TY - JOUR
TI - The Responses of Religious Communities to Migration and the Transformation of a Quasi-Monopolistic Religious Market
AU - Wiktor-Mach, Dobrosława
AU - Trzeszczyńska, Patrycja
AU - Pędziwiatr, Konrad
TI - The Responses of Religious Communities to Migration and the Transformation of a Quasi-Monopolistic Religious Market
AB - 
	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.
VL - 2022
IS - Tom 55, Numer 2
PY - 2024
SN - 0137-2432
C1 - 2084-4077
SP - 171
EP - 191
DO - 10.4467/20844077SR.22.011.17251
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-religiologica/artykul/the-responses-of-religious-communities-to-migration-and-the-transformation-of-a-quasi-monopolistic-religious-market
KW - sociology of religion
KW - religious market
KW - migration
KW - religious diversity
KW - Poland; socjologia religii
KW - rynek religijny
KW - migracje
KW - różnorodność religijna
KW - Polska