Protection System of Persons in Migration during the State of Emergency due to Covid-19 in Serbia Cover Image

Sistem zaštite osoba u migracijama tokom vanrednog stanja izazvanog pandemijom Covid-19 u Srbiji
Protection System of Persons in Migration during the State of Emergency due to Covid-19 in Serbia

Author(s): Violeta Marković, Sanja Polić Penavić, Danijela Pavlović
Subject(s): Politics and society, Health and medicine and law, Migration Studies, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu
Keywords: protection; refugees; asylum seekers; migrants; COVID-19;

Summary/Abstract: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, professionals working in the social protection system are confronted with multiple challenges – due to the health crisis, they are worried not only for the lives of their beneficiaries but for theirown families, friends, including theirown lives. In order to analyze and understand the changes that the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the social protection system of persons in migration in Serbia, qualitative research with professionals in the system has been conducted. Focus groups with 13 professionals and 7 interviews with key informants were conducted. Results have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic had lightened up the lack of adapting capacities in the social protection system and unpreparedness for situa ions of crisis – starting from challenges of consistent and equal provision of health protection equipment to lack of competent supervision.

  • Issue Year: 17/2023
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 147-169
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Serbian