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This book explores trends in migration from Bulgaria to Switzerland since Bulgaria joined the European Union (EU) in 2007. Due to several unique factors, this in-depth case study provides a basis for understanding transnational migration in a wider European context. Bulgarians represent a fairly small community within Switzerland, and are quite scattered throughout the country. They come from various regions in Bulgaria with very different socio-economic profile. In Switzerland, apart from differences in linguistic regions and the federal system, there are significant regional disparities, providing a variety of contexts for exploring this transnational migration, causes and consequences. The first part of the book analyses who migrates and why, addressing regional disparities within Bulgaria. The text explores the impact of economic differences, educational background, and other factors that play into immigrants’ motivations to move. The next part of the book examines different migratory movements and transnational practices between Switzerland, Bulgaria, and other destination countries for Bulgarian immigrants. It addresses larger socioeconomic shifts and resulting impacts at individual, household, community, and national levels. Finally, the book assesses all of these factors within the context of shifting immigration policies. This work draws on mixed-method empirical research conducted in both countries over a three-year period, analysed within four major frameworks: transnationalism and migrant networks, social inequality, regional disparities and development, and immigration policies. The results will be of interest for researchers working in a variety of social science fields, including anthropology, geography, sociology, social psychology, law, public policy, political science, international studies, demography and exploring issues related to migration and development, social and regional disparities, inequality, employment, social networks, social identity and others.

Social sciences. --- Globalization. --- Markets. --- Social structure. --- Social inequality. --- Emigration and immigration. --- Social Sciences. --- Migration. --- Social Structure, Social Inequality. --- Emerging Markets/Globalization. --- Transnationalism. --- Switzerland. --- Bulgaria. --- Immigration --- International migration --- Migration, International --- Trans-nationalism --- Transnational migration --- Bulgaristan --- Volksrepublik Bulgarien --- Republic of Bulgaria --- Republika Bŭlgariya --- Republika Bŭlgarii︠a︡ --- People's Republic of Bulgaria --- République bulgare --- Narodna Republika Bŭlgariya --- Bŭlgariya --- Narodna republika Bŭlgarii︠a︡ --- Bŭlgarii︠a︡ --- Bugarska --- Bulgarien --- Bulharsko --- Voulgaria --- Burugaria --- NRB --- Narodnai︠a︡ Respublika Bolgarii︠a︡ --- Bulgario --- Republika Bulgaria --- Bulgarie --- Bolgarija --- Bâlgarija --- République de Bulgarie --- República de Bulgaria --- България --- Република България --- Болгария --- Bolgarii︠a︡ --- Республика Болгария --- Respublika Bolgarii︠a︡ --- 保加利亚 --- Baojialiya --- 保加利亚共和国 --- Baojialiya Gongheguo --- Zvicra --- Confédération suisse --- Eidgenossenschaft (Swiss Confederation) --- Everlasting League --- Four Forest Cantons --- Helvetic Confederation --- Lega elvetica --- Schweiz --- Suisse --- Svizzera --- Helvetia --- Confédération de huit cantons --- Confederatio Helvetica --- Zwitserland --- Shveytsʻaria --- Suiza --- Vier Waldstätte --- Swiss Confederation --- Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft --- Shveĭt︠s︡arii︠a︡ --- Sŭwisŭ --- Shṿaits --- Schweizerische Eidtgenossenschaft --- Confederazione svizzera --- Swisserland --- Sviṭzaralaiṇḍa --- Population geography --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Colonization --- International relations --- Confederaziun svizra --- Svizra --- CH (Switzerland) --- Sveitsi --- スイス --- Suisu --- Helvetic Republic --- Global cities --- Globalisation --- Internationalization --- Anti-globalization movement --- Public markets --- Commerce --- Fairs --- Market towns --- Egalitarianism --- Inequality --- Social equality --- Social inequality --- Political science --- Sociology --- Democracy --- Liberty --- Organization, Social --- Social organization --- Anthropology --- Social institutions --- Equality.

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This book explores trends in migration from Bulgaria to Switzerland since Bulgaria joined the European Union (EU) in 2007. Due to several unique factors, this in-depth case study provides a basis for understanding transnational migration in a wider European context. Bulgarians represent a fairly small community within Switzerland, and are quite scattered throughout the country. They come from various regions in Bulgaria with very different socio-economic profile. In Switzerland, apart from differences in linguistic regions and the federal system, there are significant regional disparities, providing a variety of contexts for exploring this transnational migration, causes and consequences. The first part of the book analyses who migrates and why, addressing regional disparities within Bulgaria. The text explores the impact of economic differences, educational background, and other factors that play into immigrants’ motivations to move. The next part of the book examines different migratory movements and transnational practices between Switzerland, Bulgaria, and other destination countries for Bulgarian immigrants. It addresses larger socioeconomic shifts and resulting impacts at individual, household, community, and national levels. Finally, the book assesses all of these factors within the context of shifting immigration policies. This work draws on mixed-method empirical research conducted in both countries over a three-year period, analysed within four major frameworks: transnationalism and migrant networks, social inequality, regional disparities and development, and immigration policies. The results will be of interest for researchers working in a variety of social science fields, including anthropology, geography, sociology, social psychology, law, public policy, political science, international studies, demography and exploring issues related to migration and development, social and regional disparities, inequality, employment, social networks, social identity and others.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Social stratification --- Migration. Refugees --- International relations. Foreign policy --- Developing countries: economic development problems --- sociale ongelijkheid --- migratie (mensen) --- globalisering --- Bulgaria