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Cooperation and Conflict in the Former Soviet Union
Implications for Migration
This collection presents thirteen papers by policy analysts from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus on the relationship between current and emergent migratory processes and patterns in the former Soviet Union, and current and emergent trends in political, economic, and security relations among the Soviet successor states. An introduction and overview by two American specialists put the findings and observations presented in these papers in a broader comparative perspective and examine some of their international implications.
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Contents
Preface
Chapter 1:
Introduction and Overview
Kevin F. McCarthy and Georges Vernez
Section One: Migration Trends in the CIS
Chapter 2:
Migration Patterns in the Former Soviet Union
Zhanna A. Zaionchkovskaya
Chapter 3:
The Political Context of Migration in the Former Soviet Union
Emil A. Payin and Andrei I. Susarov
Chapter 4:
Economic Changes in the Post-USSR: Reasons for Mass Migrations
Vyacheslav Vashanov
Section Two: Migration Patterns in the Slavic States
Chapter 5:
Trends in Ukrainian Migration and Short-term Work Trips
Sergei I. Pirozhkov
Chapter 6:
Contemporary Migration Trends in Belarus
Lyubov E. Tikhonova
Chapter 7:
Chinese Immigration in the Far East: Regional, National, and International Dimensions
Pavel A. Minakir
Section Three: Central Asia
Chapter 8:
Political Development Paradigms for Central Asia: The Consequences of Migration
Sergei A. Panarin
Chapter 9:
Relocation to Russia from Central Asia: Understanding the Decision to Migrate
Galina S. Vitkovskaya
Chapter 10:
Migration and Contemporary Ethnopolitical Conflicts in the North Caucasus
Larisa L. Khoperskaya
Section Four: Prospects for Cooperation
Chapter 11:
Forced Migrants in the Commonwealth of Independent States
Vladimir I. Mukomel
Chapter 12:
The Legal Dimensions of Preventing Forced Migration
Arthur C. Helton
Section Five: Prospects for Integration
Chapter 13:
On the Future of the "Post-Soviet Region"
Dmitrii E. Furman
Chapter 14:
The Future of CIS Political Integration: The View From Ukraine
Vladimir A. Malinkovich
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