Iseljavanje visokoobrazovanih Međimuraca u Republiku Austriju nakon ulaska Republike Hrvatske u Europsku uniju

master's thesis

• Title (english): The emigration of highly educated inhabitants of Međimurje county to the Republic of Austria after Croatian accession to the European Union
• Author: Leona Krušelj
• Mentor: Marijeta Rajković Iveta (mentor)
• Mentor: Tijana Trako Poljak (mentor)
• Committee member: Tihana Rubić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology); Zagreb
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Sociology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-09-23, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Ethnology and Anthropology
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology

Abstract

U radu se istražuju suvremene migracije visokoobrazovanih Međimuraca u Republiku Austriju nakon ulaska Republike Hrvatske u Europsku uniju 2013. godine. Na temelju kvalitativnog terenskog istraživanja (polustrukturiranim intervjuima s jedanaest kazivača oba spola i različitih obrazovanja), relevantne literature i analize statističkih podataka iz Hrvatske i Austrije istraženi su uzroci i motivi iseljavanja iz Međimurske županije te integracijski i transnacionalni procesi. Pri odluci o preseljenju, samom činu preseljenja i početku života u drugoj zemlji uočava se velika važnost socijalne migrantske mreže. Istraživanje pokazuje da su uzroci migracija ekonomski, često u kombinaciji s ljubavnim motivima, a prisutno je i nezadovoljstvo poslovnim prilikama u Hrvatskoj, nepoštivanjem radnika i neuređenosti državnog sustava na svim razinama. Značajnom se pokazala i tradicija iseljavanja iz Međimurja u Austriju te prostorna blizina Hrvatske i Austrije koja olakšava ne samo iseljavanje već i transnacionalne procese. Migranti su se u austrijsko društvo vrlo dobro integrirali te većina u skorijoj budućnosti ne planira povratak u Hrvatsku.

Abstract (english)

This paper deals with the contemporary migrations of highly educated people of Međimurje to the Republic of Austria after the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union in 2013. Causes and motivation for immigration from Međimurje County, as well as integration and transnational processes, were studied based on the qualitative field research (using semi-structured interviews with 11 participants of both genders and different professions), relevant literature and analysis of statistical data from Croatia and Austria. The data have shown great significance of migrant social networks in decision to move, the moving process, as well as starting a life abroad. Furthermore, the reasons for migration proved to be mostly economic, often combined with love motives, followed by dissatisfaction with employment opportunities, disrespectful behaviour in the workplace and poor organization in all levels of government. Of great influence are also both the tradition of migration from Međimurje to Austria, and spatial proximity of Croatia and Austria which simplifies not only the immigration, but also the transnational processes. Migrants claim to have successfully integrated into the Austrian society and most of them do not plan to return to Croatia in the near future.

• Keywords: suvremeno iseljavanje; visokoobrazovani Međimurci; uzroci iseljavanja; migrantske mreže; integracija
• Keywords (english): contemporary immigration; highly educated inhabitants of Međimurje; immigration causes; migrant networks; integration
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:746467
• Study programme: Title: Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology (double major); Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra etnologije i kulturne antropologije (magistar/magistra etnologije i kulturne antropologije)
• Study programme: Title: Sociology (double major); specializations in: Research, Teaching; Course: Research; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra sociologije (magistar/magistra sociologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-09-24 09:25:58