Kosovo’s biggest challenge: Encouraging Kosovan migrants to move back to their home country

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…

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Presentations from 2nd Annual Conference

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…

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Second Annual Conference of WB-MIGNET successfully completed

The second two-day Annual Conference of the Western Balkans Migration Network titled „Migration in the Western Balkans: What do we know?“ was held at International Burch University on 19-20 May 2017. The conference brought together Western Balkans scholars and policy makers, in order to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and a discussion of migration. It challenged existing models and…

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WB-MIGNET Conference: Migration, Diaspora, and Development in Albania and the Western Balkans

The Center for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), on behalf of the Western Balkans Migration Network (WB-MIGNET), is organizing a conference titled “Migration, Diaspora, and Development in Albania and the Western Balkans.” This conference will take place on October 27-28, 2017, in Tirana, Albania, bringing together researchers, policymakers, and experts to discuss key migration trends,…

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Call for papers: Second Annual Conference of the Western Balkans Migration Network

The Western Balkans Migration Network, in cooperation with the International Burch University (IBU), is organizing 2nd Annual Conference in Sarajevo on 18-20 May 2017. The conference will be hosted by the Center for Development Evaluation and Social Science Research (CDESS), which is the Network’s coordinating institution. The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars…

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First Meeting of the RRPP Western Balkans Research Network on Decentralization

Our director Nermin Oruc participated in the first meeting of the RRPP Western Balkans Research Network on Decentralization. The project was implemented by EURAK Belgrade in partnership with Institute for Strategic Research and Prognoses from Podgorica. This project is implemented within Regional Research Promotion Programme supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The first working…

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WB-MIGNET Members at the First Meeting of the RRPP Western Balkans Labour Market Research Network

Members of WB-MIGNET participated in the first meeting of the RRPP Western Balkans Labour Market Research Network. The project was implemented by FREN in partnership with the American College Skopje and the Institute for Strategic Research and Prognoses from Podgorica. This project is carried out within the Regional Research Promotion Programme, supported by the Swiss…

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