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Migration is part of integration into the global economy processes and a consequence of it. Analysis of scientific research showed that a negative approach to migration as brain drain, loss of skilled population, etc. has changed. Scientists, politicians and the public have come to the understanding that, under the conditions of the global economy, migration contributes to the country's economic and scientific development, increases work experience and adds to the growth of remittances. Recently the importance of remittances as part of economic processes in the country has been analysed by a great number of researchers worldwide but empirical studies conducted in various countries are different. The paper raises the following problem questions: How does emigrants' behaviour with remittances depend on their social, demographic, occupational characteristics? How do emigrants use remittances in their in home country? A survey of emigrants was conducted and data on their socio-demographic characteristics, behaviour with remittances, their use in the home country were gathered. The methods of statistical data analysis, descriptive statistics, data grouping, frequency analysis were used, the hypothesis was tested in the chi-square test. Analysis of study results showed that social, demographic, occupational characteristics of emigrants, country characteristics and the analysed period affected emigrants' behaviour with and use of remittances in the home country. [.]

Migration is part of integration into the global economy processes and a consequence of it. Analysis of scientific research showed that a negative approach to migration as brain drain, loss of skilled population, etc. has changed. Scientists, politicians and the public have come to the understanding that, under the conditions of the global economy, migration contributes to the country's economic and scientific development, increases work experience and adds to the growth of remittances. Recently the importance of remittances as part of economic processes in the country has been analysed by a great number of researchers worldwide but empirical studies conducted in various countries are different. The paper raises the following problem questions: How does emigrants' behaviour with remittances depend on their social, demographic, occupational characteristics? How do emigrants use remittances in their in home country? A survey of emigrants was conducted and data on their socio-demographic characteristics, behaviour with remittances, their use in the home country were gathered. The methods of statistical data analysis, descriptive statistics, data grouping, frequency analysis were used, the hypothesis was tested in the chi-square test. Analysis of study results showed that social, demographic, occupational characteristics of emigrants, country characteristics and the analysed period affected emigrants' behaviour with and use of remittances in the home country. [.]

The article seeks to generalize the results of the dealingwith the motivation of citizens'participation in civic societyorganizations in the aspect of collective motives.Participation is viewed as the act of society members'taking part in making decisions, and motivation is understoodas the determination of activity or stimulation to act. Thus,motivation being a secondary derivative with respect tomotive, its perception needs motives identification.Researchers state that "latent" participation potentialis characteristic to most citizens, however, only somescientists have asked who/what stimulate them to participate.The answer of the representatives of behavioral and socialsciences to the question why people take part in collectiveactivities is based on the theory of classical games(decisions): people act for the collective's benefit onlywhen they are personally interested in this or that activity.Although self-interest is an important motivating factor,however, it is not the only one as most researchersconsider. There is less argument upon the issue of othermotives except self interest.The theme has been selected because motivationincluding the perception of civic participation (embracingboth political and non-political participation) and itsconceptual empirical study is not known by the authors,however, some separate areas, e.g. political, voluntary orsimply activity aimed at common benefit and motivationissues are often in the focus of discussions. The researchand its results are presented in this article. The research isbased on the triangularity conception combining a descriptivetheoretical analysis and an interactive interview as well asa written questioning and an expert interview as anadditional method.Quantitative research is based on Simmons andBirchall mutual stimuli theory (MST). This methodologyhas been used in investigating participation motivation inLithuania. Simonons and Birchall have been interested instimuli and approach to participation motivation. MST hascombined two sociopsychological ...