Migration and Civic Engagement: Analyzing Genesis and Development of Civic Engagement in Narratives of young Russian Immigrants

移民的公民参与通常在制度化的背景下作为协会、非政府组织、社会和教会相关机构的参与来研究。大多数研究描述公民参与的特征时，都没有考虑到传记和移民。本研究项目的目的是分析不同公民参与实践的起源和转变，探索来自俄罗斯的移民在德国的叙述。该研究涉及公民参与的制度化和非制度化实践（如（次）文化和公民项目，互联网公民参与，倡议团体进行快闪）。为此目的，将对现役移民进行叙述性访谈并进行分析。重点介绍了20世纪50年代以后移居德国的俄罗斯移民的家族史和传记。

The civic engagement of immigrants is often researched in the institutionalized contexts as an engagement in associations, non-governmental organizations, social and church related institutions. Most studies describe features of civic engagement without taking into consideration biography and migration. The aim of the present research project is to analyze the genesis and transformation of different practices of civic engagement exploring the narratives of immigrants from Russia in Germany. The study refers to both the institutionalized and non-institutionalized practices of civic engagement (c.f. (sub-)cultural and civic projects, civic engagement in internet, initiative groups conducting flash mobs). For this purpose narrative interviews with active immigrants will be conducted and analyzed. The family histories and biographies of immigrants from Russia whose families moved to Germany after 1950s are focused on.