"What the hell kind of 'non-native' am I"? -- Informal networks, exit, and voice -- Soviet Socialist legacies and post-Soviet nationalization -- Opportunity structures and the role of informal networks in their reconfiguration -- Native versus non-native : Russian perceptions of post-Soviet nationalization -- Russian responses to perceptions of socioeconomic prospects -- Ethnic systems in transition -- Appendix: Methods
Summary
Why do Russians choose to stay in Latvia, a state that adopts antagonistic policies that favor Latvians at the expense of Russians, yet migrate from Kyrgyzstan, a state that adopts accommodating policies to placate Kyrgyz and Russians? Michele E. Commercio suggests that the answer to this question lies in the power of informal networks
