Inclusion and exclusion in the biographies of migrants from the post-Soviet Union in the Czech Republic in a transnational perspective

KLVAŇOVÁ, Radka. Inclusion and exclusion in the biographies of migrants from the post-Soviet Union in the Czech Republic in a transnational perspective. In Ethnicity, Belonging, Biography and Ethnography; Georg-August-University, Goettingen. 2007.

Basic information

• Original name: Inclusion and exclusion in the biographies of migrants from the post-Soviet Union in the Czech Republic in a transnational perspective
• Name in Czech: Inkluze a exkluze v biografiích migrantů z bývalého Sovětského svazu v České republice v transnacionální perspektivě
• Authors: KLVAŇOVÁ, Radka.
• Edition: Ethnicity, Belonging, Biography and Ethnography; Georg-August-University, Goettingen, 2007.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50000 5. Social Sciences
• Country of publisher: Germany
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords in English: migration; inclusion; exclusion; transnationalism; former Soviet Union; Czech Republic
• Tags: Czech Republic, exclusion, former Soviet Union, inclusion, migration, transnationalism
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

Since the nineties the Czech Republic has been a part of a newly emerging Central European migration space attracting migrants from certain geographical regions, mainly from countries of the former Soviet Union. In the process of socio-cultural inclusion those migrants face a stigma of „migrants from the East“ as well as „Russian-speaking people“ who are, due to certain historical events, still often perceived as oppressors and invaders. In this study, I focus on the inclusion and exclusion of migrants from post-Soviet countries in the Czech Republic both at the level of behavioral participation and at the level of socio-cultural belonging in a transnational perspective. Using biographical approach to migration research, I explore how the migrants' feelings of belonging are challenged, contested and transformed in the process of migration and how the influence of particular socio-cultural context both in the Czech Republic and their country of origin on this transformation is reflected in their life-story narratives.

Links

• MSM0021622408, plan (intention): Name: Reprodukce a integrace společnosti (Acronym: IVRIS)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Reproduction and integration of society