Ukraine's transnationals, far‐away locals and xenophobes: the prospects for Europeanness

Taras, Raymond; Filippova, Olga; Pobeda, Nelly

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“…Apart from the common Polish and Ukrainian cultural heritage and historical experiences as well as the attractiveness of Poland as a vestibule to the most developed Western European countries, this loosening national identity could partly result from the problematic and vague nature of Ukrainian national identity (Taras et al, 2004). However, the quality research showed that some (in fact few) Ukrainian migrants in Poland inversely reinforced their Ukrainian migrant identity or adopted a European identity.…”

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“…The possible simultaneous relationships of contemporary immigrants with the countries of origin and destinations and resulting ties (family, economic, social, organisational, religious, political) which cross different nation-state boundaries (Glick Schiller, 2003) need to be taken into account. It has been discovered that migrants develop distinct adequate adaptation strategies for living in transnational social spaces crossing geographical, cultural and political borders (Vertovec, 2007). Therefore, either the classical adaption strategies, particularly integration strategy, should be re-examined from a transnational point of view (Castles, 2002), or another distinct strategy of operating in transnational social spaces needs to be introduced (Faist, 2000).…”

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“…The problem of integration is an issue that is intensively debated and the object of extensive research and policy consideration across Western Europe, as a high degree of diversity, termed super-diversity (Vertovec, 2007), and an ethnic, racial and religious mix is becoming the norm in big European cities (Modood, 2012). Poland is a new destination country for immigrants, where settlement immigration and ensuing immigration policy have not yet been developed.…”

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The role of different forms of bridging capital for immigrant adaptation and upward mobility. The case of Ukrainian and Vietnamese immigrants settled in Poland

Grzymała-Kazłowska

2014

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This paper analyses the adaptation strategies of Vietnamese and Ukrainian immigrants having permit for settlement in Poland and settled in Warsaw and its vicinity (namely in the Mazowieckie province), with an emphasis on the relationship between the cultural, social and economic dimensions of adaptation. The research showed that due to the large cultural distance between the Vietnamese and Polish societies as well as the specific socio-cultural characteristics of Vietnamese immigrants (e.g. strong ethnic identity and a high level of in-group ties) the concept of adaptation should be reconsidered and a more holistic approach should be taken. From an individualistic perspective, a strategy of separation was most visible among the Vietnamese, whereas from a group and culturally sensitive perspective a strategy of collective and intermediate integration was predominant in this group along with collective social mobility. Vietnamese immigrants who were integrated with Polish society, such as pioneer immigrants, Vietnamese leaders, the spouses of Poles and representatives of the 1.5 and 2nd generations played the role of cultural brokers. They mediated between their compatriots and Polish society. Thus the integration of the majority of immigrants took place through the agency of the representatives, who also had a key role in the formation of the Vietnamese enclave. In the case of Ukrainian migrants the close cultural distance between the Polish and Ukrainian societies as well as the volume and density of relations between Ukrainian immigrants and Poles (including very frequent mixed marriages) primarily led to assimilation and individual social mobility. Cases of migrants operating in transnational social spaces which encompass Ukrainians, Poles and migrants from other post-Soviet countries remained rare. Ukrainian immigrants mainly based their adaptation on bridging capital accumulated in strong ties (which was related to their Polish spouses and cultural assimilation), whereas the Vietnamese migrants predominantly used bridging capital generated in weak ties as a resource for adaptation.

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The role of different forms of bridging capital for immigrant adaptation and upward mobility. The case of Ukrainian and Vietnamese immigrants settled in Poland

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2014

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“…For a historical overview of Ukraine as a region, see Plokhy . For postindependence understandings of regionalism, see Fournier , Taras et al , and, most, recently Wanner .…”

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“Fraternal” nations and challenges to sovereignty in Ukraine: The politics of linguistic and religious ties

Wanner

2014

American Ethnologist

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Vladimir Putin's recent assertions that Russian “compatriots” were suffering in Ukraine contributed to a rapid escalation of instability and violence in this borderland country that defines the margins of Europe and the edge of Eurasia. After 23 years of independence, Ukraine retains significant regional diversity and strong local identities. At the same time, social differences understood in terms of ethnicity, language choice, and religious affiliation have become less defined, as Ukrainians have embraced fluid linguistic and religious practices that defy easy characterization. On the basis of long‐term fieldwork in Ukraine, I argue that “non‐accommodating bilingualism” and “ambient faith” characterize everyday linguistic and religious practices in this postcolonial, post‐Soviet‐socialist space. This flexibility is adaptive domestically. Paradoxically, it contributes to the vulnerability of Ukrainian sovereignty when polarizing, politicized categories based on supposedly identifiable cultural attributes inject a spurious precision into everyday practices with the aim of redefining state sovereignty.

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The Rhetoric of Geography in Ukrainian Literature, 1991–2005

Pavlyshyn

2007

Ukraine, the EU and Russia

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Ukraine's transnationals, far‐away locals and xenophobes: the prospects for Europeanness

Cited by 10 publications

References 3 publications

The role of different forms of bridging capital for immigrant adaptation and upward mobility. The case of Ukrainian and Vietnamese immigrants settled in Poland

The role of different forms of bridging capital for immigrant adaptation and upward mobility. The case of Ukrainian and Vietnamese immigrants settled in Poland

“Fraternal” nations and challenges to sovereignty in Ukraine: The politics of linguistic and religious ties

The Rhetoric of Geography in Ukrainian Literature, 1991–2005

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