Emigration and diaspora policies in Belarus

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dc.contributor.authorYELISEYEU, Andrei
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-14T13:53:12Z
dc.date.available2014-10-14T13:53:12Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionINTERACT - Researching Third Country Nationals’ Integration as a Three-way Process - Immigrants, Countries of Emigration and Countries of Immigration as Actors of Integration
dc.description.abstractIn the first half of the 1990s, Belarus saw large migration flows, which since then have become considerably more moderate. The main destination countries for Belarusian emigrants are Russia, Poland, Germany, the US, and Canada. Over the last decade, temporary labour migration of Belarusians to the European Union has remained rather limited. At the same time labour migration flows of Belarusians towards Russia have increased. Belarus is a highly centralized state with regional authorities playing a marginal role in elaborating state policies, including in emigration matters. In order to curb emigration, Belarus authorities have resorted to the adoption of laws that discourage mobility. Taking into account growing labour shortages, the state policy to attract immigrants has been largely ineffective. At the same time, by September 2014 Belarus had reportedly hosted more than 25,000 Ukrainian migrants as a result of the military conflict in the Donbass region. Diaspora policy in Belarus is largely incoherent and selective. The long-awaited diaspora law is set to be adopted soon, but it fails to take into account the aspirations of diaspora members.
dc.description.sponsorshipINTERACT is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/33140
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMigration Policy Centreen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesINTERACT Research Reporten
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCountry Reportsen
dc.relation.ispartofseries2014/27en
dc.relation.urihttp://interact-project.eu/
dc.relation.urihttp://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen
dc.subjectMigration policy
dc.subjectDiaspora
dc.subjectBelarus
dc.subjectCitizenship
dc.titleEmigration and diaspora policies in Belarus
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dc.typeTechnical Report
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