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What has changed in the post-Soviet period in the field of educational migration from Azerbaijan? The socio-political and cultural contexts are certainly quite different from those that existed, for example, during the Soviet years. In the meanwhile, the current situation is a direct continuation of the tradition of sending students abroad for "modern" knowledge. As in the previous years, a significant (if not the largest) share of intellectuals who were educated in the "West" prefer to emigrate rather than to return to the country of origin. In this regard, any hopes for a successful transfer of democratic values into Azerbaijan seem difficult to implement. The most obvious innovation of the post-Soviet period is the active involvement of young people receiving their education/educated abroad, into the policy of Diaspora-building. The latter is part and parcel of the policy of the Azeri political regime to lobby its interests in the EU, the U.S. and the countries of the former Soviet Union. ; Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM-East) is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union

In the context of a conflict discourse, the factor of the existence of refugees and IDPs in the country becomes an important political resource. The authorities and the opposition actively use this factor in political fights and to strengthen their own positions. As a certain homogenous group, refugees and IDPS do not exist outside of the political discourse. Over the past 20 years, the refugee population has become strongly differentiated. A full resolution of issues related to this category of persons, and their de-politicization, is possible only in a situation of a lesser relevance of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. ; Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM-East) is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union

In the early 2000s, the policy of diaspora-building noticeably intensified under the influence of then Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev. The new president, Ilham Aliyev (2003), inherited established institutions and developed practices of constructing an ethno-national diaspora. At the same time, under the new president, the political project for the construction of an Azerbaijani ethno-national diaspora started to be implemented with an even greater intensity. The aim of this policy is to form a united and hierarchically co-subordinated bureaucratic structure (pyramid) of diaspora organisations. At the head of this bureaucratic diaspora is the Azerbaijani president (who heads the Coordinating Council of Azerbaijanis of the World) and also (a step down) the head of the State Committee for Work with Azerbaijani Diaspora. In this way, the Azerbaijani political regime strives to control, as closely as possible, the activities of diaspora organisations. The authorities of the country of origin believe that diaspora Azerbaijanis should tell "the truth about Azerbaijan". This "truth" refers, in part, to the success of the political regime that rules the country. But there is also the need to lead the country out of the "dark zone", i.e. from the situation where few people internationally know that Azerbaijan exists. These (and some other) goals behind diaspora-building are subordinated to the most important of them: the diaspora's fight for the resolution of the Karabakh conflict in favour of Azerbaijan. ; Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM-East) is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union

Agreements on readmission directly related to the issues of irregular / illegal1 The first of these is interstate. It deals with the current state of affairs at the official (political) level and the prospects of concluding interstate agreements on readmission. Here, the focus is on how pressing those issues are in the context of political processes in present-day Azerbaijan. and return migration should be considered while placing the analytical focus on several aspects: The second is the problem of irregular (illegal) migration from Azerbaijan and associated problems of readmission and return migration. Finally, the third is the problem of irregular / illegal migration to Azerbaijan. ; Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM-East) is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union

The protection of human rights, particularly in the context of international relations, and domestic policy formation in the field of gender equality are the two most important social and political contexts, within which the questions and discussions regarding the issue of human trafficking in Azerbaijan are addressed. It should be emphasized that, as a significant problem requiring a serious response on the part of state institutions, the problem of human trafficking has been on the agenda since the early 2000s. This is due to the increasingly active participation of both government officials and NGO representatives in various international programs and agreements, as well as the assumption of a number of obligations at international level, etc. ; Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM-East) is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union

First, I will analyse the effects of this type of migration that are significant for Azerbaijan as a country of emigration (this being, in my view, the most important aspect); ? Second, I will assess the impact of circular migration on Azerbaijan as the country receiving work migrants (though this aspect is not central); ? Third, I will offer my thoughts about the situation of work migrants, those leaving Azerbaijan and those arriving in this country to work. ; Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM-East) is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union

