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Coming To, and Staying In, the Poorest Country in the EU

Immigration to Bulgaria

Edited By: Petko Hristov, Ivaylo Markov, Violeta Perikleva, Desislava Pileva

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A scientific study of immigrants in Bulgaria since 1990, this book moves beyond ethnicity to focus on the reasons for migration. It examines their settlement, integration, social networks, and the attitudes and interactions between newcomers and the local population.

This book is a multi-layered scientific study of the immigrants who have come to Bulgaria since 1990 – specifically, their patterns of movement, settlement, social…

This book is a multi-layered scientific study of the immigrants who have come to Bulgaria since 1990 – specifically, their patterns of movement, settlement, social networks, identity dynamics, integration and adaptation, their impact on the social environment, and changes in the cultural specifics.

Until recently, studies on immigration in Bulgaria have mainly been oriented towards particular communities within the framework of ethnic studies. The chapters in this volume do not ignore immigrants’ ethnicity and origins, but their main focus is reasons for migration, be they economic, educational, political, marital, or lifestyle-based. The book examines several important factors of settlement in Bulgaria: interaction between the local population and immigrants, stereotypes and attitudes towards the newcomers, as well as the influence of local, kinship, and social networks and contacts.

Petko Hristov is an ethnologist and social historian. His research interests include labour migration, women’s mobility, transnational social networks, family and kinship, transnationalism and identity. His book Community and Celebrations: The Sluzhba, Slava, Sabor and Kourban in South Slavic Villages in the First Half of 20 Century was awarded with the Best Academic Achievement in Humanities by the Union of Bulgarian Scientists (2007).

Ivaylo Markov is an ethnologist. His research interests include mobility and sociocultural transformations, transnational families, and heritage in migration. He was awarded the Professor Marin Drinov Award for Young Scientists by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (2017).

Violeta Periklieva is a philologist and ethnologist. Her research interests include migration and mobility, border studies, anthropology of religion, and identity. She was awarded the Academician Ivan Evstratiev Geshov Award for Youngest Scientist by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (2013).

Desislava Pileva is an ethnologist, whose research interests include mobility and migration, mixed and transnational families, sociocultural interactions, and adaptation in migration.

Petko Hristov, Violeta Perikleva, Ivaylo Markov, Desislava Pileva, Mina Hristova, Yelis Erolova, Magdalena Slavkova, Mila Maeva, Plamena Stoyanova