Review article

The issue of youth stay and subsistence in rural areas

Ivana Golek orcid.org/0009-0009-4598-9370 ; Kirchrain 28, 8810 Horgen, Švicarska
Nataša Bokan orcid.org/0000-0002-0094-025X ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Svetošimunska 25, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

The rural youth out-migration is a long-term cause of depopulation that leads to a significant devitalization of rural areas, which increasingly affects rural areas in Croatia. As a result, young people, as a necessary resource of rural communities, are becoming an increasingly vulnerable social group. Karlovac County is predominantly rural and is subject to an exodus of young people. The aim of this work is to determine the satisfaction of young people with rural life in Karlovac County, and to determine their motives for staying or leaving the countryside. Qualitative research was conducted in 2022, and we collected data using the interview method on a sample of young people from 15 municipalities/cities of Karlovac County. The results of the research showed that young people tend to emigrate due to lack of work and the inability to realize their own potential. Also, the results show that the quality of life in the municipalities is different, and young people have a sense of attachment to the village, which is why they often choose to stay there.

Keywords

youth, rural areas, life quality, migration tendencies, rural out-migration

Hrčak ID:

306153

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/306153

Publication date:

1.7.2023.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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