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ISSN 2221—2698 Arkhangelsk 2015 ISSN 2221—2698 Arkhangelsk 2015. N18 Arctic and North. 2015. N 18 2 ISSN 2221—2698 Arctic and North. 2015. N 18 Multidisciplinary internet scientific journal © Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, 2015 © Editorial board of the internet scientific journal “Arctic and North”, 2015 Published not less than four times per year The journal is registered at: Roskomnadzor as electronic periodical published in Russian and English. Registration certifi- cate of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Media El № FS77-42809 from November 26, 2010. The ISSN International Centre — world catalog of serials and ongoing resources. ISSN 2221— 2698, 23—24 March 2011. The system of Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI). License contract № 96-04/2011R from April 12, 2011. Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — catalog of free access journals, 18.08.2013. The catalogs of international databases: EBSCO Publishing (USA) since December 2012; Global Se- rials Directory Ulrichsweb (USA) in October 2013. NSD — database of higher education in Norway (analog of Russian Higher Attestation Commis- sion) from February 2015. Founder — FSAEI HPE Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov. The editorial board staff of “Arctic and North” journal is published on the web site at: http://narfu.ru/aan/DOCS/redsovet.phpEditor-in-Chief — Yury Fedorovich Lukin, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Honorary Worker of the higher school of the Russian Federation. Multidisciplinary internet scientific journal publishes articles in which the Arctic and the North are research objects, specifically in the following fields of science: history, economics, social sciences; political science (geopolitics); ecology. The contents of an article and reviews submitted for being published must correspond with the profile and the subject of the journal, Arctic issues, be of interest to specialists, a wide range of readers both in Russia and abroad. All manuscripts are reviewed. The editorial board of the journal has the right to choose the most interesting and relevant materials which are published in the first place. For all participants in the process of publication, including authors, reviewers, editorial board member, editorial board,— it is necessary to follow ethical rules and standards of publication ethics. No payments for article publication are collected from authors, including students and postgraduate students; honorariums are not paid. Authors are responsible for the content of the article, the accuracy of the information provided, and in the case of borrowing materials from other researchers necessarily make the appropriate reference. Plagiarism in all its forms is a manifestation of unethical behavior and unacceptable. The editorial board considers receiving manuscripts as an authors’ transfer of their rights to be published in “Arctic and North” journal and placed in databases, including RSCI, DOAJ, which assists to promote the publishing activity of the authors and in their interests. All journal issues in Russian and English are available for free at the NArFU website: http://narfu.ru/aan/. The journal is neither published nor distributed in a printed form. The information for authors is published at: http://narfu.ru/aan/author.php We will be glad to see you among the authors of “Arctic and North” journal! Arctic and North. 2015. N 18 3 Сontents Social Science. Political Science. Economics Гурвич К.Л. Концептуальные ресурсы для изучения миграционной проблематики в циркумполярном регионе: мобильная, стратификационная и глобализационная оптика 5 Gurvich, Kirill L. Conceptual resources for studying migration issues in the circumpolar region: mobility, stratification and globalization optics Зуевская А.П. Политические аспекты международного сотрудничества в нефтегазовой отрасли в Баренцевом Евро-Арктическом регионе 19 Zuevskaya, Anna P. The political aspects of the international cooperation in the oil and gas industry of the Barents Euro-Arctic region Константинов А.С. Миграционные процессы как фактор трансформации территориально-поселенческой структуры в Архангельской области (1989—2010 гг.) 31 Konstantinov, Alexander S. Migratory processes as a factor of transformation of territorial and settlement structure in the Arkhangelsk region (1989—2010) Лукин Ю.Ф. Российская Арктика прирастает островами 53 Lukin, Yury F. Russian Arctic increases with islands Соколова Ф.Х., Коптяева А.А. Современный политический имидж России в Норвегии (на материалах СМИ) 71 Sokolova, Flera H., Koptyaeva, Anna A. Modern political image of Russia in Norway (on media coverage) Historical Sciences Порцель А.