Understanding the security factor in modern scientific research on international migration

Relevance. The article is devoted to a critical analysis of existing scientific approaches to the problem of international migration in the post-Soviet space. The need to increase research on the interrelationship of transnational migration processes with issues of national, regional and international security is emphasized. It is necessary to determine the possibilities of the existing scientific paradigm for understanding the real consequences of international migration for the national and state interests of Russia. The task of overcoming the methodological crisis of migration science, freeing scientific schools from ideological bias, and bringing the provisions of scientific concepts and the doctrinal foundations of ensuring Russia's national security into line is actualized.

The purpose of the study ‒ analysis and critical assessment of the main concepts of understanding international migration in the context of ensuring a single security space in the post-Soviet region.

Research objectives: systematization of key theories about the nature of international migration, identification of priorities for the development of scientific ideas about the nature of migration risks, formation of conclusions and recommendations on ensuring migration security in the post-Soviet space.

Methodology. Methods of historical, comparative, statistical and institutional analysis were used to solve the tasks. The neoclassical and socio-cultural concepts of international migration were considered. The content analysis method was used.

Conclusions. Modern scientific ideas about the role of international migration are assessed as being in a phase of systemic transformations. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the research subject, the understanding of the problems of the impact of migration flows on international relations is distinguished by the pluralism of scientific opinions and approaches and the ideological bias of generalizing conclusions. An analysis of the most well-known areas of international migration science shows the limited possibilities of traditional approaches in assessing migration as an important factor in the functioning of the common security space of Eurasia. The necessity of conducting research based on a detailed analysis of an array of empirical and statistical data on the problems of migration movements and related social transformations is proved.

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