%0 Journal Article
%T The Responses of Religious Communities to Migration and the Transformation of a Quasi-Monopolistic Religious Market
%A Wiktor-Mach, Dobrosława
%A Trzeszczyńska, Patrycja
%A Pędziwiatr, Konrad
%J Studia Religiologica
%V 2022
%R 10.4467/20844077SR.22.011.17251
%N Tom 55, Numer 2
%P 171-191
%K socjologia religii, rynek religijny, migracje, różnorodność religijna, Polska
%@ 0137-2432
%D 2024
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-religiologica/artykul/the-responses-of-religious-communities-to-migration-and-the-transformation-of-a-quasi-monopolistic-religious-market
%X 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.