Migrant immobility and boundary maintenance in Russian society

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K13068
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: University of Toyama
• Principal Investigator: Horie Norio 富山大学, 研究推進機構 極東地域研究センター, 教授 (50302245)
• Research Collaborator: VIRKKUNEN Joni University of East Finland ; FRYER Paul University of East Finland ; Ryazantsev Sergey Russian Academy of Science, Institute of Socio-Political Research
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: ロシア / 移民 / 境界維持 / 外国人労働者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Migrant workers face immobility and enclosure in Russian society due to the rise of xenophobia and nationalistic feeling towards them, and the migrants are divided from the host Russian society. Migrants keep their boundary against the host society and the local citizens also maintain the boundary against migrants. This research revealed how the enclosure, enclaves and entrapment was structured by their social practices. The project targeted market-places and their workplace where they work, are enclaved, and enclosed. The boundary maintenance of the community or their enclave are socially constructed, and this project observed the social practices to maintain the boundary.

Free Research Field

移民研究