Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Migration Flows from Central Asia to Russia in the Late 20th and First Quarter of the 21st Centuries: Nonhuman Actors

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2026 19 (5)
Authors
Izluchenko, Tatiana V.; Gergilev, Denis N.
Contact information
Izluchenko, Tatiana V. : Siberian Federal University (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation); Federal Research Center «Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences» (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation); ; ORCID: 0000-0001-5644-301X; Gergilev, Denis N.: Siberian Federal University (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation); Federal Research Center «Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences» (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0000-0003-4913-4803
Keywords
migration; migration flows; Central Asia; Russia; heterogeneous network; nonhuman actors; actor-network approach
Abstract

Nonhuman actors ensure the sustainability and specificity of migration from Central Asian states to Russia. The dominant role is played by economic determinants that determine the motivation of migrants and the policies of the recovery States. The second group is international relations and geopolitical processes that set the vectors of diversification while maintaining Russia’s priority. The third is international treaties and Russian migration legislation that simplify the logistics of movement. The fourth is unfavorable living conditions, including environmental and climatic changes, and a criminal situation. The fifth is symbolic and cultural actors that minimize emotional costs and xenophobic risks. A separate group is social networks (diasporic associations), the functioning of which is determined by the industrial and infrastructural development of the host regions. The actor-network approach allows us to take into account the variability of all actors and the connections between them, and separately emphasize the role of non- human actors

Pages
945–957
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XUHOXU
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https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/158447

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