Migration, Transnationalism and Development in South-East Europe and the Black Sea Region

ISBN-13: 9780367028305 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 188 str.

Russell King; Maja Povrzanovic Frykman; Julie Vullnetari

Opis

The south-eastern flank of Europe has seen a remarkable variety and intensity of migration flows in recent decades. Based on new empirical research, this book explores the complex dynamics between migration and transnationalism on the one hand, and uneven development on the other.

Spis treści

1. Migration, transnationalism and development on the Southeastern flank of Europe 2. Hierarchies and categorical power in cross-border science: analysing scientists’ transnational mobility between Ukraine and Germany 3. Scientific diasporas, transnationalism and home-country development: evidence from a study of skilled Moldovans abroad 4. Welfare through migrant work: what if the Romanian ‘safety valve’ closes? 5. Variation in transnationalism among Eastern European migrants in Italy: the role of duration of residence and integration 6. The migration–development nexus in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Center for Local Development and Diaspora seen ‘from below’ 7. Albanian-speaking transnational populations in Switzerland: continuities and shifts 8. Migration, remittances and socio-cultural dynamics: the case of Albanians from the Republic of Macedonia 9. Social development and transnational households: resilience and motivation for Albanian immigrants in Greece in the era of economic crisis 10. Transnational actors in national contexts: migrant organizations in Greece in comparative perspective