Why do Croats Migrate to Austria? Motives for and Experiences of Migration since 2013-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Why do Croats Migrate to Austria? Motives for and Experiences of Migration since 2013

Published:2023-12-01 Issue:91 Volume:91 Page:139-156
ISSN:1854-5181
Container-title:Treatises and Documents, Journal of Ethnic Studies / Razprave in Gradivo, Revija za narodnostna vprašanja
language:en
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Author:

Balija Monika¹

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Croatian Studies , Borongajska cesta 83d , Zagreb , Croatia

Abstract

Abstract The study aimed to determine the push and pull factors and the impact of the pandemic and the opening of the Austrian labour market for Croatian citizens in 2020 on the migration of Croatian citizens to Austria after Croatia entered the EU. The study was conducted using qualitative methodology, i.e., semi-structured interviews as the main research method. The results showed that, in addition to the influence of economic and personal factors on emigration from Croatia, social migrant networks stood out as a strong pull factor for respondents to migrate to Austria. Nevertheless, some respondents, regardless of family and friends in other countries, migrate to Austria for its better living and working conditions. The pandemic and the opening of the Austrian labour market in 2020 were at one time an obstacle to emigration for some respondents, and their experiences indicate that in the next few years the number of Croats who immigrate to Austria could increase, both due to delayed emigration from Croatia and the migration of Croats from Germany.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Anthropology,Cultural Studies,Demography

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/tdjes-2023-0018

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