“Homeland-Rooted” or Acquired in the Receiving Society: How Does the Composition of Migrants’ “Co-Ethnic” Ties Affect Their Patterns of Integration?

Evgeni Varshaver () and Anna Rocheva ()
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Evgeni Varshaver: Russian Presidential Academy for National Economy and Public Administration
Anna Rocheva: Russian Presidential Academy for National Economy and Public Administration

Journal of International Migration and Integration, 2021, vol. 22, issue 1, No 19, 347-368

Abstract: Abstract Contributing to literature on composition of social ties of migrants, this article argues that “co-ethnic” ties, often included into analysis as a homogeneous entity, are either the ones obtained in the sending society, thus connecting a migrant to his relatives and neighbors from the community of origin, or the ones acquired in the receiving society and connecting people from different parts of the sending country. Basing on results of a survey of Kyrgyz migrants in Moscow, the authors show that this distinction is associated with difference in patterns, such as economic advancement, attitude toward ethnic category of belonging, and remitting behavior, which together comprise specific modes of integration for migrants. The explanations of these differences are suggested. Also, the mechanism of change of prevalent type of co-ethnic ties in migrants’ ego-networks from “homeland-rooted” to acquired in the receiving society is described.

Keywords: Social ties; Social networks; Ego-networks; Migration; Integration; Russia; Kyrgyz migrants; Moscow (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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