Conference on international migration
14th February 2014
Economic Research Institute at BAS
Aksakov str. No 3, Sofia
Registration: 09:00 – 09:30 h (Big Hall, II floor) |
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Opening session: 09:30 – 10:00 h Migration in Europe – General Framework |
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I session: 10:00 – 11:30 h Bulgarian Migration – Some New Empirical Evidences |
Moderator: “New evidences on potential and return migration from/to Bulgaria – main destinations and remittances’ behavior” – Prof. Vesselin Mintchev (ERI-BAS) and Assist. Prof. Venelin Boshnakov (UNWE) “Changes in the socioeconomic status and transnational networking among Bulgarian migrants” – Dr. Dotcho Mihailov (ASA) “Between Germany and Bulgaria – evidences from bus survey” – Assist. Prof. Venelin Boshnakov (UNWE) and Prof. Vesselin Mintchev (ERI-BAS) Discussion |
Coffee break: 11:30 – 12:00 h |
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II session: 12:00 – 13:00 h Albanian Migration |
Moderator: “Albanian migration – between brain drain and remittances” – Dr. Ilir Gedeshi (CESS, Albania) “Albanians in Greece – actual situation” – Eda Gemi (ELIAMEP, Greece) Discussion |
Lunch: 13:00 – 14:00 h (IV floor Hall) |
III session: 14:00 – 16:00 h Germany and Spain – Challenges for the Receiving Countries |
Moderator: “Immigration of highly qualified labour force to Germany: policy strategies, status and perspectives” – Prof. Dr. Beatrice Knerr (University of Kassel, Germany) “Coping with unemployment – migrants’ survival strategies during the economic crisis in Spain” – Dr. Mikolaj Stanek (GEPS, Spain) “Bulgarians in Germany” – Assist.Prof. Pavlinka Ileva and Prof. Iskra Balkanska (ERI-BAS) “Bulgarians in Spain” – Assist. Prof. Irena Zareva, Assist. Prof. Iordan Kalchev and Prof. Vesselin Mintchev Discussion |
Coffee break: 16:00 – 16:30 h |
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IV session: 16:30 – 18:00 h Migration and Transnationalism between Switzerland and the Balkans |
Moderator: “Migration and Transnationalism between Switzerland and Bulgaria: Assessing social inequalities and regional disparities in the context of changing policies” – Dr. Marina Richter (University of Fribourg, Switzerland) “Emigration from Macedonia to Switzerland” – Prof. Verica Janeska (Institute of Economics, Macedonia) “Migration and translocality: The Albanians from Macedonia between receiving Swiss society and local community of origin” – Assist. Prof. Ivaylo Markov (Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum – BAS) |
Concluding session |
International Cooperation expert:
Diana Dimitrova
Phone: +359-2-8104019
Fax: +359-2-9882108
E-mail: diana@iki.bas.bg
Secretariat:
Rozalina Tsvetarska
Phone: +359-2-8104018
Fax: +359-2-9882108
E-mail: r.tsvetarska@iki.bas.bg