Ryazantsev S.V., Ledeneva V.Yu. Integration of immigrants in the context of ethno-demographic transformations of Russian regions. Issues of national and federal relations, 2020, Vol. 10, Issue 12 (69), pp. 2850-2858.

Abstract

The article presents the results of an empirical study aimed at studying the role of immigration in the transformation of the ethno-demographic structure of the region. The scientific significance and modernity of the study of the social determination of the process of integration of immigrants into local communities is characterized. Ethnic aspects of population reproduction in Russian society are analyzed. The need to find effective ways to include immigrants in the economic, social and cultural life of the host community, in order to minimize the risks of tension and disintegration in the interaction of different ethnic groups, is argued. The features of the geographical localization and forms of socio-political and economic activity of ethnic communities of immigrants are revealed. The purpose of the analysis presented in the article was to assess the opinions of the expert community of migration-redundant regions regarding the significance of the migration processes taking place in the region and their impact on the ethno-demographic transformation of the region. The positive and negative consequences of the impact of migration on all components of life in the region, the role of diasporas and the most significant ethnic communities in the integration of immigrants are analyzed, the mechanisms of functioning of informal immigrant networks are determined, and practical recommendations are developed to improve migration policy in terms of stimulating the integration of immigrants into Russian society. The presented results are based on the synthesis of modern ethno-demographic and sociological theories in the field of studying the processes of adaptation and integration of immigrants, as well as applied theories of socially conditioned migration policy. The scientific novelty of the results lies in the study of the ethnodemographic potential and integration strategies of migrants in the context of the expert opinion of representatives of state and municipal authorities. The practical significance lies in the possibility of using the specifics of the identified aggregate expert opinion for the effective management of migration processes.