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Between Return and Circulation: Experiences of Bulgarian Migrants

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  • Paolo Ruspini
  • Marina Richter
  • Michael Nollert

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This article assesses the extent and specifics of return and circular migration in Bulgaria, a South-eastern European country that joined the European Union in 2007. After defining return migration and reviewing the main theories contemplating return (and circular) migration, the principal section of the article deals with the current Bulgarian migration scenario. It draws from quantitative research data as well as insights from semi-structured interviews carried out in the country in summer 2014 for the research project “Migration and Transnationalism Between Switzerland and Bulgaria”. At the end, a typical biography of a return and circular migrant is presented and compared.

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  • Paolo Ruspini & Marina Richter & Michael Nollert, 2016. "Between Return and Circulation: Experiences of Bulgarian Migrants," Economic Studies journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 5, pages 7-20.
    • Handle: RePEc:bas:econst:y:2016:i:5:p:7-20
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    2. Rafael Viruela, 2018. "To Return or Not to Return: Migration Strategies of Bulgarians in Spain in the Last Decade," Economic Studies journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 2, pages 25-44.

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    JEL classification:

    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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