Author : Olga Oleinikova
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030398390
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)
Book Synopsis Life Strategies of Migrants from Crisis Regimes by : Olga Oleinikova
Download or read book Life Strategies of Migrants from Crisis Regimes written by Olga Oleinikova and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-20 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a profoundly new examination of life strategies of migrants from regimes in crisis. By focusing on the unique paired comparison of two opposing life strategies—the dynamic, risk-taking and future-oriented ‘achievement life strategy’ and the conservative, risk-minimizing and survival-oriented ‘survival life strategy’—this volume takes migration from post-independence Ukraine to Australia as a central case study to show how people shape their lives in response to regime transitions and crises; what life strategies individuals pursue to cope with social change; and why these individuals chose migration to Australia. Ultimately, the book compels us to reassess what we mean by migration and regime crisis in order to adequately respond to the global challenges confronting numerous democracies today. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology and politics with interests in migration, political theory and democracy.