Lauren Woodard
Biographic Data
| ID | 136995 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lauren Woodard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lauren |
| FAMILY NAME | Woodard |
| SIGNATURE | WOODARD L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Syracuse University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4131-6162 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Conceptualizing moral migration
Russia is consistently a top migration destination. While most migrate to Russia from other post‐Soviet countries, a small but highly visible group of the Russian‐speaking diaspora has returned from Europe and North America. Lauded in Russian media as ‘ideological migrants’, their narratives at first glance echo those of the state as they claim to flee liberalism and seek freedom. Drawing on ethnographic encounters with some of these migrants in …
As if I Were an Illegal
This article examines how immigrants from post-Soviet countries engage in practices of racial passing to challenge ethnic stereotypes in Russia, the world's fourth-largest migration destination. Ethnographic research reveals that immigrants shed signs of illegality to pass not necessarily as white, ethnic Russians (russkie) but instead as ethnically heterogeneous Russian citizens (rossiiane). The need to pass points to fundamental tensions within…
Yeast for the Russian Land
Region: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia - Volumee 9, Number 2, July 2020
From Prikaz to Procedures
This article explores the collision of two bureaucratic systems at a local nongovernmental organization in Kazakhstan. In response to budget cuts by Western donors, NGO employees decided to make it an "international" organization. At first glance, being international echoes neoliberal notions of the worker and workplace that clash with the current prikaz (decree) system, a Soviet legacy and Kazakhstani bureaucratic order. Through close ethnograph…
Racism in modern Russia
As if I Were an Illegal
This article examines how immigrants from post-Soviet countries engage in practices of racial passing to challenge ethnic stereotypes in Russia, the world's fourth-largest migration destination. Ethnographic research reveals that immigrants shed signs of illegality to pass not necessarily as white, ethnic Russians (russkie) but instead as ethnically heterogeneous Russian citizens (rossiiane). The need to pass points to fundamental tensions within…
From Prikaz to Procedures
This article explores the collision of two bureaucratic systems at a local nongovernmental organization in Kazakhstan. In response to budget cuts by Western donors, NGO employees decided to make it an "international" organization. At first glance, being international echoes neoliberal notions of the worker and workplace that clash with the current prikaz (decree) system, a Soviet legacy and Kazakhstani bureaucratic order. Through close ethnograph…
Yeast for the Russian Land
Region: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia - Volumee 9, Number 2, July 2020
As if I Were an Illegal
This article examines how immigrants from post-Soviet countries engage in practices of racial passing to challenge ethnic stereotypes in Russia, the world's fourth-largest migration destination. Ethnographic research reveals that immigrants shed signs of illegality to pass not necessarily as white, ethnic Russians (russkie) but instead as ethnically heterogeneous Russian citizens (rossiiane). The need to pass points to fundamental tensions within…
Racism in modern Russia
Conceptualizing moral migration
Russia is consistently a top migration destination. While most migrate to Russia from other post‐Soviet countries, a small but highly visible group of the Russian‐speaking diaspora has returned from Europe and North America. Lauded in Russian media as ‘ideological migrants’, their narratives at first glance echo those of the state as they claim to flee liberalism and seek freedom. Drawing on ethnographic encounters with some of these migrants in …
Ethnography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Racism (2 works)