Open AccessAttracting Skilled Migration to the Czech Republic – Lagging Behind?
Author(s) -
Hana Hlaváčková,
Lucie Macková
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
slovak journal of political sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.121
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1335-9096
DOI - 10.34135/sjps.200103
Subject(s) - czech , lagging , competition (biology) , political science , unemployment , human capital , capital (architecture) , development economics , economic growth , economics , geography , medicine , ecology , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , pathology , biology
This paper attempts to explore the issue of skilled migration and the approach of the Czech Republic when it comes to attracting and retaining foreign skilled workers. The global competition for talent has been a prominent issue in migration studies, mainly because it has been shown that qualified migration can have a positive impact both on the countries of origin and of destination. The Czech Republic, with its low levels of unemployment, might benefit from the human capital offered by the skilled migration, and yet, there is surprisingly little debate about the type of migration the Czech Republic wants to attract. At best, this debate is driven by short-term employer demands. Surprisingly, there is little research about skilled migration to the Czech Republic and other CEE states despite its clear benefits. This paper will explore the Czech policies and programmes dealing with skilled migration and the possible caveats of these programmes. The main aim of this contribution, done by qualitative and quantitative content analysis, is to analyze past and ongoing programmes of migration and integration policy of the Czech Republic regarding skilled migration. Furthermore, it attempts to shed light on the discursive, implementation, and efficacy gaps in the Czech policies.