Implications of Migration Flows on the Community Life of a Romanian Village. A Case Study of Biled, Timiş County, Romania
Implications of Migration Flows on the Community Life of a Romanian Village. A Case Study of Biled, Timiş County, Romania

Summary/Abstract: The phenomenon of migration has always existed, manifesting itself through transhumance, invasion, colonization and crusades. The strong appeal of the more prosperous regions for the poorer populations has often been a determining factor for migration flows. Whether it receives immigrants or provides emigrants, the Romanian village Biled was and remains significantly involved in the social phenomena of internal and external migration. Located in the historical region of Banat, Biled has undergone many stages of migration. The two World Wars and the post-war period, as well as communism, brought significant changes to the ethnic composition of Biled, and substantial transformations in the social, cultural, economic, and demographic evolution of the community. Our study focuses on the socio-cultural effects of the internal and external migratory phenomena on the community of Biled. These effects have an impact on all social classes and categories. At the macro level, we have an ageing population that cannot contribute significantly to the socio-economic development of the Romanian rural society. It is difficult to transmit the socio-cultural reproduction of the habits, traditions and cultural practices intergenerationally without the active participation of the working age population of the village. Moreover, the direct effects on the education and personal development of children from families with one or both parents who have left to work abroad are very significant. However, we decided to give more attention to the socio-cultural distance between different ethnic, regional, and religious groups from the current community and to make an analysis of the main causes and effects of the migration flows in recent decades in Biled.

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