Naslov
Skilled mobility, diaspora outreach, remigration – policies and experiences in Croatia. International research workshop

Autori
Hornstein Tomić, Caroline

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
International scientific and expert conference: Migration and Development. United Nations Development Program, Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of BaH

Mjesto i datum
Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina, 17.10.2014. - 18.10.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Skilled mobility ; diaspora outreach ; remigration ; migration policy

Sažetak
The paper looks at the development of the scholarly debate on brain drain/gain/circulation in Croatia over the past two decades. It describes how the debate has reflected the impact of domestic socioeconomic and political dynamics on skilled mobility and diaspora politics within the context of the Croatian post-socialist transition and the ethno-national state-building process that followed the dissolution of the Yugoslav Federation. We critically review empirical research on the interconnections between knowledge and development as well as migration patterns in, to, and from Croatia. The local media and social network discourse is also reviewed in order to contextualize the scholarly debate and the production of social knowledge. We furthermore assess the development of migration policies and the corresponding institutional policies as well as the successes and failures in implementing these and we provide examples of good practices in tackling skilled mobility, taking general migration patterns into account. The paper also presents strategies and instruments that neighbouring countries have used to deal with brain drain/gain/circulation and concludes with some recommendations for policy makers and for further research. Accordingly, the paper seeks to highlight the linkage between future migration trends and the human resources needs of Croatia as an aging society and new member state of the European Union.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija, Etnologija i antropologija

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