Abstract
This study examines the return intentions of Ukrainian refugee women who fled to various European countries following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. By analysing data from the cross-national OneUA survey, which included over 18,000 respondents in eight European countries, this research investigates the interplay of contextual, compositional, and cross-level interaction effects on their intentions to return to Ukraine. Our findings reveal notable country differences in return intentions, with Ukrainian women in the Netherlands and Germany displaying the lowest intentions to return, while those in Moldova and Romania showing the highest. Individual-level effects, encompassing factors such as level of education, language skills, partnership status, and region of origin play a significant role in shaping return intentions, yet do not explain the observed country variations. Furthermore, we find that individual-level effects are remarkably consistent across different European countries, suggesting that country- and individual-level conditions independently shape return intentions. Overall, this study enhances our understanding of the complexities underlying refugees' return intentions, shedding light on both the broad influences of country context and the significance of individual characteristics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 181-198 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | International Migration |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 22 Jun 2024 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2024 The Author(s). International Migration published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Organization for Migration.
Funding
Kogan, Van Tubergen, and Wachters would like to thank the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI), the Sustainable Cooperation program (SCOOP), Institutions for Open Societies (IoS) at Utrecht University, and Mannheim University for funding the OneUA survey. Our heartfelt thanks go to Grace Caroline Olzinski, University of Mannheim, for her help in programming the survey. Kosyakova gratefully acknowledges the support of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG-German Research Foundation) within the project 'Longitudinal Study of Ukrainian Refugees (SUARE). Refugee migration and Labor Market Integration' (project number-519020285).
Funders | Funder number |
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Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) | |
Sustainable Cooperation program (SCOOP), Institutions for Open Societies (IoS) at Utrecht University | |
Mannheim University | |
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG-German Research Foundation) | -519020285 |