Symbolic and social boundaries of the integration of Russian immigrants in Czechia
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=y.cm6GnvhU" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=y.cm6GnvhU</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/23361980.2020.10" target="_blank" >10.14712/23361980.2020.10</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Symbolic and social boundaries of the integration of Russian immigrants in Czechia
Original language description
The integration of immigrants into Czech society is a key topic in the public debate as well as essentially a political issue. The most numerous groups, within a half-million migrant population, include Slovaks, Ukrainians, Vietnamese, and Russians. Such composition points out that Czechia is predominantly attractive to non-EU immigrants. This article focuses on the integration process of Russian immigrants into Czech society. Representing highly educated and financially well-secured migrants who come as entire families, the Russians are distinct from other Eastern European immigrants. However, various factors hinder their integration. The paper discusses the factors that shape symbolic and social boundaries in this integration process: (1) the development of Czech-Russian relationships that have been influenced by dramatic past events, (2) the representation of Russians in Czech media, (3) their specific socio-economic status, and (4) Czech immigration and integration policies. Negative experience, socio-economic inequalities, strict implementation of immigration policies towards third-country immigrants, and an unfavourable media discourse affect the attitudes of the majority toward the Russians and limit meaningful encounters.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50701 - Cultural and economic geography
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Geographica
ISSN
0300-5402
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
2020
Issue of the periodical within the volume
55(2)
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
137-148
UT code for WoS article
000590981100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85097214578