Prethodno priopćenje
Refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina in Croatia: Reasons for Their Arrival, Regulations and the Organisation of Reception
Jelena Zlatković Winter
; Institut za migracije i narodnosti, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
In the paper the author examines the reasons (causes) for the arrival of refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Croatia, the regulation of admittance and the organization of reception. After a brief overview of the “migration picture” of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the first part of the paper the author examines ethnic changes – as they occurred over the last two decades – as a possible indication of ethnic conflict. The basic concepts used in the paper are defined after which the author gives a description of the conflict involved, as well as an overview of the dynamics and the means of arrival of the refugees. The second part of the paper presents the scale and the structure of the refugee contingents, and de¬scribes the legal regulations. Following a description of the organization of reception, the paper focuses on self-organisation as one of the traits which distinguishes refugees in Croatia from those in other parts of the world. To a high degree, refugees in Croatia from Bosnia and Herzegovina were previously employed; most are well-educated and of urban origin. Due to the impossibility of Croatia to take care of such a large number of refugees, combined with other social and economic problems, reception abilities are beginning to be exhausted. In the meantime – the author concludes – the number of illegal refugee camps is growing.
Ključne riječi
refugees; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
127290
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.11.1992.
Posjeta: 5.292 *