CARIM-East: Creating an Observatory of Migration East of Europe ; This is the English version of CARIM-East RR 2012/42 in Russian. ; Problems of immigrants in the post-Soviet Azerbaijan in the context of the issue of their integration in the host society till now has not been in the focus of researchers' attention. In the attempt to analyze this issue it makes sense to classify immigrants into three groups: 1) natives of Azerbaijan (re-emigrants) and their family members; 2) ethnic s from Georgia; 3) labor immigrants from different countries (EU, Turkey, India, Pakistan, etc.), who arrive to the country to look for a job or to open their own business. Conditional division into these three groups lets us describe major trends in this research area. Analysis suggested in this article is mostly based on a series of biographic interviews with immigrants from all three conditionally defined groups. The main research question in the author's opinion should be formulated as follows: what are the social resources and practices used by immigrants in Azerbaijan for integration in the host society, in the absence of any targeted state integration policy. ; CARIM-East is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union.

Two decades of observation of migration processes that occurred after the collapse of the Soviet Union allow identifying the general trends and direction thereof. Moreover, one gets a clear idea about the tasks and positions of various political actors who have an effect on migration dynamic. In this paper an attempt is made to identify the most important trends and place them in the context of key political actors' positions. ; Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM-East) is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union

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Up to the late 1990s, discourse around mass emigration from Azerbaijan had to do, above all, with mass post-Soviet labour migration. During the last two decades (1990-2009) 266,000 arrived in the country as permanent migrants and 707,500 departed from Azerbaijan according to official statistics. According to official statistics the balance of migration was negative for Azerbaijan (though never massively negative) almost every year. But in the last two years more people arrived in the country than left it. On the grounds of these figures the authorities announced that Azerbaijan has become attractive for immigrants. President Ilham Aliyev's stated: "The number of foreigners intending to visit the Republic of Azerbaijan will increase while Azerbaijan is developing. This can be considered a positive factor for our country. However, we must prefer the interests of our state, people, citizens and this must be the priority for our migration policy" on the home page of the Internet Site of the "State Migration Service of Azerbaijan Republic" in fact, there is the official declaration of changes in the migration process. These ideas have been set in state law in the "Decree by the president of the Azerbaijani Republic on the use of the 'single window' principle in the management of migration processes" (4th of March 2009). ; Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM-East) is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union

Соглашения о реадмиссии, напрямую связанные с вопросами нерегулярной/ нелегальной1 Первый можно обозначить как межгосударственный. Речь идет о нынешнем положении дел на официальном (политическом) уровне, перспективах заключения межгосударственных соглашений о реадмиссии, а также о том, насколько актуальны эти вопросы в контексте политических процессов, происходящих в современном Азербайджане. и возвратной миграции, имеет смысл рассматривать из перспективы нескольких аналитических фокусов: Второй фокус – это проблема нерегулярной (нелегальной) миграции из Азербайджана и связанные с ней вопросы реадмиссии и возвратной миграции. Наконец, третий фокус - это проблемы нерегулярной/ нелегальной миграции в Азербайджан. ; Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM-East) is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union ; Russian version of CARIM-East 2013/06

Защита прав человека, особенно в контексте международных отношений, а также политика формирования гендерного равноправия (больше как внутренняя политика) - это два важнейших социально-политических контекста, в русле которых поднимаются вопросы и обсуждаются проблемы торговли людьми в Азербайджане. Следует подчеркнуть, что в качестве существенной проблемы, требующей серьезной реакции со стороны государственных институтов, проблема торговли людьми ("траффикинга") актуализируется с начала 2000-х годов. Связанно это со все более активным участием как государственных чиновников, так и представителей НПО в разного рода международных программах и соглашениях, а также принятием ряда обязательств на международном уровне, и т. д ; Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM-East) is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union ; Russian version of CARIM-East 2013/41

В контексте конфликтного дискурса фактор наличия в стране беженцев и вынужденных переселенцев становится важнейшим политическим ресурсом. Власть и оппозиция активно используют этот фактор в политической борьбе и для укрепления собственных позиций. При этом беженцев и вынужденных переселенцев как некой сколько-нибудь гомогенной группы вне политического дискурса не существует. За 20 лет беженская среда сильно дифференцировалась. Полноценное решение вопросов, связанных с данной категорией лиц, и их деполитизация возможны только в ситуации, когда Нагорно-Карабахский конфликт утратит свою актуальность. ; Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM-East) is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union ; Russian version of CARIM-East 2013/115