scholarly journals Integration Potential of Migrants and the Host Society: Similarities and Differences (on the Example of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-100
Author(s):  
Ekaterina M. Arutyunova ◽  
Igor M. Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Host Population ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Region Of Residence ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
The Republic ◽  
High Level

The article provides the analysis and comparison of the integration potential of the host society and migrants in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The analysis was carried out on the basis of two surveys: a representative survey of residents of the republic and a survey of labour migrants - immigrants from Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan). It is these categories of migrants that are most negatively perceived by the local population. The surveys were conducted in 2020. For a quantitative assessment of the integration potential, a set of questions-judgments was constructed, reflecting different parameters of this potential. Among them: the willingness of the host population to include migrants in their community and the corresponding judgment of migrants about their readiness to be included in the environment; judgment about the integration possibilities of migrants and the assessment by migrants of the acceptability of local standards of lifestyle, and others. Using the procedure of factor analysis, an indicator of the integration potential was formed. It was revealed that among migrants the share of people with a high integration potential is significantly higher than in the host community. This means that migrants assess the receiving environment and their own integration prospects higher than local residents. The high level of ethno-negative attitudes of the host community is accompanied by a low level of integration potential in relation to migrants. Such negativism is most often associated with a sense of cultural distance in the perception of migrants' behaviorur. At the same time, a pronounced focus on ethnicity in different contexts of social interaction is also associated with a low integration potential in relation to migrants and can be a source of the formation of stable xenophobic attitudes. The high level of integration potential of migrants is primarily associated with long-term plans for life in Russia and this region, as well as with the presence of a family (in the region of residence or in the country of origin). Thus, for local communities, the main criterion for assessing migrants is the degree to which their behaviorur corresponds to local socio-cultural norms, and for migrants, the key criterion for assessing the host society is a measure of the possibility of a safe and materially prosperous life in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and in Russia as a whole. Such a difference in assessment criteria can create additional obstacles for both parties to active daily interaction in different areas inhibiting the processes of mutual integration.

scholarly journals MIGRANT WOMEN IN THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN: INTEGRATION STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 707-711
Author(s):  
Tatyana Alekseevna Titova ◽  
Elena Valeryevna Frolova ◽  
Elena Gennadievna Gushchina ◽  
Rimma Raisovna Sagitova
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Host Population ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Integration Strategies ◽  
High Level ◽  
Interethnic Interaction

Purpose: The relevance of the studied problem is due to the need for a comprehensive study of the adaptation of migrants to a foreign cultural environment in the regions of the Russian Federation. The aim of the article is to analyze the strategies and practices of the integration of migrant women in the Republic of Tatarstan for 2017-2018. Methodology: The leading approach to the study of this problem is the polyparadigmatic methodology. The article describes the economic status of migrant women, their linguistic competences and the level of language proficiency in the host population languages and religious practices. Result: It is concluded that migrant women have a fairly high level of intra-group cohesion and dependence on family and kinship ties. This, combined with a fixed low level of proficiency in the host population languages, makes it difficult for migrant women to integrate into the host community. The materials of the article can be useful for ethnologists, social and cultural anthropologists, political scientists, as well as representatives of bodies and structures responsible for interethnic interaction. Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students. Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of Migrant Women in the Republic of Tatarstan: integration strategies and practices are presented in a comprehensive and complete manner.

scholarly journals Long-Term Plans and Potential for Social and Cultural Integration of Migrants (Example of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia))

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 146-161
Author(s):  
Igor Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
Local Population ◽  
Temporary Employment ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Primary Socialization ◽  
Relationship Of

The article, based on the data of a survey of migrants conducted in 2020 in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), analyzes the statistically valid relationship of variations in long-term plans of migrants with variables reflecting socio-cultural aspects of their integration potential. The analysis showed that migrants who are focused on settling in a host society (as compared to those who are focused on temporary employment) more often express their desire to settle in the neighborhood with representatives of the local population and more often live in the neighborhood of local population. They are more likely to work in teams where migrants and locals are approximately equally represented. Hence, they are more included in the space of primary socialization in the host society. More often they have friends among the local population, with whom they spend their leisure time. This category of migrants is characterized by a high degree of identity with the host community, but without loss of identification with the communities of the country of departure (country, ethnic, religious, etc.). As a result, it is concluded that migrants who have plans to settle in the host environment have a higher integration potential.

scholarly journals Factors of inefficiency of social communication of forced migrants in the host society

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Communication ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Communication Partner ◽  
Sociocultural Differences ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Forced Migrants

The article considers the factors of ineffective social communication between forced migrants and local population in the host society, such as the presence of bias and stereotypes in the relations between communicators; experienced collective trauma, which makes it difficult for forced migrants to create new social contacts, causes a “distrust syndrome” and the adoption of the role of a victim by migrants; the presence of objective differences in needs, which may be perceived differently by the parties of communication as a consequence of different personal experiences; the presence of sociocultural differences between representatives of the host community and forced migrants, which may be caused by the specifics of the local labor market and linguistic traditions. It is emphasized that these factors can affect the perception by forced migrants of several communication contexts, such as physical, social, emotional, thematic ones. It is indicated that in conditions of insufficient awareness of the subjects of communication about each other and about the subject of communication, inference becomes a significant factor in (non)understanding. By “inference” we mean the process of constructing certain knowledge and conclusions about a communication partner (and the subject of discussion) through the use of non-verbal, background channels of communication. Inference can be based both on logical conclusions and on contextual information, sociocultural knowledge, norms and principles of communicative influence. It is concluded that an important factor in successful interaction between migrants and the host community can be a wider involvement of the migrants in solving problems that exist both for themselves and the host community. This can contribute to a deeper understanding of the sociocultural context of life and the needs of each group by representatives of another group.

scholarly journals The current state of uranium legacy sites remediation issues in Uzbekistan

2022 ◽  
Vol 2155 (1) ◽  
pp. 012028
Author(s):  
BK Kuldjanov
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Local Population ◽  
International Community ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Single Source ◽  
Current State ◽  
The World ◽  
The Republic ◽  
High Level

Abstract The uranium production legacy sites in Central Asia are a source of high-level radiological risks for the population and the environment. This fact is recognized by the international community, which is taking measures to remediate the sites. A number of international and national projects have been implemented in the Republic of Uzbekistan, but there is no single source that covers their main results. The article provides a brief overview of the main international initiatives, the results obtained and the lessons learned. The list of necessary measures for the nearest future to recover the environment and ensure normal conditions for the local population is given. The obtained material can be used for planning and implementation remediation of other uranium legacy sites in Central Asia, as well as similar objects around the world.

scholarly journals Eventual integration or delayed transit: Interaction of residents in reception centres with their new environment in Serbia

Stanovnistvo ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Nemanja Vukcevic
Keyword(s):  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Voluntary Response ◽  
The Republic ◽  
And Gender ◽  
High Level ◽  
Reception Centre

The purpose of our study was an analysis of reception centre residents? attitudes in the Republic of Serbia toward the state and the local population. Using a questionnaire, we tried to identify the differences in respondents? attitudes toward their new environment depending on their various socio-demographic characteristics. The survey was conducted in the spring of 2019 on a sample of 173 residents of centres using the PAPI method, face-to-face, and voluntary response sampling. The data obtained are the result of descriptive and inferential analysis and were processed by the SPSS statistical data processing program. Our statistical analysis showed that attitudes of reception centre residents toward their new environment may not correlate strongly with their mother tongue, knowledge of foreign languages, marital status, number of family members, number of minor children in the family, work status, or religion. Instead, it is more likely to depend on their level of education, age, nationality, and gender. Such results show us where we need to improve inter-action, especially among women, young people, and people with a low level of education. We can also suggest that, under favourable conditions, these three categories of reception centre residents will be the first to leave the Republic of Serbia, which they probably see exclusively as a transit country. At the same time, older people and people with a high level of education (most likely men) are more likely to integrate into their new environment in the Republic of Serbia. The more interaction they have with local people and institutions and the higher the quality of that interaction, the more likely they are to integrate.

scholarly journals Social factors of communicative misunderstanding between forced migrants and the host community

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 427-433
Author(s):  
Olga Popova
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Forced Migrants ◽  
High Level ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This paper examines social factors that cause misunderstandings between forced migrants and members of a host community. The article investigates mechanisms of social perception as a process responsible for quality of communication between these actors, as well as the relationship of these mechanisms with integration of forced migrants into the host society. The article presents the results of two studies: in the first one, 318 interviews with forced migrants from Donbass were got in 2018, and, in the second one, 200 interviews were obtained in 2019. The studies have demonstrated a high level of prejudice of the host society towards forced migrants, low level of generalized trust of migrants to surrounding people. This situation contributes to the formation of bonding social capital, but does not contribute to the formation of bridging and linking capital, which does not affect the expansion of new social connections and the acquisition of new relevant social capital.

scholarly journals MEASURES TO PRESERVE THE ECO-BALANCE OF THE TERRITORIES AND DEVELOP ECOLOGICAL TOURISM: IN SEARCH OF PARITY

2021 ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
L. N. Talalova
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Cultural Objects ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The Republic ◽  
High Level ◽  
Museum Display ◽  
Cultural Monuments

Between the strategies for preserving the eco-balance of territories and the development of ecotourism there is a “twilight zone”, measures for the development of the latter may run counter to the former. On the example of the Republic of Tajikistan, based on relevant ratings, the author analyses the mechanisms for implementing a balanced approach to the problem (the result is the entry into the international ecotourism market, the creation of infrastructure). The paper considers the reasons that prevent the Republic of Uzbekistan from achieving similar results, studies tactics on specific examples. National parks are losing cultural monuments due to economic activities and tourism constitute the basis of socio-economic development of the territory with the diversification of the rural economy and provide jobs for the local population, and yet actualize raised in the article the problem of museumification of landscapes –conversion of natural objects in the objects of the Museum display. The study showed that the inclusion of several cultural objects in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019, the adoption of specific measures for their conservation (Road Map – 2020) will allow the Republic of Uzbekistan to transform areas with a high level of landscape and recreational potential into centers of regional ecotourism, and with regard to cultural monuments, this will be minimal losses. 

Addressing the Health Problems After Immigration Faced by the Marshallese in Springdale, Arkansas: Lessons Learned from the City of Vienna

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 1309-1316
Author(s):  
Ryo Fujikura ◽  
Mikiyasu Nakayama ◽  
Shanna N. McClain ◽  
Scott Drinkall ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Marshall Islands ◽  
Host Society ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The City

More than 10,000 people have migrated from the Republic of the Marshall Islands to Springdale, Arkansas in the United States. That number is increasing. The Marshallese living in Springdale are not effectively integrated into the host society. Many Marshallese are mentally stressed not only in their home country, but in Springdale as well. This problem will be alleviated if those in Springdale are well-integrated into the host society. The city of Vienna, Austria, has a history of accepting large numbers of immigrants. In this study, we analyzed the experience of integration in the city of Vienna and examined ways in which this can be applied to the situation in Springdale. Many Marshallese make few preparations for migration to the United States; this becomes an obstacle when they start residing there. Vienna Start Coaching, implemented by the City of Vienna, is a mechanism providing the information that is needed by foreigners when they arrive at the city. The city of Vienna has many therapists to provide mental health care for immigrants and citizens. This is to ensure the possibility of having people who can listen to them in their native language. Moreover, the city offers German language courses to immigrants. Provision of more English language education could facilitate their integration with the host community.

Tourism awareness as a tourism development strategy: status of the issue

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.I. Rosas-Jaco ◽  
S.X. Almeraya-Quintero ◽  
L.G. Guajardo-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Training Manual ◽  
Environmental Development ◽  
Main Engine ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: Tourism has become the main engine of economic, social and environmental development in several countries, so promoting tourism awareness among tourists and the local population should be a priority. The present study aims to suggest a status of the research carried out on the topic of tourism awareness. Design / methodology / approach: The type of analysis is through a retrospective and exploratory bibliometric study. The analysis materials were scientific articles and a training manual published between 2000 and 2020, registered by Scopus, Emerald insight and Dialnet, using “tourism awareness” as the keyword. Results: When considering the three senses in which tourism awareness ought to operate, it is concluded that studies are more focused on the relationship and contact of the host community with the tourist. It is observed that four out of six articles in this sense consider that education, training, and government policies around tourism awareness should be developed in a better way in the destinations, in order to be an element that contributes to the development of communities and reduces poverty in developing countries. Study limitations / implications: It is considered a limitation not to include thesis dissertations. Findings / conclusions: It is necessary to make visible the importance of tourism awareness as a local development strategy for communities, in addition to including tourism awareness on the part of tourists.

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