the article attempts to build a causal model of social exclusion from the standpoint of the concept of "life situation". To build such a model by means of cause-and-effect analysis, it is necessary to find a thematically relevant starting point, from which in the future, in the dichotomous sense, observations will be made about the exclusion or inclusion in a particular subsystem of society, which will allow to determine a set of indicators to measure inclusion in each specific situation. Next, it is possible to set the degree of inclusion in the appropriate subsystem.

Keywords: social exclusion, social inclusion, life situation, life chances, causal model of exclusion

The article analyzes the problems of forced migrants from the South-East of Ukraine who left their homes as a result of the Ukrainian authorities, a large-scale anti-terrorist operation. Copyright pilot study was devoted to the analysis of the impact of forced migration on the processes of marginalization of the individual. The findings suggest that the problems of marginalization, which is necessary to overcome a sound migration policy of the Russian Federation in respect of forced migrants from the South-East of Ukraine.

Keywords: migration, forced migration, migration policy, the marginal subject, marginalization of personality