Russia, China, and the Immigration Security Dilemma

Alexseev and Hofstetter assess anti-Chinese hostility in the Russian Far East. They develop a theoretical explanation of antimigrant alarmism and hostility by drawing on the security dilemma perspective, especially as it applies to relations among ethnic groups. They find that local Russians exagger...

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Published in:Political science quarterly 2006-03, Vol.121 (1), p.1-32
Main Authors: ALEXSEEV, MIKHAIL A., HOFSTETTER, C. RICHARD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Armed conflict
Boundaries
China
Demography
Emigration and immigration
Ethnic conflict
Fear & phobias
Hostility
Human migration
Immigration policy
Interethnic relations
Intergovernmental relations
International migration
Interstate conflict
Labour migration
Migration
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority & ethnic violence
National security
Neighbouring relationships
Perceptions
Political aspects
Political migration
Political science
Population migration
Power
Regional cooperation
Regulation
Russia
Security dilemma
Social conflict
Socioeconomics
Sovereignty
Threats
Xenophobia
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Summary:Alexseev and Hofstetter assess anti-Chinese hostility in the Russian Far East. They develop a theoretical explanation of antimigrant alarmism and hostility by drawing on the security dilemma perspective, especially as it applies to relations among ethnic groups. They find that local Russians exaggerated the scale and negative effects of Chinese migration, supporting extreme exclusionist policies.
ISSN:0032-3195
1538-165X
DOI:10.1002/j.1538-165X.2006.tb00563.x