Documente inedite ale familiei Goia (I). Ramura lui Sandu Goia

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Bogdan Atanasiu (secretar de redacţie).Responsabilitatea pentru opiniile exprimate în textele publicate revine în exclusivitate autorilor.Manuscrisele, cărţile şi revistele propuse pentru schimb, ca şi orice corespondenţă se vor trimite redacţiei:

Exploring Hidden Costs of Seasonal Migration in Agriculture within Roma Communities of Origin: Evidence from Romania

“…Our study contributes to a better understanding of the effects of seasonal migration on communities and adds new knowledge beyond what has been previously documented [13,15,29]. Also, it develops the knowledge about the migration's consequences in central region of Romania [30] and in Romania as country of origin and return [11]. Beyond the evident depopulation during certain seasons and the absence of young individuals as a source of support for household and communal activities, there are social tensions arising from envy and social re-stratification.…”

“…Within the context of Romania, a substantial proportion of seasonal migration comes from regions characterized by heightened agricultural involvement and relatively underdeveloped rural localities [11,25,26]. This dual perspective implies, firstly, that prior agricultural work experience plays a pivotal role in facilitating the adaptation to the labour demands at their destination.…”

“…This was because most of them did not have agricultural lands to be restituted to them, and the jobs that were available during the communist period disappeared. At the same time, following the opening of Romania's borders, the Roma population was among the first to explore the opportunities presented by international migration [11]. Consequently, the post-communist decades were a period of increased mobility for the Roma population.…”

“…Romanian migration developed after the fall of the communist regime in 1989 and became substantial after Romania's accession to the EU (2007), when Romanians gradually acquired European citizenship rights across all EU states [10,11]. However, migration in agriculture had been significant for Romania even before joining the EU, due to multiple bilateral agreements between Romania and other EU countries (such as Germany, Spain).…”

“…The importance of ethnicity in Romanian migration has led, on one hand, to migrants being oriented towards specific destinations-Germany, preferred by those of German ethnic origin; Hungary, preferred by those of Hungarian ethnic origin; and certain destinations preferred by the Roma minority [11]. On the other hand, it has resulted in a stratification of migrants based on the jobs they performed at their destination and the most disadvantaged minorities, such as Roma people, more often accepting to do challenging jobs, such as agricultural work, at their destination [13][14][15].…”