1243 | 886 | Spatial Demographic Data on Migrants in the European Union: Comparative Analysis of Collection and Publication Systems

Contemporary migration movements to the European Union are characterised by unprecedented scale and dynamism. This at the same time creates the need for well-considered management of this process as well as numerous factors hampering it. Such a management system needs to be based on reliable pools of data. Moreover, migration is a highly spatially differentiated phenomenon and in many countries, especially in Central Europe, its scale, speed and scope have changed significantly in recent years. Migrants experience different barriers, have a different demographic structure and legal situation and are usually more mobile than members of host societies. This raises the need to implement mechanisms specific to this part of the population for the comprehensive collection of spatial-demographic data and for making it available, in particular to the academic community and policy makers._x000D_
The talk is a presentation of the results of a comparative analysis of existing systems for collecting and publishing spatial and demographic data on migrants in selected European Union member states. It takes into account both countries with a long history of migration and well-developed migration policies, as well as Central European countries where large-scale immigration is a new phenomenon and migration policy is only being developed. The differentiation of migrant populations by residence status is taken into account. Data particularly relevant to the development of migration policy is identified. The conclusions provide the identification of good practices and recommendations for the development of data collection and sharing systems in countries where comprehensive migration policies are currently being developed. Existing legal regulations and public administration structure are taken into account.

Karol Korczyński
Institute of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, University of Wrocław

ID Abstract: 886