Volokh, V. A. The Role of Civil Society Institutions in Formation of National Policy in the Sphere of Population Shift: New Trends.

Abstract: Much has been done in the Russian Federation in order to build an effective migration policy. However, there is still a great number of various problems regarding this issue. Analyzing the role of civil institutions, the author underlines the importance of social and non-governmental organizations in formation and implementation of migration policy. Community Board under the Federal Migration Service is one of the new civil institutions in the sphere of migration in our country. The author describes activities held by the Community Board and summarizes its role and experience during the first three years of its work.

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