Diversity of Migration in South-East Europe (Interdisciplinary Studies on Central and Eastern Europe)

This interdisciplinary volume gathers recent work related to the diverse migratory movements in South-East Europe. The contributions address current aspects of emigration, immigration, transit migration and return from different disciplinary vantage points. They impressively demonstrate that South-East Europe is a highly dynamic migration region marked by a multiplicity of migration-related processes fuelled by global and especially European developments. «This edited book presents an illuminating and stimulating range of essays on a key European and global region which has experienced an extraordinary diversity of migration types and regimes in recent decades. Employing an innovative range of methodologies, the contributions show that South-East Europe is no longer to be seen as a ‘problematic’ space of emigration and transit but as a theatre for highly dynamic mobility phenomena.» (Russell King, Professor of Geography, University of Sussex) «This thought-provoking book makes an important contribution to understanding migration processes from, within and through South-East Europe. The innovative research approach and new insights about diversity of human mobility in the region described in the book will resonate with scholars, policymakers and broader readership within and beyond the region.» (Hariz Halilovich, Associate Professor of Anthropology, RMIT University, Melbourne) «The thorough theoretical and empirical contributions of this volume reveal South-East Europe as a highly diversified European space of complex migration regimes and processes beyond the image of the "troubled", "ethno-national" Balkans. This timely book impressively shows how good scholarship both critically re-assesses knowledge production and points to inequalities and hierarchies on different scales.» (Jelena Tosic, Researcher and lecturer in Social Anthropology, Universities of Vienna and Berne) Cover Contents Rethinking the Debate about the Diversity of Migration in South-East Europe Employment Relations, Job Security and Emigration Intentions: “The Individualization of the Social”? The Determinants of Economic Emigration, with Special Reference to Kosovo Do Remittances Reduce Social Disparities in Macedonia? Return Migration in the Shkodra Region – What’s the Next Step? Readmission in Serbia – Huge Challenges, Weak Opportunities Football on the Fringes of Europe: Black African Players and their Livelihoods in Albania Urban Space, Migration and Intersectional Approaches in Gendered Bodies: A Case in Thessaloniki, Greece South-East European Migration Transitions: from Emigration to Immigration? Notes on Contributors This interdisciplinary volume gathers studies related to the diverse current migratory movements in South East Europe. They demonstrate that South East Europe is a highly dynamic migration region marked by a multiplicity of migration-related processes fuelled by global and especially European developments.