Relative impact of administrative measures on labour migration flows from Central Asia

• Authors: Kaźmierkiewicz Piotr
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

Comparative studies show an ambiguous effect of the application of administrative controls on the level of migrant inflows, with the relative impact of the measures weaker than that of long-term economic or cultural factors. The case of Central Asian migration to Kazakhstan and Russia demonstrates the interplay of administrative measures and economic shocks with strategies of migrant groups and individuals. The review of recent surveys, interviews and focus groups with migrants from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan suggests that changes in the policies of destination countries have a limited impact on their own plans. The long-term determinants, such as the support provided by diasporas and the fundamental economic pull and push factors mitigate the effects of sanctions or facilitating measures.

Keywords

EN

determinants of migration; migration policy; labour migration; Central Asia – migration flows; Russia – migraton policy

• Publisher: Księgarnia Akademicka
• Journal: Politeja : Pismo Wydziału Studiów Miedzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 41
• Pages: 57-76

Contributors

author

Kaźmierkiewicz Piotr

• Institute of Public Affairs, Warsaw

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12797/Politeja.13.2016.41.04