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Determinants of an inclusive migrant adaptation context (DIMA) Raivo Vetik

This study aims to expand the psychological model of acculturation by introducing a sociological and field-theoretical approach. It compares the acculturation processes and outcomes among Russian migrants and the native majority in Estonia and Norway, contributing to a better understanding of the determinants of intercultural adaptation versus conflict.

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Determinants of an inclusive migrant adaptation context (DIMA) Raivo Vetik

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  1. Determinantsofaninclusive migrant adaptationcontext (DIMA) Raivo Vetik Professor of ComparativePolitics Tallinn University

  2. The DIMA team: • Estonia: Raivo Vetik, MaarisRaudsepp, Aune Valk, Jüri Kruusvall, Larissa Kus-Harbord, Marianna Makarova (Tallinn University) • Norway: David LaclandSam, ArseniMarkov, Valeria Markov (Bergen University)

  3. Objectives: • Toexpandthepsychologicalmodelofacculturation(Berry) byintroducinga sociologicaland field-theoretical(Bourdieu) approach • Tocompareacculturationprocesses and outcomesamongRussianmigrants and nativemajorityinEstonia and Norway • Tocontributetobetterunderstandingofthedeterminantsofinter-culturaladaptation versus conflict

  4. A major shortcominginthecurrentmainstream: Largeunexplainedvariance – inter-culturaldominationisunderstoodintermsofexternalbackgroundvariables, notintermsoffieldinterests. The‘mutualitymodels’: • highlightimportanceofacculturationcontext, whichbringsintheissueofsocialdomination: MAM (Berry) IAM (Bourhis), CMA (Piontkowski, Brown), DCC (Horenzcyk), RAEM (Navas).

  5. Socio-economicadaptation (meansintheLickertscale and percents)

  6. Inter-culturaladaptation (percents and meansintheLickertscale)

  7. Threekey efindings: • Differenthistories and levels of interethnic polarization intwonationshave a major impact on positioning strategies and adaptation outcomes both on the levels of inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic relations. • The more polarized the intercultural context, the stronger the tendency to construct the ‘other’ in terms of divisive intercultural boundaries. • Lowersocio-economic and cultural status of the so called ‘closed’ segments representsthe main factor behind thetendencytoconstructdivisive intercultural boundaries.

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