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…
The journal Migration and Ethnic Themes published new special issue in December 2019. This special issue of the journal contains selected papers from the Third Annual Conference of the Western Balkans Migration Network (WB-MIGNET), which took place at the University College Effectus for Law and Finance, Zagreb, 25–26 May 2018. Our president of Academic Advisory…
“Are Forced Migrants More Skilled? A Theoretical Model of Self-Selection in Forced Migration” is a title of article that fills a gap in theories of forced migration. Nermin Oruč, WB-MIGNET Coordinator and other authors present a new model, motivated by specific features of forced migration during a conflict which do not feature in existing migration…
