The paper analyzes the specificities of Serbia’s response to coronavirus. Two most important issues during the pandemic were the role of the State and the management of migration flows. Being placed in the China–Russia–EU triangle shaped the response on the crises but also the image of the country in the world. Two phenomena shaped mobility patterns. Citizens returning from abroad were caught between accusations of spreading the virus and a plea for healthcare and other key workers from the Serbian diaspora to help in Serbia. The issue of refugees and migrants attracted significant amounts of positive public attention, but in parallel with that xenophobia arose as a new attitude as part of aggressive campaigns against them.

In many Eastern European countries, the standard of living increased as a result of the process of industrialization in the second half of the 20th Century. Consequently, the population in rural areas with small-scale farming decreased due to the availability of employment elsewhere. This directly impacted soil erosion (and thereby sustainability of the land), but the degree and direction are not well known. This study investigates two municipalities within Serbia, their change in population and its impact on land use changes and soil erosion. The standard of living increased after the industrialization process in the 1960s within these municipalities. The erosion potential model is used to calculate gross annual erosion. The changes related to population and arable land in rural settlements are analyzed according to proportional spatial changes. The results show an overall decrease of erosion intensity in the study area. In addition, two basic findings are derived: first, the highest level of human impact on soil is in rural settlements at the lowest elevation zones, where erosion intensity shows the least amount of decrease; and, second, the most intensive depopulation process, recorded in higher elevation zones, indicates a rapid decrease of erosion intensity.

The inclusion of migrant children into the formal education system of the Republic of Serbia represents a long-term project implemented by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development with the support of international organizations and civil society organizations. Te education system of the Republic of Serbia in terms of their education faces two key challenges. The first challenge is that they are in transit through Serbia and the length of their stay unpredictable. Another challenge relates to the comprehensive approach and commitment system as a whole. Consequently, the subject of this paper is to identify the legal and institutional framework for the inclusion of migrant children into the formal education system, as well as the analysis of the situation in practice. the aim is to test the implementation of the previous model for the inclusion of migrant children into the formal education system of the Republic of Serbia. the aim of the work is concretized through specific that include the organization and realization of teaching in schools in combined classes of students, but also in the context of reception centers, as well as support to students through additional work after implementation in primary school. By examining the attitudes of all participants involved in the educational process (migrant children, teachers, school director and professional associates) contribute to reducing prejudice and stereotypes about migrant children, as well as the exercise of their rights in the education system. the applied methodology, which included surveys and semi-structured interviews, obtained the guidelines for the effective implementation of the existing normative framework aimed at successful integration of migrant children into society. the results suggest that migrant children in educational institutions acquire functional knowledge and skills in order to adapt to the new environment, socialization, stress relief, a sense of security and freedom.

Return migration is an under-explored area of population mobility studies. Although the return intention does not represent a guarantee for its realization, migrants who express the intention to return have a better chance of achieving it compared to those who do not even think about it. Return migration can have great importance for the country of origin?s overall development, especially when it comes to return of young people. The paper presents the results of a survey carried out among the second generation members of migrants from Serbia in canton of Lucerne (Switzerland) with the aim of determining their return intentions. The research excludes the possibility of short-term (temporary) return, and the respondents answered about the intentions related exclusively to permanent return. For the purposes of the paper, an online questionnaire was conducted as well as interviews. The results indicated the complexity and indissolubility of migrants? ties with the Republic of Serbia on different levels. However, the return intention has been shown to be influenced by a number of factors that are primarily related to life satisfaction in the country of destination. In that context, it is not surprising that most of the respondents (48.4%) do not plan to return to Serbia, some of them (30.3%) might return, while the smallest number of respondents (21.2%) intend to return. In contrast to the intentions of the respondents themselves, it was found that the respondents? parents (the first generation of migrants) have a greater intention to return to Serbia (66.7%). By crossing the data, it was determined that the return intention is most express among employedmen who are married, who send remittances and visit Serbia two to five times a year. The intention to stay in the country of destination is most express among women aged 20-24 who are employed, unmarried and have no children. In addition, the results showed that respondents who plan to return are more likely to make contact with friends and relatives in Serbia than respondents who do not plan to return.