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Starikov, Valentin; Стариков, Валентин International Sociological Assocation, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. @conference{Starikov2016, title = {Cluster Analysis of the Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia: Studying the Differentiation of Ihe in Post-Soviet Countries}, author = {Valentin Starikov and Валентин Стариков}, url = {https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2016/webprogram/Paper81249.html}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-07-14}, booktitle = {International Sociological Assocation}, organization = {Third ISA Forum of Sociology}, abstract = {The paper attempts to articulate a possibility for integrating a number of perspectives in studying higher education as a scholarly subject in social sciences that deal with classical and recent quantitative research in comparative sociology. The paper questions mainstream modernization paradigm and criticizes resource-dependence theories, new institutional isomorphic perspectives, and other frames that conceptualize organizations (particularly those that provide higher education) as homogeneous actors. There are two distinct parts in the paper. The first, rather introductory and theoretical in scope, deals with the discussion of structural changes of the higher education system(s) in six post-Soviet countries (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia), both their historical context and current institutional diversity. We begin with characteristics of Soviet higher education system where the state combined (in economic terms) demand-side and supply-side roles in higher education. The post-Soviet transformations have brought new forces that shaped contemporary institutional diversity. Following that, the historical typology of institutions is developed with regard to the major forces influencing the organizations’ transitions. Second part of the paper introduces a typology of new types of public IHE’s is set forth. To meet this goal, we use a ‘classical’ quantitative sociological method of classification - cluster analysis – to find out the groups of IHE’s that have emerged and now operate in all the countries under study. To adopt the method, we use the principle of the farthest neighbor for calculating distances between clusters in hierarchical clustering. In order to build a hierarchy of clusters, we use the agglomerative (bottom-up) approach. The advantages and drawbacks of using these techniques in relation to the study of IHE’s will be discussed in the presentation. Specific data and materials come from the field research that has been conducted during the 2011-2015.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The paper attempts to articulate a possibility for integrating a number of perspectives in studying higher education as a scholarly subject in social sciences that deal with classical and recent quantitative research in comparative sociology. The paper questions mainstream modernization paradigm and criticizes resource-dependence theories, new institutional isomorphic perspectives, and other frames that conceptualize organizations (particularly those that provide higher education) as homogeneous actors. There are two distinct parts in the paper. The first, rather introductory and theoretical in scope, deals with the discussion of structural changes of the higher education system(s) in six post-Soviet countries (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia), both their historical context and current institutional diversity. We begin with characteristics of Soviet higher education system where the state combined (in economic terms) demand-side and supply-side roles in higher education. The post-Soviet transformations have brought new forces that shaped contemporary institutional diversity. Following that, the historical typology of institutions is developed with regard to the major forces influencing the organizations’ transitions. Second part of the paper introduces a typology of new types of public IHE’s is set forth. To meet this goal, we use a ‘classical’ quantitative sociological method of classification - cluster analysis – to find out the groups of IHE’s that have emerged and now operate in all the countries under study. To adopt the method, we use the principle of the farthest neighbor for calculating distances between clusters in hierarchical clustering. In order to build a hierarchy of clusters, we use the agglomerative (bottom-up) approach. The advantages and drawbacks of using these techniques in relation to the study of IHE’s will be discussed in the presentation. Specific data and materials come from the field research that has been conducted during the 2011-2015. |
