Naslov
Quarantining in Croatia – has the COVID 19 pandemic spurred homeland return?

Autori
Hornstein-Tomić, Caroline ; Bagić, Dora ; Kurilić, Maja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, ostalo, znanstveni

Skup
Research and Innovation Forum 2021: Managing Continuity, Innovation, and Change in the Post- Covid World: Technology, Politics and Society.

Mjesto i datum
Athens, Greece (online), 07-09.04.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Podatak o recenziji nije dostupan

Ključne riječi
Covid-19 pandemic ; return mobility ; temporary residence ; remote work ; social remittances

Sažetak
Since Croatia joined the European Union in 2013, the share of young and mostly tertiary educated amongst Croatians engaging in transnational migration has raised significantly. A drastically shrinking domestic population due to aging processes, low birth rates, and continuous emigration, labor market shortages and losses of investments in education ask for effective policies to attract return. Contemporary labor and educational migration dynamics particularly within the EU can be considered „liquid”, as they often prove to be temporary, flexible, and unpredictable, including double residencies and third country migration. Homeland return of current and previous migrant generations is a topic under-researched for the Croatian context due to the lack of adequate statistical records, and qualitative research is equally scarce. Since the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic, before the first lockdown and after measures were lifted in late spring, an increasingly visible number of Croats living outside the country have taken temporary residence in Croatia. We will present first findings of our inquiry into this new phenomenon of (temporary) homeland return during the COVID 19 pandemic based on semi-structured interviews. To what extent do those (temporary) returnees integrate in Croatian society, and do they transfer “social remittances” (P. Levitt) such as new ideas and approaches, values, and knowledge, as well as network connection and social capital relevant for homeland development?

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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