PROGRAMME The Second Annual Conference of the Romanian Network for Migration Studies (RoMig) From source to destination: new challenges of migration in Central and Eastern Europe West University of Timisoara Timişoara (Romania), 11 th 12 th of September 2018 Conceput în România Conferință finanțată parțial de Ministerul 1 Cercetării și Inovării
The Second Annual Conference of the Romanian Network for Migration Studies (RoMig) From source to destination: new challenges of migration in Central and Eastern Europe Timişoara, 11 th 12 th of September 2018 PROGRAMME Conference Opening Ceremony Tuesday, 11 th of September 2018 Venue: Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Room P02 (16 Pestalozzi Street, Timisoara, Romania) 09.00-10.00 Participants registration 10.00-10.10 UVT Rector, PhD Professor Marilen Gabriel PIRTEA 10.10-10.20 FSP Dean, PhD Associate Professor Mariana CRAȘOVAN 10.20-10.30 FEAA Dean, PhD Professor Petru ȘTEFEA 10.30-10.45 Representatives of RoMig Organizing Committee 10.45-11:00 Coffee break Plenary Section 11.10-12:10 Invited keynote speaker PhD Professor Anne White University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies (UCL SSEES) 12.15-13.00 Lunch (Lounge FEAA) 2
Parallel Sessions 11 th of September 2018 Session 1: Migrants integration into host economies Chair: Dr. Nebojša PETROVIĆ 13.00-15.30 Room 202 (FEAA) 1. MIGRANTS INTEGRATION RESEARCH AT THE INTERFERENCE BETWEEN ECONOMICS AND SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGY: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM EU-10 Grațiela Georgiana Noja West University of Timișoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Department of Marketing and International Economic Relations), East European Center for Research in Economics and Business Nebojša Petrović University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology 2. WHAT IS PREVENTING REFUGEES` INTEGRATION INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN SOCIETIES? Nina Miholjcic Independent Researcher, Political Activist at Social Democratic Union 3. INFLUENCE OF THE LEADING CITIES ON THE LATECOMER COUNTRIES IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION DEBATES IN JAPAN AND SPAIN Takahiko Ueno Hitotsubashi University 4. THE SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF ROMANIAN IMMIGRANTS LEAVING IN WESTERN EUROPE Marius Lupsa Matichescu, Alexandru Dragan, Daniel Lucheș West University of Timisoara 5. NEW EVIDENCES ON IMMIGRATION TO ROMANIA. IMMIGRANTS INTEGRATION INDEX IN ROMANIA - IIIR 2017 Anatolie Cosciug ULBS 3
6. GENDERING MIGRATION ACROSS EURO-MEDITERRANEAN BORDERS: SYRIAN REFUGEE WOMEN ON THE WAY TO EUROPE Nurcan Ozgur Baklacıoğlu Istanbul University, Faculty of Political Science, IR Department Session 2: Migration determinants, patterns and labour market outcomes Chair: Dr. Monica ROMAN 13.00-15.30 Room P11 (FEAA) 1. WHY ARE WE LEAVING? A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE REASONS FOR EMIGRATION ABROAD Viorel Sîrca Associate lecturer PhD at the Department of Special Psychopedagogy, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca and the Law Faculty, "Dimitrie Cantemir" Christian University from Cluj-Napoca 2. WORKING IN AGRICULTURE IN SPAIN. MOTIVATIONS, DECISIONS AND STRATEGIES Alexandra Deliu Center for Migration Studies, University of Bucharest; Research Institute for Quality of Life 3. PHYSICIANS BRAIN DRAIN - A GRAVITY MODEL OF MIGRATION FLOWS Alina Botezat Romanian Academy - 'Gh. Zane' Institute for Economic and Social Research Raul Ramos AQR-IREA, University of Barcelona and IZA 4. ANALYSING THE IMPACT OF FORCED GLOBETROTTERS ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION: CHANGING AND PERSISTING MIGRATION PATTERNS Ioana Manafi, Daniela Elena Marinescu Bucharest University of Economic Studies 4