Tregubova, Natalia; Zhikharevich, Dmitrii; Трегубова, Наталья; Жихаревич, Дмитрий International Sociological Association, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. @conference{Tregubova2016b, title = {A Comparative Study of Labor Migrants' Discontent in the Eurasian Societies in the Time of Economic and Financial Instability}, author = {Natalia Tregubova and Dmitrii Zhikharevich and Наталья Трегубова and Дмитрий Жихаревич}, url = {https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2016/webprogram/Paper78851.html}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-07-12}, booktitle = {International Sociological Association}, organization = {Third ISA Forum of Sociology}, abstract = {The paper presents an on-going research oriented toward studying reality of labor migrants’ discontent in the time of economic and financial instability of the accepted societies. It starts with a discussion of theoretical and methodological framework for social analysis and methods of measurement of the discontent as a societal phenomenon. It takes as a basis for further analysis the theoretical concepts in sociology of emotions developed by J. Barbalet and R. Collins. It continues with an analysis of the field research materials. The data and materials come from comparative field researches of the everyday life practices of labor migrants from Vietnam, Uzbekistan in Russia and from the former Soviet Union countries in Europe that were organized and conducted by the InterComCenter, St.Petersburg in 2007 -2015. The overlapping issue in studying societies of Eurasia is labor migration. The paper tries to portrait the challenges that bring labor migrants from Central Asia to European societies. It is oriented toward an exploration into theoretical and methodological problems of comparative studying the Eurasian societies that are “sending” labor migrants and those societies that are “accepting” them. Capitalist inequality in general and waves of economic crises in particular constitute macroconditions of a variety of emotions. However, structural conditions of emotions operate through micropatterns of interaction. From this perspective discontent could be regarded as “class” long-term emotion that is produced and reproduced in chains of interactions influenced by structural conditions. On the bases of sociological theories of emotions developed by Jack Barbalet and Randall Collins the paper proposes conceptual model of studying reality of the labor migrants’ discontent. It also looks at the possibilities and special conditions that can determine the involvement of labor migrants in protest activities.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The paper presents an on-going research oriented toward studying reality of labor migrants’ discontent in the time of economic and financial instability of the accepted societies. It starts with a discussion of theoretical and methodological framework for social analysis and methods of measurement of the discontent as a societal phenomenon. It takes as a basis for further analysis the theoretical concepts in sociology of emotions developed by J. Barbalet and R. Collins. It continues with an analysis of the field research materials. The data and materials come from comparative field researches of the everyday life practices of labor migrants from Vietnam, Uzbekistan in Russia and from the former Soviet Union countries in Europe that were organized and conducted by the InterComCenter, St.Petersburg in 2007 -2015. The overlapping issue in studying societies of Eurasia is labor migration. The paper tries to portrait the challenges that bring labor migrants from Central Asia to European societies. It is oriented toward an exploration into theoretical and methodological problems of comparative studying the Eurasian societies that are “sending” labor migrants and those societies that are “accepting” them. Capitalist inequality in general and waves of economic crises in particular constitute macroconditions of a variety of emotions. However, structural conditions of emotions operate through micropatterns of interaction. From this perspective discontent could be regarded as “class” long-term emotion that is produced and reproduced in chains of interactions influenced by structural conditions. On the bases of sociological theories of emotions developed by Jack Barbalet and Randall Collins the paper proposes conceptual model of studying reality of the labor migrants’ discontent. It also looks at the possibilities and special conditions that can determine the involvement of labor migrants in protest activities. |
Tregubova, Natalia; Lisitsyn, Pavel; McKoy, Hope International Sociological Association, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. @conference{Tregubova2016, title = {Transnationalism As a New Model of Integration: Comparative Analysis of the Migrants' Everyday Life in Russia and the USA after 1991}, author = {Natalia Tregubova and Pavel Lisitsyn and Hope McKoy}, url = {https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2016/webprogram/Paper75716.html}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-07-11}, booktitle = {International Sociological Association}, organization = {Third ISA Forum of Sociology}, abstract = {The paper will present some theoretical and methodological ideas and some preliminary outcomes of the activities of the International Research Laboratory in St Petersburg State University "Transnationalism and Migration Processes: Comparative and Institutional Analysis". The overall goal of the Lab’s research activities is to find out basic mechanisms that determine processes of social integration in the new paradigm of studying migration processes which has entered into the social sciences scholarship in the 1990s and has been called “transnationalism”. In the center of authors’ attention will be transnational structures of everyday life of migrants in the accepted societies (USA and Russia) as basis for the new policies of social integration in the system of coordinates not only of economic, political borders but also cultural borders of everyday life worlds. The current migration studies are dominated by North American scholarship despite of the fact that new developments in the former Soviet Union countries bring new perspectives to the analysis as well as different approaches that have been developed on all the