Members of the WB-MIGNET’s Executive Board, Nermin Oruc, Danica Santic and Merita Zulfiu, participated at a high level panel-discussion organized by IOM and OSCE on 18 December 2017 in Vienna, on the occasion of the International Migrants Day. The title of the panel discussion was “Perception is not reality – Towards a new narrative of…
On Thursday, November 16, in the Bosniak Institute was held the promotion of the project “Scientific portal of the Bosniak Institute-Foundation Adil Zulfikarpašić”, which aims to connect the Bosnian-Herzegovinian scientific research community with diaspora scientists. The Scientific Portal of the Bosniak Institute – Adil Zulfikarpašić Foundation is an institutional online research repository that combines the…
On November 16, 2017, in the premises of the Foreign Trade Chamber of BiH, was officially presented the online platform Diasporainvest.ba, realized by USAID’s Project “Supporting Diaspora Investment in Bosnia and Herzegovina”. The Platform envisions a series of activities for linking and supporting the creation of new business opportunities for cooperation with the BiH Diaspora…
Next RSA MICaRD research network event will be hosted jointly by Lincoln International Business School and Lincoln School of Geography. This symposium aims to foreground migrant perspectives and experiences, and situate these within contemporary debates on migration and the socio-political context of Brexit Britain as well as the broader debates on migration across Europe. Current…
Conference on “Migration, Diaspora and Development in Albania and in the Western Balkans” is supported by the CEI (Central European Initiative). The organiser of the conference is Center for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Tirana, which is part of the Western Balkans Migration Network (WB-MIGNET), in collaboration with Private Mediterranean University of Albania. The themes of…
Members of our executive board currently are working on various research projects in migration. Merita Zulfiu Alili is involved in project called “Inclusion of Roma and Migrants in Schools: Trainings, Open Discussions and Youth Volunteering Activities (RoMigSc)”. The project objectives are creating inclusive and democratic learning environments, encouraging youth participation, developing inclusion and outreach practices…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) BiH and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) BiH, in cooperation with the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina (MLJPI) and with the support of the Government of Switzerland, are currently implementing the “Diaspora for Development” project. One of the key activities of this project…
Emigration from Kosovo into western European countries has been a large-scale phenomenon in recent years. The money sent back to Kosovo by migrants working abroad is currently an important element of the country’s economy, but a recent study has found that the return of migrants to Kosovo could prove even more beneficial. Ardiana Gashi and Nick Adnett suggest that government policies should encourage…
You can download presentations from 2nd Annual Conference bellow: Russell King – Return Migration and Development: Theoretical Perspectives and Insights from the Albanian Experience Milica Gačić – MIGRATORY CHARACTERISTICS OF SERBIAN BORDER MUNICIPALITIES – IDENTICAL OR DIVERS TRENDS DURING THE LAST DECADES Chiara Milan-Refugees and forced migrants in the Western Balkans. Civic response to the refugee crisis…
OUT-MIGRATION AND CIRCULAR MIGRATION: IMPACTS ON REGIONS AND COMMUNITIES11-12 September 2017, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Polandas part of the:Regional Studies Association Research Network on Migration, Inter-Connectivity and Regional Development (MICaRD) Download Call for papers here