5. IMPLICATIONS OF IGNORING IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR STUDIES OF LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES: A SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS ON OMITTING VARIABLES IN DIFFERENT NATIONAL CONTEXTS Paula A. Tufiș Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest; Centre for Migration Studies, University of Bucharest 6. PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT OF LABOUR MIGRANTS IN RUSSIA Igor Shichkin PhD Professor, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia 7. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INTERFERENCE BETWEEN MIGRATION AND THE LABOUR MARKET IN ROMANIA. INFLUENCES OF UNEMPLOYMENT Andreea-Gabriela Dănciulescu Ph.D. Student, University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Craiova, Romania Session 3: Migration and culture, literature Chair: Dr. Liliana HARDING 13.00-15.30 Room P03/302 (FEAA) 1. CREATIVE MOBILITY? Liliana Harding University of East Anglia, School of Economics 2. IS THERE A LINKAGE BETWEEN CULTURE AND STUDY ABROAD? Ştefana Maria Dima, Bogdan Dima West University of Timişoara, East European Center for Research in Economics and Business (ECREB), Romania 3. HOW MIGRANTS LIVING IN GERMANY COPE WITH CULTURAL DIVERSITY? NEW EVIDENCE ON MINORITY ATTITUDES TOWARD MULTICULTURALISM Delia Stefenel Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu; University of Applied Sciences Würzburg- Schweinfurt, Germany Flavius Ilioni-Loga West University of Timisoara 5
4. TRANSITORY REFUGEES? Liliana Harding University of East Anglia, School of Economics 5. MIGRANT IDENTITIES AND PRACTICES IN MEDIA ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS: THE CONSTITUTION OF CLAIMS AND AUDIENCES Irina Diana Madroane West University of Timisoara 6. UNACCOUNTABLE EMOTIONS REPRESENTING MIGRATION IN SOCIOLOGICAL VERSUS BELLETRISTIC LITERATURE Maria Loredana Arsene Doctoral School of Sociology, University of Bucharest Session 4: Romania s migration challenges/ Transnational ties, identities, and practices Chair: Dr. Monica ȘERBAN 13.00-15.30 Room P02 (FEAA) 1. FEW SUCCESSFUL, MANY MOBILE. TRANSNATIONAL RETURN, ONGOING MOBILITY, AND SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION IN ROMANIA Remus Gabriel Anghel ISPMN & UBB Cluj 2. REDUCING PREJUDICE TOWARDS RROMAS IN ROMANIA: THE EFFECTS OF CONTACT, INTERGROUP APOLOGY AND THEIR INTERACTION ON PREJUDICE TOWARDS RROMAS Alin Semenescu Faculty of Sociology and Psychology, West University of Timisoara 3. INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS DISTANCE: THE CASE OF ROMANIAN TRANSNATIONAL FAMILIES Ionuț Földes Centre for Population Studies, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca Veronica Savu Centre for Population Studies, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca 6
4. TRANSNATIONAL SOCIAL SPACES OF ROMANIAN MIGRANTS IN WESTERN EUROPE Anne Pirwitz Research associate and PhD-student, Potsdam University, Germany 5. THE CONSTRUCTION OF TRANSNATIONAL SPACES OF MIGRATION IN ROMANIAN CINEMA Anne Pirwitz Research associate and PhD-student, Potsdam University, Germany 6. CHILD MIGRATION AND DUAL BELONGING OF YOUNG ROMANIANS IN ITALY: A QUALITATIVE LIFE-COURSE APPROACH Beatrice Scutaru Dublin City University/ University of Angers 19.00 Galla Dinner Restaurant Rustic Mihai Viteazu Blvd., No. 1B, Timișoara 7
09.00-10.00 Registration Wednesday, 12 th of September 2018 Plenary Section 10.00-11.15 Room P02 (FEAA) Invited keynote speaker PhD Professor Dumitru Sandu Centre for Migration Studies; University of Bucharest, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work 11.15-11:30 Coffee break Session 1: Romania s migration challenges (continued) Chair: Dr. Ciprian PÂNZARU 11.30-13.30 Room P03 (FEAA) 1. SEASONAL MIGRATION FROM A ROMANIAN VILLAGE: PERPETUATING 'WAITHOOD' OR A PATHWAY TO ADULTHOOD? Mădălina-Elena Manea Centre for Migration Studies, University of Bucharest; Research Institute for the Quality of Life 2. ROMANIA MIGRATION OF HEALTH WORKERS. ANALYSES AND PROGNOSIS Mariana Balan Institute for Economic Forecasting, Romanian Academy Laura Mariana Cismaș West University of Timișoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration 2. TEMPORALITY IN ROMANIAN TRANSNATIONAL FAMILIES Viorela Ducu, Áron Telegdi Csetri Centre for Population Studies, UBB, Cluj 8
4. ACADEMIC MIGRATION AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETWEEN COMMUNIST ROMANIA AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, 1967-1989 Irina Nastasă-Matei University of Bucharest, Political Science Department 5. 11 YEARS INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION. ROMANIANS` INTRA-EUROPEAN MIGRATION AND THE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT Alexandra Porumbescu University of Craiova, Faculty of Social Sciences 6. MIGRATION INFRASTRUCTURE OF ROMANIAN COMPANIES POSTING WORKERS ABROAD: DYNAMICS AMONG FORMAL AND INFORMAL ACTORS Alexandra Voivozeanu University of Bucharest 7. EASING ECONOMIC TRANSITION IN ROMANIA: WHAT ROLE FOR MIGRATION AND REMITTANCES? Cristian Incaltarau, Liviu Maha Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi 8. REMITTANCES EFFECTS IN THE ROMANIAN ECONOMY Elena Sinoi Master Student at West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration 9
