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Republic of Moldova: Diaspora and Diaspora Policy
Republic of Moldova: Diaspora and Diaspora Policy

Author(s): Valeriu Moşneaga
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Katedra politológie
Keywords: Moldovan Diaspora; Diaspora policy; visa free regime and readmission; mobility and circular migration; returning of labor migrants; ethno-cultural associations; rights of Moldovan emigrants.

Summary/Abstract: In this article the Moldovan Diaspora and Moldova´s policy regarding Diasporas phenomena are researched. The historical and the contemporary contexts of formation of Moldovan Diasporas are revealed. The roles of Moldovan citizens´labor migration, as well as the formation of Moldovan communities and Diasporas abroad are analyzed. The main directions of Moldova´s Diaspora policy are shown: vise free regime and readmission, mobility and circular migration, juridical and social protection of Moldovan migrants abroad, the returm and reintegration of Moldovan labor migrants into their homeland´s society. The role of state bodies in the develpment and implementation of migration policies on a national level is analyzed, the institutional changes and role of the Bureau for the Relations with Diaspora in the coordination of Moldovan state structures´activity towards working with the Moldovan Diaspora is demostrated.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 149-172
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: English