A paper titled “Transitional Shelters on a Policy Landslide – Experiencing Displacement on the Frontline in Bosnia and Herzegovina” was published in the Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies. The paper is co-authored by Nermin Oruč, our Director of Research, Danica Šantić and Simona Degiorgi. This article sheds light on the status of migrants…
Our Director of Research, Nermin Oruč participated in the Online debate organized by the Journal Southeastern Europe (SEEU), held on 15th December 2021. The debate brought together the contributors of the issues 43.3 and 45.2 of the Journal. The moderator of the debate was Teresa Albano from OSCE, while the discussants were Marco Borraccetti from…
The Second Regional Winter School “Diaspora as a Potential for Local Development: From National Policies to Local Actions” was organized by the Faculty of Geography and the Western Balkans Migration Network (WB-MIGNET), with support from the global program “Migration & Diaspora” (PMD) of German Development Cooperation, implemented in Serbia by GIZ. The goal of the…
Our Director of Research Nermin Oruč participated at the Second MIRNet Conference “New Dynamics of East-West Migration and Migrant Integration Within Europe and Beyond”. The conference was hosted by the University of Sussex on behalf of the H2020 MIRNet consortium (Migration and Integration Research and Networking), 15–16 November 2021. Nermin presented a paper titled “Governance…
The University of Belgrade – Faculty of Geography and the Western Balkans Migration Network (WB-MIGNET) are organizing the Second Regional Winter School “Diaspora as a Potential for Local Development: From National Policies to Local Actions.” The school will be held within the framework of the global program “Migration & Diaspora” (PMD) of the German Organization…
The Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) and the Faculty of Geography at the University of Belgrade are organizing the workshop “Challenges of and Prospects for the Reintegration of Returnees – Insights from Research and Practice” which will take place on 3 November 2021, 9:00-15:30 at the University of Belgrade. This workshop is a part…
CREDI as a partner in the organisation of the international scientific Conference on Migrations 2022, together with the Social Sciences Research Center of the International Burch University, the Center of Competence in Humanitarian Negotiations, the OSCE Mission to BiH, and the EU Delegation is inviting junior researchers, established scholars, and practitioners to submit abstracts of…
21st year of 21st century – Western Balkans’ Challenge of Common Future21st-22nd September 2021, Belgrade, Serbia(field trip on 21th September 2021) Two decades into the 21st century, the Western Balkan countries still face a challenge of building sustainable functional networks and cooperation among each other. The objective of stronger cooperation for better common future is…
Nowadays, the Western Balkan region mainly represents a transit zone for refugees and migrants from the Middle East, West and South Asia and Africa aiming to reach Western and Northern Europe. Almost one million people crossed the Western Balkans (WB) to enter the EU in 2015-16. The official ‘closure’ of the route in March 2016…
Our director Nermin Oruč participated in an event within the Migration and Diaspora (PMD) program on the topic “Monitoring, encouraging and supporting the return and circular migration” organized in an online format on March 10, 2021. This multi-actor dialogue is organized within the global Migration and Diaspora Program, which is implemented in Serbia within the…
