Contents
1 An Introduction to Migration and Transnationalism
Between Switzerland and Bulgaria ......................................................... 1
Marina Richter and Paolo Ruspini
2 Determinants of Migration and Types of Migration
and Mobility .............................................................................................. 25
Vesselin Mintchev , Venelin Boshnakov , Marina Richter ,
and Paolo Ruspini
3 Linking Social Inequalities and Migration ............................................. 61
Dotcho Mihailov and Michael Nollert
4 Assessing Regional Disparities in Bulgaria and Switzerland ................ 91
Venelin Boshnakov , Vesselin Mintchev , Georgi Shopov ,
and Iordan Kaltchev
5 The Impact of Policies on Migration Between Switzerland
and Bulgaria .............................................................................................. 123
Irena Zareva
6 Social Networks and Transnational Migration Practices ...................... 153
Dotcho Mihailov , Marina Richter , and Paolo Ruspini
7 Analysis and Conclusions: Research and Policy
Challenges Ahead ...................................................................................... 181
Paolo Ruspini , Dotcho Mihailov , and Marina Richter
Index ................................................................................................................. 197