@article{018e9e3a-cf65-7343-a65b-954a72ff9c47,
author = {Dobrosława Wiktor-Mach, Patrycja Trzeszczyńska, Konrad  Pędziwiatr},
title = {The Responses of Religious Communities to Migration and the Transformation of a Quasi-Monopolistic Religious Market},
journal = {Studia Religiologica},
volume = {2022},
number = {Tom 55, Numer 2},
year = {2024},
issn = {0137-2432},
pages = {171-191},keywords = {sociology of religion; religious market; migration; religious diversity; Poland; socjologia religii; rynek religijny; migracje; różnorodność religijna; Polska},
abstract = {This article investigates links between religion and migration processes through a study of religious communities’ approaches towards migrants. Drawing from the religious economy perspective, the paper explores the under-researched topic of the role of migration in the dynamics of a religious field in the context of Central and Eastern Europe. The qualitative research performed in 2020 in Krakow – one of the key destinations for migrants in Poland – confirms the claims of religious economy that monopolists and quasi-monopolists are usually more reluctant to adapt to social changes. On the other hand, less-privileged but entrepreneurial religious communities are more aware of migrants’ situation, and respond to their needs in the following ways: 1) providing cosmopolitan “temporary homes”; 2) bridging cultures; 3) setting up ethno-cultural service hubs. We argue that these kinds of engagements have significant implications for the dynamics inside the religious market.

	* The research behind this article was funded by the Krakow University of Economics within the project POTENCJAŁ no 32/GPM/2021/POT.},
doi = {10.4467/20844077SR.22.011.17251},
url = {https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-religiologica/artykul/the-responses-of-religious-communities-to-migration-and-the-transformation-of-a-quasi-monopolistic-religious-market}
}