Znanje o društvenom prostoru – motivi i namjere mladih za migriranje unutar Europske unije

In this article, on the basis of primary quantitative and qualitative data obtained through survey research and structured in-depth interviews in focus groups, as well as secondary statistical data, we investigate the intentions and motives of young people for migrating from the Republic of Croatia. The theoretical approach relies on Parsons/Merton’s functionalism, the phenomenological sociology of Shutz, Berger and Luckmann and Braudel’s conception of space in the global capitalist system. The data interpretation methodology is based on Luh-mann’s constructivist epistemology, whose central postulate is the observation of the observer. The results show that the respondents have strong knowledge about the spatial features of their living situation. The decision to migrate is the result of a conscious and rational decision that stems from good information about the situation in Croatia and the countries to which one wants to migrate. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that: