The Paradox of Russian Migration Policies: Uncovering Challenges and Contradictions
The Paradox of Russian Migration Policies: Uncovering Challenges and Contradictions

Author(s): Aizhamal Muratalieva
Subject(s): Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Paradox; Russian Migration Policies; Russian; Migration; Policies; economic; political;
Summary/Abstract: The importance of migration in social, economic, and political processes is growing rapidly. In the last decade, there has been a significant change in the situation in developed countries, with migration becoming a crucial topic in the European press and a prominent political issue (Heidenreich et al., 2019: 1261). The arrival of a large number of migrants in the European Union in 2015, coupled with the lack of policies in European member states, fueled the discussions around migration in the media and public discourse (Berry et al., 2015: 4). Although EU member countries face many challenges related to migration, it remains a current issue of interest in many other parts of the world, such as Russia. In contrast to the vast literature on migration in the US and Western Europe, the social science background and evidence-based studies on migration in Russia are relatively sparse (Gerber & Zavisca, 2019: 2). However, academic attention towards migration to Russia has increased in the last decades.

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