Forced Migration and Destination Choice

Armenian Forced Settlers and Refugees in the Russian Federation

Bibliographic Data

ID9953780
AuthorsLiesl Riddle (The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author), Liesl A Riddle, Cynthia Buckley (The University of Texas at Austin)
Year1998
Volume36
Issue2
Pages235-255
Publication date1998-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-2435.00044
PMID12293797
OpenAlexW2085304473
LanguageEN
Citations received7

Many analysts have criticized resettlement institutions for placing displaced people in inappropriate and desolate areas. This article seeks to determine the extent to which the Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS) plays an active, systematic role in the placement of dislocated peoples, focusing on refugees ( bezhentsii ) and forced settlers ( pereselentsii ) in the Russian Federation arriving from the Republic of Armenia. Using data on regional‐level forced migrations flows, we investigate structural‐ and choice‐based models for the prediction of settlement patterns. Findings indicate that variables associated with models of individual choice best predict the resettlement pattern for forced settlers and refugees from the Armenian Republic in the Russian Federation. Our findings question previously held assumptions regarding the meaning of refugee status and the influence of institutions on settlement location patterns

Ancient history · Armenian · Forced migration · Geography · Political science · Refugee · Regional science · Russian federation · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · History · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends

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