Syllabus
Introduction
1) The Dynamics of Migrations in the Balkans in the 20th and 21st Centuries: The Introductory Characteristics I. Part – Forced Migrations in the Balkans
2) Ethnic (Forced) Migrations in the Balkans I. – The first half of the 20th Century: Deportations, Expulsions, Ethnic Un-mixing.
3) Ethnic (Forced) Migrations in the Balkans II. – The aftermath of World War II: Expulsions vs Internal Colonization and Resettlement
4) Ethnic (Forced) Migrations in the Balkans III. – The Socialist Era: Exchange of Population
5) Ethnic (Forced) Migrations in the Balkans IV. – The dissolution of the SFRY: Ethnic Cleansing as a strategy of building nation-states.
6) Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons from the Former Yugoslavia: Migration Policy of European States II. Part – (Non)-Return to the Western Balkans
7) Return of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons I.: The Return Migration Policy of European States
8) Return of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons II.: Minority Return and Reversing Ethnic Cleansing outcomes
9) The Myth of Return
10) The Aftermath of Forced Migrations – The Transformation of Ethno-Demographic Reality in the ex-Yugoslav Republics III. Economic migration in the Balkans
11) Economic Migration I.: The Yugoslav Gastarbeiters in Western Europe
12) Economic Migration II.: Brain Drain, Brain Gain, and Remittance in the post-war, post-socialist, and post-Yugoslav Societies
13) Economic Migrations III.: Transnationalism in the Balkans in the 21st Century
Annotation
This course explores migrations in the Balkan Peninsula during the 20th century and early 21st centuries. Through a series of thirteen seminars, the primary objective is to give students a comprehensive overview of the significant impacts of migration in the Balkan Peninsula during this time period, with a focus on specific states and their comparisons.
This course places emphasis on a detailed exploration of various types of migration (including forced migrations, economic migrations, return/repatriation) and their distinct forms and characteristics. By examining Balkan migrations, the seminars delve into the multifaceted aspects of mass movements and explore their connections to migration scholarship and relevant theoretical literature.
The micro and macro perspectives afforded by case studies and regional overviews offer complementary insights into the causes, processes, and consequences of population shifts in the Balkan Peninsula during the late 20th and early 21st centuries.