К. Первые советские рыбопромысловые экспедиции к Шпицбергену и Исландии (1946—1952 гг.) 84 Portsel, Alexander K. The first Soviet fishing expeditions to Spitsbergen and Iceland (1946— 1952) Шубин С.И., Рогачев И. В., Опрышко А.И. Первая мировая война как форма европейского сдерживания развития России: взгляд из Архангельска 101 Shubin, Sergey I., Rogachev, Ivan V., Opryshko, Andrey I. The First World War as a form of European containment of Russia: a view from Arkhangelsk Ecology Зеленина Л. И., Антипин А.Л. Льды Арктики: мониторинг и меры адаптации 108 Zelenina, Larisa I., Antipin, Alexey L. Arctic ice: monitoring and adaptation actions Медведева О.Е. Задачи оценки экологического ущерба в арктической зоне 116 Medvedeva, Olga E. The tasks of the assessment of environmental damage in the Arctic Arctic and North. 2015. N 18 4 Reviews Кондратьева В.А., Лукин Ю.Ф. Арктика: перспективы устойчивого развития 132 Kondratievа, Valentine А., Lukin, Yury F. Arctic: the prospects for sustainable development Зайков К.С. Освоение Арктики — новый виток в развитии отечественной науки и инноваций 152 Zaykov, Konstantin S. Development of the Arctic — a new milestone in the development of national science and innovation Лукин Ю.Ф. Арктика: настоящее и будущее 155 Lukin, Yury F. Arctic: present and future Символика САФУ имени М.В. Ломоносова 160 Symbols of NArFU named after M. V. Lomonosov Summary Authors 161 Abstracts, keywords 162 Editorial board of “Arctic and North” journal 168 Output data 170 Arctic and North. 2015. N 18 5 Social Science. Political Science. Economics UDK 331.556.4 — 044.332(470.11)(045) Key concepts for studying the migration issues in the Circumpolar region: mobility, stratification and globalization approaches © Gurvich, Kirill L. Student, Institute of Humanities, Social and Political Science, NArFU named after M. V. Lomonosov; Faculty of Social Science, Business School, University of Nordland, Tromsø, Phone: +47 486 89 579. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract. Migration issues are considered through the stratification and globalization approaches. Emphasizing the importance of the classic theories, the author reviews the key studies of migration, as well as the empirical projects implemented by various research centers. Theoretical statements are supported by the analysis of statistics on migration in the Circumpolar region. The article is aimed to demonstrate the heuristic possibilities of solving the urgent problems of migration in the Arctic. Keywords: mobility, social stratification, globalization, migration, Circumpolar region. Social science has not developed a common understanding of the migration phenomenon1. In general terms, the migration is understood as the process of moving from one place to another for a permanent or long-term residence. This approach could be traced both in Russian and foreign scientific literature2. Russian traditional approach is represented by T. I. Zaslavskaya [1], V.I. Perevedentsev [2], L.L. Rybakovskiy [3], V.I. Mukomel [4], G.S. Vitkovskaya [5] and others. They identified and classified the problems of migration, measured its dynamics, presented the explication of the migration phases, tried to predict the migration flows both in Russia and abroad. However, in our view, the key issues of migration still remain unstudied in Russian science. This 1 The research was supported by the Northern (Arctic) Federal University and done for the contest of scientific and innovative student and young researchers projects on priority development areas of the university (area — social and humanitarian sphere of the European North of Russia and the Arctic). 2 Мегаэнциклопедия Кирилла и Мефодия. Миграция. URL: http://megabook.ru /article/миграция. Oxford dictionary. What is migration? URL: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/migration (accessed: 24.09.2014). Arctic and North. 2015. N 18 6 article, based on foreign migration research, provides an overview of recent theoretical and methodological approaches used to study this phenomenon. Migration is a complex phenomenon; it is studied in economics, political science, history, demography, sociology, etc. Each disciplinary area focuses on different aspects of migration. Economists study reasons for migration [6] and explain it, for example, through the income differences between urban and rural population of different social strata [7]. Political scientists study migration in international perspective, focusing on the context of migration flows and local tax systems [8], the geopolitical causes of labor migration, characteristics of the diasporas’ formation [9]. Historians focus on causal processes that led to migration, in the continuum of time [10]. Demographers study the age and sex composition of migrants, how migration flows affect the demographic situation of the country/region [11]. Sociological
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