Diverging Migratory Tendencies of the Youth in Central Europe – Case Studies of the Hungarian and Czech Models

• Thesis title in Czech: Odlišné tendence v migraci mladých lidí ze Střední Evropy: Případové studie maďarského a českého modelu.
• Thesis title in English: Diverging Migratory Tendencies of the Youth in Central Europe – Case Studies of the Hungarian and Czech Models
• Key words: emigrace|imigrace|mladí lidé|nezaměstnanost|chudova|práce|Evropská unie|volný pohyb osob|Velká Británie
• English key words: Emigration|immigration|youth|unemployment|poverty|education|work|European Union|free movement|United Kingdom.
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2015/2016
• Thesis type: diploma thesis
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Institute of General History (21-USD)
• Supervisor: prof. Markéta Křížová, Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned and confirmed by the Study Dept.
• Date of registration: 07.05.2016
• Date of assignment: 07.05.2016
• Administrator's approval: not processed yet
• Confirmed by Study dept. on: 27.05.2016
• Date and time of defence: 16.06.2017 09:00
• Date of electronic submission: 17.05.2017
• Date of proceeded defence: 16.06.2017
• Submitted/finalized: committed by student and finalized
• Opponents: Nicolas Verdier

Guidelines

The political and economic changes of the past three decades exercised varying effects on the lives and prospects of young people in Hungary and the Czech Republic. The destructive outcomes of the countries’ struggle with the hardships of the global economic crisis pushed many of them to leave their countries and try their chances elsewhere over the past few years. Even though, the prevalent migratory fluxes of Europe may generally be characterized by the Westward movement of a group composed of predominantly young Central and Eastern European men and women, my two countries of research display diverging migratory tendencies. While today’s Hungary advocates the threat of emerging as a country of emigration, the Czech Republic’s population inflow outrules its emigration, making it gradually turn into a country of immigration. In my research, I aim to reveal the specificities of Hungarian and Czech migratory tendencies and their underlying social and economic reasons, through data analysis and a series of personal interviews conducted among Hungarian and Czech expatriates living outside of their home countries, in one of the most popular traditional destinations, the United Kingdom. Ultimately, my master thesis aims to provide an interpretation of current migratory moves of the Hungarian and Czech youth, within the greater context of Central European migrations.

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