中的结构嵌入，并研究这与国际流动模式的关系。主要论点是 TSF 的结构对（不动）流动轨迹很重要，因此需要将所有参与者（移民、非移民和返回者）作为一个整体进行检查，以更深入地了解社交网络在社会网络中的作用。跨国流动的过程。以在西班牙的罗马尼亚移民为例，将其原籍地（罗马尼亚的 Dâmbovişa）与目的地（西班牙的卡斯特罗）联系起来，我们分析了通过 RDS 抽样的 303 名移民、非移民和返回者的调查数据。像双边链接跟踪设计。然后，我们使用国际移动量表对个人网络类型进行分类，以评估 TSF 中的结构嵌入程度。一项重要贡献是严格实施 TSF 和评估每个人的迁移资本水平。我们的研究结果表明，迁移资本并不总是与高流动性模式呈正相关，其作用与 TSF 的整体构成和结构密切相关。