In Search of Economic Security and Societal Security. The Experience of Economic Migrants from Transnistria and Gagauzia
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Publication date: 20.12.2022
Wschodnioznawstwo (Eastern Studies), 2022, Volume 16, pp. 181-201
https://doi.org/10.4467/20827695WSC.22.013.16762Authors
In Search of Economic Security and Societal Security. The Experience of Economic Migrants from Transnistria and Gagauzia
The main goal in this article is to explore the causes and nature of economic migration from the Republic of Moldova. The conceptual and analytical framework is based on the widening and deepening of meanings of security, as part of the transition from traditional, Cold War, state-centric understanding of security to the multisectorial approaches of security. Two relevant sectors of security are selected in this study, namely economic security and societal security, because they provide in-depth understanding of economic migration from Gagauzia and Transnistria. The methodology is based on interviews taken with migrant workers from the two regions and on interpretation and analysis of research findings. Before discussing the findings, we documented migration experiences of migrant workers who belong to different ethnic groups, tracing their pre-migration situations and post-migration life. Also, we documented how their economic aspirations and ethnic identity shaped their migration intentions and perceptions of different countries of destination.
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In Search of Economic Security and Societal Security. The Experience of Economic Migrants from Transnistria and Gagauzia
Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
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