1st Edition

Migration in the Western Balkans What do we know?

Edited By Russell King, Nermin Oruc Copyright 2020
132 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge

Migration in the Western Balkans rectifies the under-investigation by migration scholars of the Western Balkans region, by bringing together recent research at a time when migration is a hot topic for the future of Europe. The book explores issues such as the complex geopolitics of the region, the relationship between migration and development, diasporas, and refugees and humanitarianism.... Read more

1. Migration in the Western Balkans – Trends and Challenges

Russell King and Nermin Oruc

2. From Source to Corridor: Changing Geopolitical Narratives about Migration and EU-Western Balkans Relations

Ferruccio Pastore

3. Balkans and Baltics: On Migration as a Factor of Regional Peripheralization

Aija Lulle

4. Refugees at the Gates of the EU: Civic Initiatives and Grassroots Responses to the Refugee Crisis along the Western Balkans Route

Chiara Milan

5. The Floating Pumpkin Syndrome: Forced Migration, Humanitarian Aid, and the Culture of Learned Helplessness

Nina Bosankic, Enisa Mešic and Bojan Šošic

6. The Serbian Diaspora’s Political Views: A Study on the 2017 Serbian Presidential Election

Tena Prelec

7. The Effects of Remittances on Education in a Post-Conflict Society: Evidence from Bosnia-Herzegovina

Nermin Oruc, Ian Jackson and Geoffrey Pugh

8. The Greek Debt Crisis and Albanian Return Migration

Kalie Kerpaci and Martin Kuka

Biography

Russell King is Professor of Geography at the University of Sussex and Visiting Professor in Migration Studies at Malmö University. He is President of the Western Balkans Migration Network, WB-MIGNET.

Nermin Oruc is Director of the Centre for Development Evaluation and Social Science Research (CDESS), Sarajevo, and Visiting Atlantic Fellow at the International Inequalities Network, London School of Economics and Political Science. He is chair of WB-MIGNET.