Migration, Displacement and Identity in Post-Soviet Russia

by Hilary Pilkington

Overview

The displacement of 25 million ethnic Russians from the newly independent states is a major social and political consequence of the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Pilkington engages with the perspectives of officialdom, of those returning to their ethnic homeland, and of the receiving populations. She examines the policy and the practice of the Russian migration regime before looking at the social and cultural adaptation for refugees and forced migrants. Her work illuminates wider contemporary debates about identity and migration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415158251
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/11/1997
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Figures and tables, Acknowledgements, Part 1: Policy and Practice - The Formation of the Russian Migration Regime, 1. Introduction, 2. Redrawing a nation's borders, 3. The legislative framework, 4. The institutional framework, 5. Putting policy into practice, Part Two: Going Home? Social and Cultural Adaptation of Refugees and Forced Migrants, Introduction: Into the field..., 6. More push than pull?, 7.Surviving the drop, 8. 'Us and them', 9. The 'other' Russians, 10. Conclusion, Bibliography, Index

Editorial Reviews

'This excellent book is a mine of information on one of the most pressing and topical of sociopolitical problems affecting Russia today, and is to be recommended for its insights into the processes behind the considerable movements of peoples which are still taking place.' - British East-West Journal

From the Publisher

Pilkington (Russian and European studies, U. of Birmingham) explores empirical and conceptual issues framing the experience of reintegration from the perspective of the 25 million ethnic Russians politically and culturally displaced upon the collapse of the USSR<-->within the context of current Russian Federation/regional migration policy, and a challenge to traditional migration studies. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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