Philip, Lorna J.MacLeod, Marsaili2018-09-292018-09-292018-01Philip, L J & MacLeod, M 2018, 'Tales from a Small Island : Applying the ‘Path-Dependency’ Thesis to Explore Migration to a Remote Rural Community', Sociologia Ruralis, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 147 - 170. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.121420038-0199ORCID: /0000-0002-4788-2798/work/147569694http://hdl.handle.net/2164/11196Acknowledgements The authors are indebted to the people of Bute who volunteered to participate in this study, and who welcomed us into their homes. The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the ESRC, who funded the research upon which this article is based, and the assistance of our colleagues Aileen Stockdale and Jonathon Bell who were involved in collecting data for the project.2485665engMigrationRemote Rural CommunityH Social SciencesEconomic and Social Research Council (ESRC)HJournal article10.1111/soru.12142581