Wandering workers : mores, behavior, way of life, and political status of domestic Russian labor migrants / / Juri Plusnin [and three others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797134903321
• Autore: Pli͡usnin I͡U. M (I͡Uriĭ Mikhaĭlovich)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Stuttgart, Germany : , : Ibidem-Verlag, , [2015]; ©2015
• ISBN: 3-8382-6713-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Collana: Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; ; Volume 141
• Disciplina: 325.47
• Soggetti: Migrant labor - Russia (Federation)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents ; Preface; Preface to the 2013 Russian edition; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 The phenomenon of оtkhоdniсhestvо; 1.1. The phenomenon of Russian оtkhоdniсhestvо; 1.2. Definition of оtkhоdniсhestvо as a special type of labor migration; 1.3. ""Otkhоdniks"" in other countries. Otkhodnichestvo in the contemporary world; Chapter 2 Russian otkhodnichestvo: milestones; 2.1. Historical otkhodnichestvo of the 17th-20th centuries: causes and drivers; 2.2. Two stages in the evolution of contemporary otkhodnichestvo; 2.3. Typical features of contemporary otkhodnichestvo in Russia; Chapter 3 A study of contemporary otkhodnichestvo3.1. Research methodology requirements; 3.2. Research methods; 3.3. Fieldwork findings: description; Chapter 4 Estimating the population of otkhodniks; 4.1. Statistical data; 4.2. Information on otkhodniks obtained from local mass media; 4.3. Estimations of otkhodniks by local inhabitants; 4.4. Estimates based on the difference between the total workingage population and the number of residents employed in the local economy; 4.5. Aggregating data from household registers with that from district employment centers; 4.6. Using information from school class registers4.7. Data obtained by sagittal mapping; Chapter 5 Regional specialization by type of craft; 5.1. Employment destinations; 5.2. Otkhodnik occupations specific for different areas; Chapter 6 Otkhodnik in society: Who, why and for what ; purpose seeks jobs away from home?; 6.1. The reasons for engaging in otkhodnichestvo; 6.2. The composition of otkhodniks; 6.3. Job-seeking and ""length of service""; 6.4. Correlation between otkhodnik activities and the educational background; Chapter 7 Otkhodnik in society: Expected and actual compensation, working conditions and reasons to give up otkhodnichestvo7.1. Compensation; 7.2. Working conditions, living arrangements, and leisure; 7.3. The reasons for giving otkhodnichestvo up; Chapter 8 Otkhodnik at home; 8.1. First impression: appearance and behavior; 8.2. Otkhodnik as a social type; 8.3. Otkhodnichestvo: implications for the family; 8.4. The household and everyday life of an otkhodnik; 8.5. Relations with neighbors and status in the local community; Chapter 9 Otkhodniks and the State; 9.1. Participation in local political life9.2. Attitude towards the local authorities; 9.3. Interaction with government and local self-government bodies; 9.4. Public employment centers as a contact point between the authorities and the otkhodniks; Chapter 10 Otkhodnichestvo as a new factor of social and political life in Russia; 10.1. The significance of otkhodnichestvo for the authorities; 10.2. The social and political implications of contemporary otkhodnichestvo; Conclusion; Literature