THE COVID-19 MOBILITY IMPACTS ON THE MIGRATION FLOW IN SOUTH-EAST EUROPE: THE SITUATION IN 2021 AND BEFORE 1989
THE COVID-19 MOBILITY IMPACTS ON THE MIGRATION FLOW IN SOUTH-EAST EUROPE: THE SITUATION IN 2021 AND BEFORE 1989
Author(s): Rossen KoroutchevSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Law and Transitional Justice, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Civil Society, Governance, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Electoral systems, Welfare systems, Political behavior, Political psychology, Politics and law, Politics and religion, Politics and society, History and theory of political science, Methodology and research technology, Comparative politics, Culture and social structure , Inter-Ethnic Relations, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, EU-Legislation, Sociology of Law, Geopolitics, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity, Peace and Conflict Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields, Administrative Law
Published by: Institute for Research and European Studies - Bitola
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; South-East Europe; Travel Restrictions; Borders; Immigration; Iron Curtain
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the current travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic imposed by the countries from South-East Europe and briefly compare them with those imposed by the Central European countries. By using official data collection of displacement tracking matrices and analyzing the porosity of the borders in this part of Europe, we research the impact of COVID-19 on human mobility and the related economic and social aspects. Discussions are presented regarding this impact on the travelers, the seasonal workers from some of the selected countries, and the immigrants from the Middle-East. A formal analysis is performed relating the current travel restrictions and the travel ban during the iron curtain.
Journal: Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
- Issue Year: 7/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 39-50
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English