Balkánský koridor: tranzitní migrace v kontextu managementu a logistiky během humanitární reakce na uprchlickou krizi v roce 2015/2016

In 2015/2016, Europe witnessed the biggest refugee crisis since World War II. Over a million people moved via different migrations routes. The critical route was the Balkan corridor running from Turkey, via Greece, to Central, Western and Northern Europe. This thesis aims to propose a new model for the analysis of transit migration in the context of humanitarian operations. This model is built on tools from management and disaster management, and its application is demonstrated in the case of Balkan corridor during the so-called refugee crisis in 2015/2016. To demonstrate this application, the development and changes of the corridor were examined looking at factors that influenced the shape of the corridor, stakeholders participating in this humanitarian response and its success using primary and secondary data. Aside from the model development, the thesis brings the first delineation of the entire Balkan corridor identifying the causes and reasons why a humanitarian response to this crisis was not successful. Also, a comparison between logistics processes held during the response to the Balkan crisis and responses to different refugee crises is included. This reflects the lack of knowledge related to transit migration and the diverse character of this type of crises. In the end, the thesis offers a set of recommendations for future operations taking place in the context of transit migration.Conclusions arising from the research are essential, as it is likely that the world will face a similar crisis in the near future. Therefore, there is a need to prepare and develop a plan in the case of such a situation to prevent failures observed on Balkan.