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Migration and Development: Bosnians in Switzerland Didier Ruedin, University of Neuchtel, Switzerland Joint Workshop: BiH Diaspora and Development , Sarajevo, 3 rd July 2013 Diaspora Migration and Development Agents for development

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Migration and Development: Bosnians in Switzerland

Didier Ruedin, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland Joint Workshop: BiH Diaspora and Development, Sarajevo, 3rd July 2013

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Diaspora

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Migration and Development

  • Agents for development

– Remittances – Experience and Skills – Direct investment – Business

  • Individual freedom
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Diaspora Engagement

  • Identify goals and capacities
  • Know your diaspora
  • Build trust
  • Mobilize stakeholders
Source: Newland, E. (ed.) (2000) Diasporas: New Partners in Global Development Policy, Migration Policy Institute
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Switzerland

  • 3 waves

– Labour migration: short-term (1960s) – Economic migration: escape (1980s) – War refugees (1990s) – Family reunion (now)

  • N ≈ 52,000 (36,000 BiH citizens)
Source: Word Bank; BFS STAT-POP
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SLIDE 6 BiH Croatia Kosovo Macedonia Serbia Montenegro Albania Slovenia 0% 2% 4% 6%

Foreign Population, SE Europe

Source: BFS STAT-POP, Data as of 2010; permanent resident population; percentage of total foreign population in Switzerland
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Residence in Switzerland: BiH

Since birth 0-1 years 2-5 years 6-10 years 10 + years 10000 20000 Source: BFS STAT-POP, Data as of 2011; population = BiH citizens resident in Switzerland
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Age Distribution

0-4 10-14 20-24 30-34 40-44 50-54 60-64 70-74 80-84 90-94 100+

2000 1500 1000 500 500 1000 1500 2000 male female Source: BFS STAT-POP, Data as of 2010; population = permanent resident population; BiH citizens
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Naturalization

  • Relatively high rates
  • Successful integration of 2nd generation

– A “natural” step

  • Security
  • Previously: travel (visa)
  • Filling a void? (post-Yugoslavia)
Source: BFS; interviews
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Principal Language Spoken

½ ½

Swiss language Language of BiH

  • Second generation
Source: BFS Census (RS), 2010; population = BiH citizens resident in Switzerland
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Work

  • Concentration in low-skilled work

– Earlier migration (1960s, 1980s) – Interrupted education

  • Fewer active in labour market
  • Unemployment: 7%

– 3% CH, 8% foreigners

Source: BFS Census (RS), 2010; population = BiH citizens resident in Switzerland
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Diaspora Organizations

  • Many diasporas
  • Few cross-ethnic
  • No systematic approach to development
  • Highly qualified: most interest
Source: interviews; own elaboration
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Migration and Development

  • Integration in Switzerland
  • Not centrally organized

– Difficult to mobilize – Ethnic divisions

  • Work ethic, corruption, political deadlock
  • Strong attachment to BiH
  • Skills, but long-term?