Wandering Workers : Mores, Behavior, Way of Life, and Political Status of Domestic Russian labor migrants / / Andreas Umland, Juri Plusnin, Julia Kazantseva, Simon Kordonsky, Yana Zausaeva, Natalia Zhidkevich, Artemy Pozanenko

• Autore: Plusnin Juri
• Pubblicazione: Hannover, : ibidem, 2015
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Disciplina: 325.47
• Soggetto topico: mores; behavior; labor; migrants; Russia; otkhodnichestvo; political status; sociology; way of life; statistics; economy
• Persona (resp. second.): UmlandAndreas; KazantsevaJulia; KordonskySimon; ZausaevaYana; ZhidkevichNatalia; PozanenkoArtemy
• 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This timely book offers a fresh perspective on the issue of contemporary migratory labor, otkhodnichestvo, in Russia-the temporary departure of inhabitants from small towns and villages for short-term jobs in the major cities of Russia. Although otkhodnichestvo is a mass phenomenon, it is not reflected in official economic statistics. Based on numerous interviews with otkhodniks and local experts, this stunningly original work focuses on the central and northern regions of European Russia. The authors draw a social portrait of the contemporary otkhodnik and offer a sociological assessment of the economic and political status these 'wandering workers' live with.; A really interesting book. Obvious are comparisons with other labor and social markets in China, the EU, and even in Australia. […] Naturally, the local authorities do not concern themselves with these out-of-town workers, because they add nothing to their expenditure budgets but bring a lot into the spending side. Dr. Gregory R. Copley, author of "The Art of Victory" (2006) and "UnCivilization: Urban Geopolitics in a Time of Chaos" (2012), President of the International Strategic Studies Association, Washington, DC, USA; This book is a definite breakthrough in sociology. Dr. Tatiana Nefedova, Leading research fellow, Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow; [The book] provides a better understanding of the current social and economic impact that the Moscow agglomeration and St. Petersburg have on the labor markets and employment pattern of the adult population of working age throughout the European part of Russia. Prof. Dr. Alexander Chepurenko, Dean of the Department of Sociology, Higher School of Economics, Moscow; "This well-translated volume is based on four to five years of field research in 40 regions and dozens of towns in Russia. [...] this is an interesting portrait of migrant workers and a welcome addition to studies of post-Soviet society."; "[...] the authors are to be congratulated for this eye-opening study of a large but previously invisible segment of the Russian labor force [...]. The book has obvious implications for social investment and taxation policies, but should also appeal to sociologists, ethnographers, and historians who will find many of its obversations ripe for comparative analysis."
• Titolo autorizzato: Wandering Workers
• ISBN: 3-8382-6713-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910964716203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; ; Volume 141.