MIGMEDCIS

"The comparative analysis of the economic aspects of international migration: EU, Mediterranean, and CIS"

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The overall objective of the project is to bring together an international and interdisciplinary research teams for the purpose of forming a center for research and transfer of knowledge in the area of international migration. Migration is an international phenomenon that transcends national boundaries. It is no longer limited to only few areas of the world, with many new migration systems having established themselves over the last 20 years. The project will take predominantly economic and socio-economic perspective. The team will commence its work from a clear standpoint: migration phenomena are similar across the world and there are many tools to investigate them that can be used successfully in various geographic areas. Promoting universal scientific approach, the project is going to trespass geographical and political fragmentation of this study area. Instead it will focus on commonalities across three migration systems:  European Union – Mediterranean countries  Russian Federation – Commonwealth of Independent States  European Union – Commonwealth of Independent States The exchange program will facilitate the following technical cooperation: 1. Exchange of expertise as regards measurement of various types of money transfers and their impact; 2. Exchange of expertise on researching criminal activities in labour market in various migration systems; 3. Exchange of experience in analyzing of the factors determining the formation of the centres of labour gravity and sharing the methodology of estimating the dynamics of human capital flows. In order to achieve these aims, the partners will engage in five work packages that will include both research collaboration and hands-on experience. The first will be achieved through interactive exchanges and structured seminars and workshops, as well as supporting lectures; the second will be achieved by focused field visits.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

An international and interdisciplinary collaboration of academic institutions formed a centre for research and knowledge transfer on the topic of international migration.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

In the last 20 years, new migration systems have been established that can be researched via various disciplines. As migration has become limitless in terms of national boundaries, it is a topic that lends itself to a broad area of exploration.

The EU-funded MIGMEDCIS project focused on the socioeconomic and economic aspects of migration. A starting point was with the notion that there are international similarities concerning migration and many tools available that can be used to research them. Hence, the project looked at geopolitical contexts across disciplines involving universities from three countries (Czech Republic, Italy and Russia).

Rather than a typical case study approach, a universal one was used to realise the project's main aim: to foster a unified understanding of migration research that spans academic cultures. This involved looking at the EU concerning Mediterranean countries and both the EU and the Russian Federation concerning the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Although the three systems have had little exchange among them due to language barriers, academic work had been done on an isolated level.

One of the main recipients of migration in the last two decades is the Russian Federation, which is known for attracting the most international migration after the United States. Such a boom gives rise to many troubles. The EU and the Russian Federation share the common problems of a low rate of economic development, high corruption and unemployment.

A main success of the project was that it managed to get scholars to communicate on the issues of migration. It has also allowed young scholars to become familiar with academia in the EU and Russian Federation and, most importantly, established a common pathway for future collaboration.

The work will be presented in follow-up activities and can prove useful for formulating demographics and migration policy.