Migration from and towards Bulgaria 1989-2011

After the fall of communism in 1989 Bulgaria experiences strong waves of emigration. According to recent estimations, about 2 million Bulgarians live abroad. Since 1989, migration flows often have changed their direction, intensity and patterns; however, their main characteristic remains their constancy. The articles in the present collection describe and analyze some of the largest Bulgarian communities abroad as well as other topics related to migration issues of ethnic minorities in Bulgaria or the multilingualism in the works of Bulgarian authors with migratory background.

Tanya Dimitrova, PhD in Ethnology. Since April 2011 junior lecturer at Institute of Slavonic Studies at University Friedrich Schiller in Jena, Germany. Thede Kahl, PhD in Geography, Venia legendi in Cultures and languages of Southeastern Europe. Since April 2010 University Professor for South Slavic and Southeastern European Studies and director of the Institute of Slavonic Studies at the University Friedrich Schiller, Jena.