Self-organization of the Kazakh diaspora group South Ural in 1989-2002 (on the materials of Chelyabinsk region)

Self-Identification among Kazakh Diaspora in Germany

“…As a result of the ethnic self-identification process, migration led to the development of diasporas -ethnic communities with common ideas about the historical homeland, culture, and traditions (Language, culture, Diaspora…, 2014). The key indicator of diasporic affiliation, when the very concept of "diaspora" means an ethnically foreign society, has always had ties with the country of origin (Kochetkov and Kalinkin, 2009;Avdashkin, 2015).…”

“…In the last three to four decades, diasporas became more common and the methodology of studying diasporas gained importance (Avdashkin, 2015). The concept of "diaspora" is used to denote the concept of "ethnic minority", to define groups of migrants living outside their country of origin.…”

“…The principle of anthropocentrism allowed studying individual representatives of the diaspora, determining their motivation and self-identification features in the socio-ethnic community context. Finally, institutionalism defines the diaspora as a social institution, the dynamics of the diaspora's development is considered according to the principle of graduality (Avdashkin, 2015).…”