From Internal to International Migration in Romania – Continuity and Spatial Differentiation

Abstract: The study proposes a set of analyses on the evolution of the migration balance of Romania’s population over a wide time interval, fully covering the period dominated by the communist regime (1948-1989) and the last three decades marked by the transition to a market economy. The aim is to d...

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Main Authors: Ionel MUNTELE, Raluca-Ioana HOREA-ȘERBAN
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Language:English
Published: Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (AESM), Center for Studies in European Integration 2021-12-01
Series:Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies
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Online Access:https://csei.ase.md/journal/files/issue_72/EEJRS_Issue_72_5-26_MUN.pdf
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description Abstract: The study proposes a set of analyses on the evolution of the migration balance of Romania’s population over a wide time interval, fully covering the period dominated by the communist regime (1948-1989) and the last three decades marked by the transition to a market economy. The aim is to differentiate the typology of the time and space distribution of the mentioned indicator and to test a set of explanatory factors, for each of the two distinct periods. The typological and factor analyses applied led to results that largely confirm the hypothesis of a continuity between the massive internal migration during the communist regime and the more complex migration in recent decades. At the same time, the profound changes in the incidence of certain explanatory factors certify a complete restructuring of the migration system in Romania after 1990. The massive migration from rural to urban areas, brought about by positional or socio-economic factors, was gradually replaced after the fall of the communist regime by a strong labour emigration, an effect of deindustrialization. The stimulation of the periurbanization process, by changing the way of life, introduced new variables in the functioning of the migration system, in keeping with the specific evolutions of the contemporary era.
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spelling doaj-art-392b849f05544cfbb97c36ca762ff6d42025-08-20T03:16:00ZengAcademy of Economic Studies of Moldova (AESM), Center for Studies in European IntegrationEastern European Journal of Regional Studies2537-61791857-436X2021-12-01Volume 7Issue 2526https://doi.org/10.53486/2537-6179.7-2.01From Internal to International Migration in Romania – Continuity and Spatial DifferentiationIonel MUNTELE0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6242-850XRaluca-Ioana HOREA-ȘERBAN1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5678-2097Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, RomaniaAlexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, RomaniaAbstract: The study proposes a set of analyses on the evolution of the migration balance of Romania’s population over a wide time interval, fully covering the period dominated by the communist regime (1948-1989) and the last three decades marked by the transition to a market economy. The aim is to differentiate the typology of the time and space distribution of the mentioned indicator and to test a set of explanatory factors, for each of the two distinct periods. The typological and factor analyses applied led to results that largely confirm the hypothesis of a continuity between the massive internal migration during the communist regime and the more complex migration in recent decades. At the same time, the profound changes in the incidence of certain explanatory factors certify a complete restructuring of the migration system in Romania after 1990. The massive migration from rural to urban areas, brought about by positional or socio-economic factors, was gradually replaced after the fall of the communist regime by a strong labour emigration, an effect of deindustrialization. The stimulation of the periurbanization process, by changing the way of life, introduced new variables in the functioning of the migration system, in keeping with the specific evolutions of the contemporary era.https://csei.ase.md/journal/files/issue_72/EEJRS_Issue_72_5-26_MUN.pdfmobility transitionterritorial disparitiesmigratory systemchanging trendspredictorsromania
spellingShingle Ionel MUNTELE
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From Internal to International Migration in Romania – Continuity and Spatial Differentiation
Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies
mobility transition
territorial disparities
migratory system
changing trends
predictors
romania
title From Internal to International Migration in Romania – Continuity and Spatial Differentiation
title_full From Internal to International Migration in Romania – Continuity and Spatial Differentiation
title_fullStr From Internal to International Migration in Romania – Continuity and Spatial Differentiation
title_full_unstemmed From Internal to International Migration in Romania – Continuity and Spatial Differentiation
title_short From Internal to International Migration in Romania – Continuity and Spatial Differentiation
title_sort from internal to international migration in romania continuity and spatial differentiation
topic mobility transition
territorial disparities
migratory system
changing trends
predictors
romania
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