Analysis of root causes of rural migration of the descendants of former Czech immigrants in Serbian Banat

Bc. Jakub Zajíc

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

This thesis was focused on the analysis and identification of determinants of youth migration in the Republic of Serbia in the Banat district with particular focus on the migration patterns of the local Czech community and on the comparison of migration patterns of both Czech and Serbian nationalities. A binary probit model was used to determine the significant relationships between their decisions to migrate and their socio-economic characteristics, attitude to agriculture or factors related with migration of their relatives. The higher number of relatives and experience with their migration abroad as well as unemployment and other economic nature determinants were the most responsible for migration of youth in the Banat district both in case of the Serbians and Czech community. It was also found that the Czech Republic represents the most attractive migration destination for 44 % of the Czech minority as well as for 33% Serbians in the area. There were only marginal differences between migration patterns of the Serbian majority and the Czech minority based on their attitude to "quality of life" and "education" factors. Based on the results of analysis and personal observation, I recommended focusing on creating of new job and entrepreneurship opportunities for youth, increasing better agricultural cooperation and supporting young families and life standards that might decelerate currently high depopulation in Serbia as well as preservation of the local Czech community.

Keywords

The Republic of Serbia, Banat district, rural society, youth, migration, Czech diaspora

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 27. 4. 2018

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: Ing. Alexander Kandakov, Ph.D.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Fakulta tropického zemědělství

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Tropické zemědělství / Sustainable Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics