Diasporas of the South of Russia as the objects of sociological research: the problem statement
Research Article
Acknowledgments
The article was carried out within the framework of the project of the Russian Scientific Foundation No. 23-28-01721 “Diaspora institutions in the integration and disintegration of the multiethnic community of the South of Russia”
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Bedrik A.V., Panfilova Y.S., Chikarova G.I. Diasporas of the South of Russia as the objects of sociological research: the problem statement. Humanities of the South of Russia. 2023. Vol. 12. No. 6. P. 147-158. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18522/2227-8656.2023.6.11 (in Russ.).
Abstract
Objective of the study is to consider the phenomenon of the diaspora; to identify its basic features and functions; to verify them in terms of social and cultural conditions of the South of Russia.
The methodological basis of the research is based on a neo-institutional approach. The diaspora is a part of an ethnic group that has lived outside its national state, historical homeland, ethnic core historically or for a certain time. At the same time, it shapes various forms of group integration on the territory of its localization.
Research results. 1. Classical diasporas are characterized by a centuries-old history. These communities are characterized by a gradual de-ethnization of identity. This type of diaspora includes Greeks, Assyrians, Jews, Poles, Germans and Bulgarians living in the South Russia. The risk of total assimilation in the Russian-speaking society is actual for most of them.
2. Post-Soviet diasporas, which have a historical core in their structure, but have experienced a significant migration increase from other regions and countries of the former USSR in the post-Soviet period, are characterized by a significant level of intra-group differentiation based on temporal and linguistic characteristics, on the degree of association with Russian society and on the relevance of the all-Russian (state-civil) identity. They are Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Georgians, Moldovans, and Abkhazians. The Ukrainian and Belarusian communities occupy an exceptional position in this group.
3. The post-Soviet diasporas of the recent period have practically no historical core in the territory of residence and the diasporas include one or two generations. The representatives of these diaspora groups have the most mobilizing level of ethnic identity with a marginally pronounced diaspora association. This type includes diasporas of Central Asia (Uzbeks, Kyrgyz, Tajiks), as well as Meskhetian Turks.
Prospects of the study. The scientific community still doesn’t have any unified approaches to the definition of the term “diaspora”. Therefore its use is variable in public discourse, which in itself is a factor in the development of interethnic relations, that may lead to the growth of interethnic tension and conflicts. There is the need for a comprehensive sociological study of the phenomenon “diaspora”, for the highlighting the basic features and functions of this social phenomenon, as well as their verification in relation to the social and cultural terms of the South of Russian.
Keywords:
classical diasporas, post-Soviet diasporas, diasporas of the South of Russia, neo-institutional methodology
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Article
Received: 06.10.2023
Accepted: 22.12.2023
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Bedrik, A. V., Panfilova, Y. S., & Chikarova, G. I. (2023). Diasporas of the South of Russia as the objects of sociological research: the problem statement. Humanities of the South of Russia, 12(6), 147-158. https://doi.org/10.18522/2227-8656.2023.6.11
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SOCIO-POLITICAL AND ETHNICAL PROCESSES IN THE SOUTH OF RUSSIA