continents and notably in Europe shed different lights on migration processes. Until recently, migration research was strictly anchored in the nation-state experience of the receiving countries. The paper promotes transnational migration research based on the belief that the potentials of comparative sociology will advance the theoretical development of migration research. Elsewhere we’ve proposed our understanding of comparative sociology – neither as a method, nor a subfield, but as a special organization of research through constant comparisons at the different levels of social reality. This research process is realized through a series of studies that could be descriptive or explanatory, theoretical or empirical, comparative case studies, small-N or large-N comparisons. (Rezaev, Starikov, Tregubova, Compartive Sociology, Brill, 2015, No.1)}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The paper will present some theoretical and methodological ideas and some preliminary outcomes of the activities of the International Research Laboratory in St Petersburg State University "Transnationalism and Migration Processes: Comparative and Institutional Analysis". The overall goal of the Lab’s research activities is to find out basic mechanisms that determine processes of social integration in the new paradigm of studying migration processes which has entered into the social sciences scholarship in the 1990s and has been called “transnationalism”. In the center of authors’ attention will be transnational structures of everyday life of migrants in the accepted societies (USA and Russia) as basis for the new policies of social integration in the system of coordinates not only of economic, political borders but also cultural borders of everyday life worlds. The current migration studies are dominated by North American scholarship despite of the fact that new developments in the former Soviet Union countries bring new perspectives to the analysis as well as different approaches that have been developed on all the continents and notably in Europe shed different lights on migration processes. Until recently, migration research was strictly anchored in the nation-state experience of the receiving countries. The paper promotes transnational migration research based on the belief that the potentials of comparative sociology will advance the theoretical development of migration research. Elsewhere we’ve proposed our understanding of comparative sociology – neither as a method, nor a subfield, but as a special organization of research through constant comparisons at the different levels of social reality. This research process is realized through a series of studies that could be descriptive or explanatory, theoretical or empirical, comparative case studies, small-N or large-N comparisons. (Rezaev, Starikov, Tregubova, Compartive Sociology, Brill, 2015, No.1) |
Rezaev, Andrey; Starikov, Valentin; Резаев, Андрей; Стариков, Валентин International Sociological Association, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. @conference{Rezaev2016b, title = {Comparative Analysis of Causal Mechanisms, Prevention and Regulation of the Ethno-Social Conflicts in Academe: Cases of Russia and Ukraine}, author = {Andrey Rezaev and Valentin Starikov and Андрей Резаев and Валентин Стариков}, url = {https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2016/webprogram/Paper75709.html}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-07-11}, booktitle = {International Sociological Association}, organization = {Third ISA Forum of Sociology}, abstract = {The basic research questions of the study that authors will present at the third ISA Forum are: 1) What are the causal social mechanisms that determine a possibility of the ethnic/racial tensions and conflicts in the academe? 2) Is it possible to prevent, to control and to normalize such conflicts? What are the rountines and technieques of the prevention and control? Specific research question include, but are not limited to: how can researchers deal with their own emotions within the analysis of ethnic, national, racial problematics? How can one delineate an emotional culture empirically? Is it true that emotions in the processes of protests are “painted into the colours of national flags”? In looking at these research questions more closely the authors will use causal comparative models and experimental designs and counterfactual analytical techniques. In terms of methodology the study is oriented toward three basic approaches: the first is Comparative perspective centering two strategies – qualitative and quantitative and using mixed methods research; the second is Computational social sciences converging most recent tactics of using computers’ and software’s potentials as well as computational methods for studying social processes; the third is focusing on the approaches progressed in Visual Sociology. There is still a need of methodological reflection for empirical research of ethnic conflicts and emotional involvement into protest activities. The authors welcome the approaches of studying discontent, social interactions and emotions empirically on the basis of exploration into everyday life practices of designated groups in academic milieu: professors, students, administrative, staff, and research supporting staff.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The basic research questions of the study that authors will present at the third ISA Forum are: 1) What are the causal social mechanisms that determine a possibility of the ethnic/racial tensions and conflicts in the academe? 2) Is it possible to prevent, to control and to normalize such conflicts? What are the rountines and technieques of the prevention and control? Specific research question include, but are not limited to: how can researchers deal with their own emotions within the analysis of ethnic, national, racial problematics? How can one delineate an emotional culture empirically? Is it true that emotions in the processes of protests are “painted into the colours of national flags”? In looking at these research questions more closely the authors will use causal comparative models and experimental designs and counterfactual analytical techniques. In terms of methodology the study is oriented toward three basic approaches: the first is Comparative perspective centering two strategies – qualitative and quantitative and using mixed methods research; the second is Computational social sciences converging most recent tactics of using computers’ and software’s potentials as well as computational methods for studying social processes; the third is focusing on the approaches progressed in Visual Sociology. There is still a need of methodological reflection for empirical research of ethnic conflicts and emotional involvement into protest activities. The authors welcome the approaches of studying discontent, social interactions and emotions empirically on the basis of exploration into everyday life practices of designated groups in academic milieu: professors, students, administrative, staff, and research supporting staff. |
Zhikharevich, Dmitrii; Kuleshova, Anna; Жихаревич, Дмитрий; Кулешова, Анна The Notion of Capitalism and the Reality of Contemporary Societies in the Fsu Countries Conference International Sociological Association, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. @conference{Zhikharevich2016, title = {The Notion of Capitalism and the Reality of Contemporary Societies in the Fsu Countries}, author = {Dmitrii Zhikharevich and Anna Kuleshova and Дмитрий Жихаревич and Анна Кулешова}, url = {https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2016/webprogram/Paper78855.html}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-07-11}, booktitle = {International Sociological Association}, organization = {Third ISA Forum of Sociology}, abstract = {This paper is an attempt to investigate the history and uses of the notion of capitalism viz. concurrent concepts of the economy and the market (market society). Drawing on the German tradition of the history of concepts (Begriffsgeschichte) developed by R. Koselleck and his co-authors, it proposes an argument that sociological concepts should be seen in context of the everyday languages of the time. This argument is illustrated by means of the two well-known cases from the conceptual history of the social sciences: Proudhon’s definition of communism and Weberian definition of the territorial nation-state. Both were based in the shared understanding of the respective phenomena prevalent in the time, but were later made more analytically sharp and integrated into the structure of respective social theories. Building on these two cases, the history of the notion of capitalism is traced from its origins in Thackeray The Newcomes published in 1855. In the second part of the paper different classical approaches and definitions of capitalism are compared and constructed: capitalism in its various forms (Weber, Schumpeter, Braudel, world-system analysis), bourgeois mode of production (Marx), market society (Polanyi, Hayek, Keynes, Hirschmann) etc., including the recent attempts to disaggregate “capitalism” into complementary institutions (Varieties of capitalism, new economic sociology) or infrastructures and processes of “economization”/”marketization”(sociology of finance). In conclusion the author makes an attempt at developing a synthetic historically grounded definition of capitalism.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper is an attempt to investigate the history and uses of the notion of capitalism viz. concurrent concepts of the economy and the market (market society). Drawing on the German tradition of the history of concepts (Begriffsgeschichte) developed by R. Koselleck and his co-authors, it proposes an argument that sociological concepts should be seen in context of the everyday languages of the time. This argument is illustrated by means of the two well-known cases from the conceptual history of the social sciences: Proudhon’s definition of communism and Weberian definition of the territorial nation-state. Both were based in the shared understanding of the respective phenomena prevalent in the time, but were later made more analytically sharp and integrated into the structure of respective social theories. Building on these two cases, the history of the notion of capitalism is traced from its origins in Thackeray The Newcomes published in 1855. In the second part of the paper different classical approaches and definitions of capitalism are compared and constructed: capitalism in its various forms (Weber, Schumpeter, Braudel, world-system analysis), bourgeois mode of production (Marx), market society (Polanyi, Hayek, Keynes, Hirschmann) etc., including the recent attempts to disaggregate “capitalism” into complementary institutions (Varieties of capitalism, new economic sociology) or infrastructures and processes of “economization”/”marketization”(sociology of finance). In conclusion the author makes an attempt at developing a synthetic historically grounded definition of capitalism. |
Rezaev, Andrey; Резаев, Андрей Comparative Capitalism: 25 Years of the New Societies' Evolvement in Post-Soviet Eurasia Conference International Sociological Association, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. @conference{Rezaev2016bb, title = {Comparative Capitalism: 25 Years of the New Societies' Evolvement in Post-Soviet Eurasia}, author = {Andrey Rezaev and Андрей Резаев}, url = {https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2016/webprogram/Paper75711.html}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-07-11}, booktitle = {International Sociological Association}, organization = {Third ISA Forum of Sociology}, abstract = {The contemporary world calls for a research program of comparative capitalisms. The paper to be delivered at the Third ISA Forum is an attempt to offer analytical tools to the study of inter-linkages between issues of institutional settings of market making and problems of a capitalist society development in the fSU countries during 25 years after the collapse of the USSR. The paper goes beyond a purely economic analysis of market and even beyond political economy or economic sociology inquiry into reality of market institutions in the post-Soviet countries. It is oriented toward developing broad socio-historical and socio-economic theoretical construction that treats capitalism as a “total society”, a distinct form of society in which there are interrelations and interactions between the economic, political and other social institutions, and the cultural sphere. The aim is to explore into main elements in a real analysis of the nature of present-day capitalism in the fSU countries through detailed field research of everyday life social practices. It will be the study of the evolving patterns of human relationships that are concerned with the institutional framework and cultural settings. The focus will be on the nature and function of habits, routines and institutions. The paper addresses several distinctive though interrelated problems. First, it is concerned with identifying the mechanisms by which institutional settings of capitalist society are coordinated. Second, it develops the argument that market institutions and other coordinating mechanisms of capitalist evolution are shaped by socio-political structures. The third is that the institutions are imbedded in a culture. Cultural settings of a society shape institutional configuration, technically and materially constrained them, politically defend or offend them. The study confines great deal of attention to mapping the comparative logic and methodology of field research.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The contemporary world calls for a research program of comparative capitalisms. The paper to be delivered at the Third ISA Forum is an attempt to offer analytical tools to the study of inter-linkages between issues of institutional settings of market making and problems of a capitalist society development in the fSU countries during 25 years after the collapse of the USSR. The paper goes beyond a purely economic analysis of market and even beyond political economy or economic sociology inquiry into reality of market institutions in the post-Soviet countries. It is oriented toward developing broad socio-historical and socio-economic theoretical construction that treats capitalism as a “total society”, a distinct form of society in which there are interrelations and interactions between the economic, political and other social institutions, and the cultural sphere. The aim is to explore into main elements in a real analysis of the nature of present-day capitalism in the fSU countries through detailed field research of everyday life social practices. It will be the study of the evolving patterns of human relationships that are concerned with the institutional framework and cultural settings. The focus will be on the nature and function of habits, routines and institutions. The paper addresses several distinctive though interrelated problems. First, it is concerned with identifying the mechanisms by which institutional settings of capitalist society are coordinated. Second, it develops the argument that market institutions and other coordinating mechanisms of capitalist evolution are shaped by socio-political structures. The third is that the institutions are imbedded in a culture. Cultural settings of a society shape institutional configuration, technically and materially constrained them, politically defend or offend them. The study confines great deal of attention to mapping the comparative logic and methodology of field research. |
Andreeva, Anna; Ermakova, Maria; Stepanov, Alexander; Андреева, Анна; Ермакова, Мария; Степанов, Александр Ethnicity Conflicts and Nationalism in the Former Soviet Union Countries Conference International Sociological Association, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. @conference{Andreeva2016, title = {Ethnicity Conflicts and Nationalism in the Former Soviet Union Countries}, author = {Anna Andreeva and Maria Ermakova and Alexander Stepanov and Анна Андреева and Мария Ермакова and Александр Степанов}, url = {https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2016/webprogram/Paper78859.html}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-07-11}, booktitle = {International Sociological Association}, organization = {Third ISA Forum of Sociology}, abstract = {The objective of the paper is to discuss empirical research and findings (2012-2015) as well as theoretical and methodological frames of studying nationalism and ethnic conflicts that