Mapping Social Remittances and ‘Segmented Development’ in Central and Eastern Europe

• Authors: Grabowska Izabela , Garapich Michał P.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Migratory remittances are inseparable components of development. At the same time, both these concepts are contested, with less than clear contours (Castles, de Haas and Miller 2009); development in particular is based predominately on ‘an assumption that something is moving from a lower, less differentiated status to a higher, better and more differentiated one’ (Hammar and Tamas 1997: 18). This includes the belief that some societies are the least, some less, and some the most developed or advanced (Hammar and Tamas 1997). In this sense, migration plays a key role as one of the symptoms of development.

Keywords

EN

migration; social remittances; Central and Eatern Europe

• Publisher: Ośrodek Badań nad Migracjami Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego oraz Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Central and Eastern European Migration Review
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 5-13

Contributors

author

Grabowska Izabela

author

Garapich Michał P.

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