Contemporary Czech migration policy: 'Labour, not people'?

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F26482789%3A_____%2F22%3A10152361" target="_blank" >RIV/26482789:_____/22:10152361 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/62156489:43110/22:43920443

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2533" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2533</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/psp.2533" target="_blank" >10.1002/psp.2533</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Contemporary Czech migration policy: 'Labour, not people'?

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This paper offers an analysis of the Czech migration policy since the so-called European Union (EU) migration crisis in 2015 and its key instruments when it comes to migrant workers from third (non-EU) countries. On the basis of semi-structured interviews with 80 experts on various aspects of migration policymaking, we identified three key features of Czech migration policymaking: (i) perception of migration as a threat, (ii) orientation on temporary labour migration and (iii) lack of coherent and systematic conceptual approach towards migration. Jointly, these features explain a central paradox of the contemporary Czech migration policy: the contradiction between a strong anti-immigration political discourse and the actual numbers of immigrants that has been rising steadily. Similarly to other European countries, there has been a growing tendency towards selectiveness in Czech migration policy, manifested in recent instruments specifically focused on attracting highly qualified migrants. However, the selection criteria are mainly based on the country of origin, and the quotas for incoming migrants reflect the existing administrative capacities and short-term needs of the current Czech labour market for low- and middle-qualified professionals rather than long-term economic goals and demographic needs. Since the global economic recession (2008-2010), Czech migration policies have still not genuinely considered the fact that it is people, rather than just &apos;labour&apos;, who come to the Czech Republic.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Contemporary Czech migration policy: 'Labour, not people'?

Popis výsledku anglicky

This paper offers an analysis of the Czech migration policy since the so-called European Union (EU) migration crisis in 2015 and its key instruments when it comes to migrant workers from third (non-EU) countries. On the basis of semi-structured interviews with 80 experts on various aspects of migration policymaking, we identified three key features of Czech migration policymaking: (i) perception of migration as a threat, (ii) orientation on temporary labour migration and (iii) lack of coherent and systematic conceptual approach towards migration. Jointly, these features explain a central paradox of the contemporary Czech migration policy: the contradiction between a strong anti-immigration political discourse and the actual numbers of immigrants that has been rising steadily. Similarly to other European countries, there has been a growing tendency towards selectiveness in Czech migration policy, manifested in recent instruments specifically focused on attracting highly qualified migrants. However, the selection criteria are mainly based on the country of origin, and the quotas for incoming migrants reflect the existing administrative capacities and short-term needs of the current Czech labour market for low- and middle-qualified professionals rather than long-term economic goals and demographic needs. Since the global economic recession (2008-2010), Czech migration policies have still not genuinely considered the fact that it is people, rather than just &apos;labour&apos;, who come to the Czech Republic.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50701 - Cultural and economic geography

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/TL01000468" target="_blank" >TL01000468: Chytrá migrace v České republice</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

POPULATION SPACE AND PLACE

ISSN

1544-8444

e-ISSN

1544-8452

Svazek periodika

28

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

e2533

Kód UT WoS článku

000711157400001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85118159192