were discussed during a number of summer schools developed by InterComCenter in 2005-2010 On the basis of socio-political analysis, current sociological and anthropological theories the paper will identify the patterns and underlying causes of success and failure in market making and its interlinkages to growing wave of ethnical tensions and conflicts between nations and inside one nation. Economic transformations undertaken by nation-elites in Eastern and Central Europe mostly under the banner of 'Europeanization'/ ‘Westernization’ have largely disregarded the role ethnic relations have played in the socio-economic development and the evolution of ethno-national identities during supra-national market integration in Europe. Better understanding of the logic of the evolution of ethnic identities and nationalistic issues in Eastern part of the continent, Caucasus and in Central Asia might contribute to the better understanding of the social and political regulations of new economic and political regimes and the developmental potentials of the European model of institutionalized or social capitalism. The paper will consist of two distinct parts. Part one deals with theoretical and methodological discussion of how ethnicity and nationalism have been studied in the social sciences during the time of the USSR and aftermath. Part two is a discussion of empirical results and outcomes of the three field researches that was conducted in 2012-2015.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The objective of the paper is to discuss empirical research and findings (2012-2015) as well as theoretical and methodological frames of studying nationalism and ethnic conflicts that were discussed during a number of summer schools developed by InterComCenter in 2005-2010 On the basis of socio-political analysis, current sociological and anthropological theories the paper will identify the patterns and underlying causes of success and failure in market making and its interlinkages to growing wave of ethnical tensions and conflicts between nations and inside one nation. Economic transformations undertaken by nation-elites in Eastern and Central Europe mostly under the banner of 'Europeanization'/ ‘Westernization’ have largely disregarded the role ethnic relations have played in the socio-economic development and the evolution of ethno-national identities during supra-national market integration in Europe. Better understanding of the logic of the evolution of ethnic identities and nationalistic issues in Eastern part of the continent, Caucasus and in Central Asia might contribute to the better understanding of the social and political regulations of new economic and political regimes and the developmental potentials of the European model of institutionalized or social capitalism. The paper will consist of two distinct parts. Part one deals with theoretical and methodological discussion of how ethnicity and nationalism have been studied in the social sciences during the time of the USSR and aftermath. Part two is a discussion of empirical results and outcomes of the three field researches that was conducted in 2012-2015. |
Lisitsyn, Pavel; Stepanov, Alexander; Лисицын, Павел; Степанов, Александр International Sociological Association, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. @conference{Lisitsyn2016, title = {Demographic Potentials and Transnational Migration in the Former Soviet Union Countries: Comparative Causal Analysis, Measurement, and the Construction of Indicators}, author = {Pavel Lisitsyn and Alexander Stepanov and Павел Лисицын and Александр Степанов}, url = {https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2016/webprogram/Paper75714.html}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-07-11}, booktitle = {International Sociological Association}, organization = {Third ISA Forum of Sociology}, abstract = {This research is undertaken in order to accomplish three goals. First, it introduces a novel approach to the sociological study of transnational migration through the concepts of contemporary demography. The project examines the effects of labor migration on the structure and dynamics of demographic potentials in contemporary Russia and other former Soviet Union countries. Second, demographic potential is observed with regard to the idea of human capital and it is considered as a culturally-specific asset. In other words, the transaction costs associated with human capital depend on the socio-cultural and institutional environment in which it is allocated. Third, this paper seeks to introduce some new concepts which may be applied to the study of everyday life practices of social inclusion and exclusion, as well as formal and informal rules for migrants in the host community. Emphasis will be placed upon a recognition and interpretation of broad patterns of demographic developments in the former Soviet Union countries. The basic demographic concepts and stances will be broken down into more specific data, such as the ratio of men to women and the life expectancy of each gender in transnational migrants’ communities. The means of understanding the relations between structure and processes of increasing human capital, and using of labor forces in current socio-economic system predisposed to financial and economic instability. The qualitative and quantitative strategies of sociological studies will be used to fulfill the goals of the project. It is also a multidisciplinary study that welcomes methodological techniques from demography, anthropology, sociology, ethnic studies and urban studies.