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Welcome No More? Shifting Attitudes towards Ukrainian Refugees in Europe

Lee, Juhyun and Garland, Joshua LU (2025)
Abstract
Almost seven million Ukrainians have fled Ukraine since Russia’s large-scale invasion in February 2022. Seeking refuge in other European states, they were welcomed. However, recent analyses have emerged which point to an increasing discrimination against Ukrainian refugees who were displaced by Russia’s aggression, including in previously supportive nations like Poland. The shifting treatment and belonging of Ukrainians could therefore become a pressing issue, both as the war continues and once it ends. This can be linked to the idea of welfare deservingness which helps us to elaborate on the connections between individuals’ demographics, behaviour and attitudes, and the extent to which they are deemed acceptable to receive society’s... (More)
Almost seven million Ukrainians have fled Ukraine since Russia’s large-scale invasion in February 2022. Seeking refuge in other European states, they were welcomed. However, recent analyses have emerged which point to an increasing discrimination against Ukrainian refugees who were displaced by Russia’s aggression, including in previously supportive nations like Poland. The shifting treatment and belonging of Ukrainians could therefore become a pressing issue, both as the war continues and once it ends. This can be linked to the idea of welfare deservingness which helps us to elaborate on the connections between individuals’ demographics, behaviour and attitudes, and the extent to which they are deemed acceptable to receive society’s support through, for example, granting refuge and access to healthcare or other benefits. But, how can welfare deservingness contribute to understanding the status of Ukrainian refugees in host societies today? How does their reception in host nations differ from previous refugee movements, such as of Syrians during the 2015 Migrant Crisis? This contribution serves as an accompaniment to the article 'Ukrainian Refugees and Welfare Deservingness: A Comparative Study of UK Government Discussions Around the 2022 Ukraine Conflict and 2015 Migrant Crisis' (Garland and Lee, 2025) in the British Journal of Sociology. (Less)
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