Emigration from Požega-Slavonia county: reasons to leave versus reasons to stay

U radu je prikazana emigracija iz Požeško-slavonske županije s naglaskom na važnost potisnih i privlačnih faktora, fenomena „odljeva mozgova“, težnji i mogućnosti te na ulogu migrantskih mreža u procesu emigriranja. Provedeno je kvalitativno istraživanje, metodom polustrukturiranog intervjua s 33 sudionika. Kroz rad je prikazano zašto su sudionici emigrirali, planiraju li se vratiti u rodni zavičaj, planiraju li sudionici, koji žive na promatranom području, emigrirati i koji su to potisni i privlačni faktori u migracijskom procesu. Prikazana je važnost fenomena „odljev mozgova“ i migrantskih mreža u emigraciji. U radu je prikazano provode li se mjere od strane županije/grada za ublažavanje emigracije i na koji način. Za kraj, prikazano je postoji li mogućnost ublažavanja emigracije i eventualni povratak emigranata i na koji načinThe paper presents emigration from Požega-Slavonia county with an emphasis on importance of push and pull factors, the brain-drain phenomena, aspiration vs ability and on the role of migrant network in the emigration process. Qualitative research was conducted using interviews from 33 people. Throughout the paper it is shown why did the participants emigrate, do they plan on returning to their homeland, if the participants who lived in the researched area plan on emigrating and what are the push and pull factors of emigration. Importance of the brain-drain phenomena and the migration networks is shown. This paper offers an insight if there are any measurements that the county or city are enforcing in order to reduce the emigration and ensure the return of emigrants. Finally, the paper presents if there is a possibility of reducing emigration and to ensure the return of emigrants and the way it could be achieved