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This research is undertaken in order to accomplish three goals. First, it introduces a novel approach to the sociological study of transnational migration through the concepts of contemporary demography. The project examines the effects of labor migration on the structure and dynamics of demographic potentials in contemporary Russia and other former Soviet Union countries. Second, demographic potential is observed with regard to the idea of human capital and it is considered as a culturally-specific asset. In other words, the transaction costs associated with human capital depend on the socio-cultural and institutional environment in which it is allocated. Third, this paper seeks to introduce some new concepts which may be applied to the study of everyday life practices of social inclusion and exclusion, as well as formal and informal rules for migrants in the host community. Emphasis will be placed upon a recognition and interpretation of broad patterns of demographic developments in the former Soviet Union countries. The basic demographic concepts and stances will be broken down into more specific data, such as the ratio of men to women and the life expectancy of each gender in transnational migrants’ communities. The means of understanding the relations between structure and processes of increasing human capital, and using of labor forces in current socio-economic system predisposed to financial and economic instability. The qualitative and quantitative strategies of sociological studies will be used to fulfill the goals of the project. It is also a multidisciplinary study that welcomes methodological techniques from demography, anthropology, sociology, ethnic studies and urban studies. |
Rezaev, Andrey; Резаев, Андрей Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education 2016, Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education 2016. @conference{Rezaev2016, title = {Comparative analysis of causal mechanisms and regulation of the ethno-social conflicts in academe: Cases of Russia and Ukraine, Canada and USA}, author = {Andrey Rezaev and Андрей Резаев}, url = {http://ocs.sfu.ca/leadingchange/index.php/csshe/csshe2016/paper/view/743}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-05-28}, booktitle = {Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education 2016}, organization = {Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education}, abstract = {The paper deals with a discussion of preliminary results of the on-going research project developed and conducted in 2014-2016. The study is oriented toward comparative analysis of the causal social mechanisms that determine the ethnic/racial tensions and conflicts in academe of the four countries.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The paper deals with a discussion of preliminary results of the on-going research project developed and conducted in 2014-2016. The study is oriented toward comparative analysis of the causal social mechanisms that determine the ethnic/racial tensions and conflicts in academe of the four countries. |
2015 |
Tregubova, Natalia; Lisitsyn, Pavel; Stepanov, Alexander; Трегубова, Наталья; Лисицын, Павел; Степанов, Александр Social Movements Today in Russia and the World: the issues of Human agency and Politization, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Smolny College), St. Petersburg State University, 2015. @conference{Tregubova2015, title = {Why Labor Migrants Do Not Protest in Russia? Analysis of Deprivation, Discontent and Collective Action through the Lens of Sociology of Emotions}, author = {Natalia Tregubova and Pavel Lisitsyn and Alexander Stepanov and Наталья Трегубова and Павел Лисицын and Александр Степанов}, url = {https://socialmovementstoday.wordpress.com/program/}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-06-05}, booktitle = {Social Movements Today in Russia and the World: the issues of Human agency and Politization}, organization = {Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Smolny College), St. Petersburg State University,}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } |
2016 |
International Sociological Assocation, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. |
International Sociological Association, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. |
International Sociological Association, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. |
International Sociological Association, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. |
The Notion of Capitalism and the Reality of Contemporary Societies in the Fsu Countries Conference International Sociological Association, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. |
Comparative Capitalism: 25 Years of the New Societies' Evolvement in Post-Soviet Eurasia Conference International Sociological Association, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. |
Ethnicity Conflicts and Nationalism in the Former Soviet Union Countries Conference International Sociological Association, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. |
International Sociological Association, Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016. |
Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education 2016, Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education 2016. |
2015 |
Social Movements Today in Russia and the World: the issues of Human agency and Politization, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Smolny College), St. Petersburg State University, 2015. |