In this interview, professor Sik discusses migration potential surveys, the research methods as well as a series of these surveys carried out at the time between the collapse of the communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe and the countries’ accession to the EU, arguing that this wave of surveys was motivated by fear in Western countries. >>

Lithuania is a country with a great historical Diaspora and large-scale recent economic migration. This interview with Daiva Tereshchenko focuses on the current migration situation in the country, on the attitude of the Lithuanian state and society, and on the Lithuanian communities abroad and their relationship with their country of origin. >>

Ariunaa (30 years old) came from the Northwest of Mongolia to seek a job in the Czech Republic in 2007. The interview illustrates the situation at the Czech Embassy in Ulaanbaatar at the time when Ariunaa was leaving Mongolia (2007), and focuses on the role of the agencies providing assistance with obtaining a visa and finding work. Ariunaa has a 10-year old daughter in Mongolia, and although she ... >>

The interview describes the commencement of the Voluntary Returns Project for Illegal Immigrants. The project draws on an already operating Project of Voluntary Returns. Apart from giving insight into the project’s conditions and its way of operation, the interview also provides an idea about the approach of the Ministry of the Interior towards migrants without residence permits. >>

An interview with Hien Tran Thu (a Vietnamese economics student living in Prague) about the Vietnamese students’ initiative, the relationship of the Vietnamese community with the state administration and the Czech media, the impact of the economic crisis and the Vietnamese community’s coexistence with Czech society. >>

Ariunjurgal Dashnyam comes from Mongolia. She set up the Czech-Mongolian Society in Pilsen, a city in West Bohemia, four years ago. Among other things, the association provides legal and general advice. The interview addresses the current problems of the Mongolian community at a time of large-scale dismissals of agency employees; the activities of the Czech-Mongolian Society and the role of non-pr... >>