History taking its turn – international labour migration in V4 countries after World War II

• Authors: Schwabe Michał
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article reflects on the V4 countries’ international migration, with reference to their economic performance and common history. The aim of the article is to demonstrate how the transformation of the V4 countries and their accession to the EU influenced their transition from net emigration to net immigration countries. It also presents the consequences of the situation in Ukraine for the V4 economies and societies. Finally, the author pays attention to attitudes towards migrants in these countries. The study is divided into three periods: the post-war period (1945–2003), the years following EU accession (2004–2021), and the years of high migration from Ukraine (2022–2023).

Keywords

EN

Visegrad Group; V4; accession to the EU; immigration; emigration; net migration; refugees

• Publisher: Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych, Uniwersytet Warszawski
• Journal: Przegląd Europejski
• Year: 2024
• Issue: 2(72)
• Pages: 85 - 104

Dates

published

2024

Contributors

author

Schwabe Michał

• SGH Warsaw School of Economics

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