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From visiting an island to living on it. Recent migrants to the Croatian island of Korčula

During the last three decades the overall population of Croatian islands has grown raising many questions about what drives migrants to peripheral areas. This presentation aims to clear some of these questions by focusing on a recent group of permanent migrants on the Croatian island of Korčula. We identified three groups of migrants based on their previous relation to the island: a) return migrants, b) marriage migrants and c) newcomers without prior family or marital connections to the island. Although diverse, these migrant types share common views on the positive aspects of living on the periphery. These are mostly connected with security (personal, food, environmental and safety for their children), business opportunities (finding and filling previously unoccupied small business niches, starting their own business, more balance between business and work) and living in close connection to nature. Further questions have been raised concerning a) the relationship between different migrant groups themselves and between “older” islanders all in the context of a small island community and b) the permanence of their stay.

island ; Korčula ; inmigration ; return migrants ; marriage migrants

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