Section 04 · 4 guides
Diaspora
Where Bosnians went, what they send back, and how the diaspora shapes the domestic economy without living in it.
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- The Map of Where People Went4 minThree decades of emigration have sent Bosnians to different places for different reasons — and the map of destinations tells you almost everything about which wave someone left in.
- How the Transfer Works End to End3 minMoney sent home by Bosnians abroad takes several routes, each with different costs, speeds, and paper trails.
- Coming Back, or Not Quite3 minReturn migration to Bosnia and Herzegovina is common as a stated intention and rare as a lived reality. The gap between the two tells you almost everything about how the country works.
- The Houses That Were Built for Summers3 minThey stand through the winters empty, and fill briefly each July — a form of investment that is really a form of longing.
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