Publication details
Migration from the countries of former Yugoslavia and its impact on international relations.
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis, Facultas Rerum Naturalium, Geographica |
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| Keywords | migration, former Yugoslavia, Europe, migration policy, international relations |
| Description | The aim of the submitted article is to present an analysis of external migration from and to the territory of former Yugoslavia after 1990 and to identify its impact on international relations. In the fi rst section the authors present the character and fundamental attributes of the migrations brought about by the breakup of Yugoslavia, and in the next section they attempt to determine material and temporal connections between the changes to the migration and integration policy of the destination countries in response to the humanitarian crisis in Yugoslavia. The authors also attempt to map the possible infl uences of the southern Slavic and Kosovo communities on international relations, primarily on the level of bilateral relations between the successor states of former Yugoslavia and countries hosting large communities of persons of southern Slavic origin. From the conducted analysis it ensues that migration after 1990 was primarily forced and was in connection with military confl icts and human rights violations on a mass scale. In addition to this, external migration was also stimulated by a strong economic motivation. The destination and potential destination countries progressively formulated a strategy for conflict resolution, which resides in a strict time limitation of the residence of refugees (status of temporary protection) and is intended to prevent their permanent settlement: the political endeavour was directed towards ensuring the security of the displaced persons directly on the site of the confl ict or in the immediate surroundings thereof, and specifi c political solutions are also adapted to this target, in particular with regard to speed and effectiveness. Visa policy is also adapted towards this goal, and there is an evident trend to prevent any uncontrollable and unregulated mass migrations of population. |