Session 2: International Migration Effects (mainly on economic development) Chair: Dr. Grațiela Georgiana NOJA 11.30-13.30 Room P11 (FEAA) 1. MIGRATION AND POST-SETTLEMENT DEVELOPMENT OF VILLAGE COMMUNITIES AMONG THE GAGAUZIANS AND BULGARIANS IN BESSARABIA Iulian Mitran University of Bucharest 2. MIGRATION AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA Maria Laura Dănilă (căs. Jianu) West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration 3. URBAN MIGRATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Mariana Balan Institute for Economic Forecasting, Romanian Academy Simona Maria Stanescu Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy 4. IMMIGRATION AND THE SHADOW ECONOMY IN THE MAIN RECEIVING EU COUNTRIES: A TWO-FOLD ECONOMETRIC APPROACH Grațiela Georgiana Noja West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Department of Marketing and International Economic Relations), East European Center for Research in Economics and Business Simona Mirela Cristea University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Department of Finance, Banking and Economic Analysis), Center for Banking and Financial Research Ciprian Pânzaru West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Sociology and Psychology (Department of Sociology), Research Group in Social and Economic Complexity 5. SPATIAL EFFECTS OF IMMIGRATION AND INNOVATION Liana Son 10
PhD Professor, West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Paula Roxana Cucos PhD. Student, West University of Timisoara 6. MIGRATION HEALTH REQUIREMENT AND SETTLEMENT EXPERIENCES OF MIGRANTS WITH DISABILITY: A CASE STUDY FROM AUSTRALIA Irena Veljanova School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia 7. MIGRATION A VECTOR OF GLOBALIZATION Liana Son PhD Professor, West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Ramona-Elena Ioana PhD Student, West University of Timisoara 13.30 14.30 Lunch 14.30-15.30 Room P02/P11 (FEAA) Round table co-working and meeting of the Romanian Network for Migration Studies (RoMig) a) Migration/ labour mobility in Europe after BREXIT: challenges and opportunities for Romania b) Return migration as a three-fold challenge for Romania: brain drain, brain gain or brain waste? 15.30 15.45 Coffee break 15.45-16.45 Room P03 (FEAA) Workshop on Migrants integration research at the interference between economics and socio-psychology 17.00-17.30 Visit within the research department of the East European Center for Research in Economics and Business (ECREB) 11
Poster Presentations Tuesday, 11 th of September 2018 Wednesday, 12 th of September 2018 13.00 16.00 Room P08 (FEAA) Coordinator: Dr. Ștefana DIMA 1. INFORMATION SECURITY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF MIGRATION TO EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES Ionuț Riza University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Craiova, Romania Adina Drăgolici Nuțoaica PhD Student, FEAA University of Craiova Cătălina Sitnikov Prof PhD, FEAA University of Craiova 2. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN FORCED RETURN AND VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION Oana Vasile, Alin Vicoleanu, Ioan Cioara Legal Migration Association (LMARomania) (NGO) 3. ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR ESTIMATING EMIGRATION FROM THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA Tatiana Tabac Centre for Demographic Research of the National Institute for Economic Research of the Republic of Moldova 4. ROMANIAN WRITTEN PRESS DISCOURSE ABOUT MIGRATION TODAY: `LOOSING AND RECEIVING` Mona Simu Research Institute for the Quality of Life Mariana Buceanu ANR - Agenția Națională pentru Romi 12
5. THE LINK BETWEEN ECONOMIC GROWTH, POPULATION AGEING AND MIGRATION Lucian Sala University of Craiova 6. MIGRATION AND POVERTY. THE CASE OF ROMANIA Maria Diana Lica (Călin) PhD Student, Doctoral School in Economic Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Craiova 7. GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS IN THE CIRCUMPOLAR REGION (to be confirmed) Kirill Gurvich Nord University, Bodø, Norway 13