Naslov
Citizenship de jure vs. Integration de facto

Autori
Rajković Iveta, Marijeta ; Jurković, Rahela

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

Izvornik
“Contemporary Migration Trends and Flows on the Territory of Southeast Europe” / Rajković Iveta, Marijeta ; Kelemen, Petra ; Župarić-Iljić, Drago - Zagreb : Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2016, 30-30

Skup
“Contemporary Migration Trends and Flows on the Territory of Southeast Europe”

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 10.11.2016. - 11.11.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
integration ; citizenship ; refugees ; coethnic migrants ; qualitative research

Sažetak
Having gained independence in the 1990s, the Republic of Croatia invited members of its diaspora to return to their home country. In the meantime, apart from being a transit country for numerous irregular migrants, Croatia has become a receiving country at an ever growing scale. The aim of this paper is to present two case studies (on the “returnees” and the refugees who were granted asylum), i.e. modern-day migrants in Croatia, and show whether becoming a citizen also means that the integration process is complete and/or successful. On the one hand, the analysis is focused on the Croatian diaspora descendants from South America (second, third and fourth generations of coethnic migrants from Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, etc.), who were granted citizenship on grounds of their ethnic origin, and moved to Croatia, where they had never lived before. On the other hand, the analysis dwells on the refugees from the Middle East and Africa who were granted asylum in Croatia. The authors examine legal, political, social, economic, cultural and religious dimensions of integration (Penninx 2004). The research was conducted in the period from 2011 to 2016. It is based on qualitative research in ethnology and cultural anthropology and the life stories of migrants, i.e. on approximately 40 interviews (with immigrants of both sexes, both families and individuals, people from various age groups, of various educational backgrounds, reasons for arriving to Croatia) and participant observation. The goal was to uncover the push and pull factors of migration, day-to-day immigration routines (command of the language or lack thereof, options available to learn the language and resume education, accommodation, recognition of degrees and documents, employment, leisure activities, etc.). After outlining the partially successful or failed integration in Croatia, at the end of the paper we present individual strategies of getting by and we look into the reasons for their moving to economically more prosperous EU countries, which they are entitled to as Croatian citizens.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Etnologija i antropologija

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