Abramov A.P. Sociocultural methodology of migration research in the EAEU countries: opportunities and prospects. Izvestiya Yugo-Zapadnogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Seriya: Ekonomika. Sotsiologiya. Menedzhment = Proceedings of the Southwest State University. Series: Economics, Sociology and Management. 2026;16(2):172‒182. (In Russ.) https: ...

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Abstract

Relevance. Centuries-old interconnections and integration intentions shape migration strategies that unfold against the backdrop of global turbulence, unpredictability, and the transformation of everyday cultural practices of interaction. In this context, sociocultural factors play a crucial role in Eurasian integration, as they become the defin- ing factors in constructing a strategy for sociological analysis of migration, understanding its patterns and mecha- nisms. Sociocultural methodology provides a sufficient arsenal of methods and technologies for comprehensive, sys- tematic research of migration processes in the EAEU. It provides an opportunity to present social and other programs for overcoming contradictions and conflicts in all aspects of interaction in the most accurate way possible, as well as to identify sustainable cultural forms of identification, adaptation, and integration of migrants into the host community. The purpose of this study is to characterize the development and evolution of the sociocultural approach as a methodology for migration research in the EAEU countries. Objective: to present the historical and modern scientific context of the interdependence between migration and socioculture; to assess the possibilities and prospects of using the sociocultural methodology in the EAEU space. Methodology. The scientific search is based on the principles and methods of the systemic approach, whose imperatives consider society as a unity of culture and sociality. Results. The article presents a description of classical and neoclassical approaches to studying migration pro- cesses in the sociocultural perspective of foreign and Russian science. Conclusions. The sociocultural approach to migration research in the EAEU space allows for the integration of the interdisciplinary potential of philosophy, sociology, cultural studies, psychology, economics, geography, and de- mography, and the closure of the methodological framework into a single scientific field. This approach enables the identification of optimal solutions for creating a space of understanding, interaction, and cooperation