Objective
The Enlargement of the EU in 2004 lead to the incorporation of 10 new member states, 8 of them bordering NIS countries. This has created a new borderland between East and West with new kinds of flows of good, people and capital across the borders and especially within the border regions. As a result, identities are being transformed and new experiences of citizenship are emerging. Despite the newly imposed migration regulations (stricter and more rigid than before), there are significant flows of migrants from NIS into the EU as well as Russia and elsewhere in the world (Israel, USA). In this respect both new and old member states are targets of migration. The on-going economic crisis in the NIS countries mean that living standards are still very low and many households depend upon the remittances from migrants. Indeed the rising living standards in the New Member States have created even greater contrasts along the borderlands. This is especially the case in some countries (Armenia, Georgia) and some regions (Western Ukraine). The character of migration has also changed, having a commuting/circulatory character on account of the ties to households at home and to the welfare states and facilitated by modern communication means (mobile phones, email). This means that older identities can be reinforced or transfigured by maintaining links with the homeland, whilst new identities are formed through the process of migration and the membership of transnational communities. Furthermore, migration is no longer confined to male workers or families, but also includes female workers who find domestic or caring employment in the households of Western Europe. Hence the dynamic interaction of employment, demographic and economic trends in both halves of Europe have created a new source of migration flows. This new migration situation is under explored. The project would employ the "ethno survey" methods adapted the to the new situation on the European borderlands. This would allow the better understanding of the role of migration on the one hand and the impact on the sending countries on the other in the form of remittances and economic relations. The project would draw upon the expertise of partners in five new borderland countries: Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia and Georgia. It would consist of interpreting official statistics and collecting new information in selected locations. The survey combines systematic quantitative analysis with in-depth qualitative investigations that are theoretically and methodologically innovative. The Western partners represent key migration experts who can assist in the analysis. The project draws upon previous studies of migration carried out in this region by some of the partners. A palette of research objectives is aimed at the exploration of various sociological, cultural and economic aspects of new migration situation in European borderlands.
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Austria
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