Current causes of migration in Ukraine: legal analysis

Displaced Persons ◽

Legal Analysis ◽

Student Migration ◽

Negative Effects ◽

The article examines recent migration processes in Ukraine. The positive and negative aspects of migration are considered as phenomena. Various approaches of researchers to the identification and classification of the causes of migration are analyzed. Modern causes of labor, political, ethnic, environmental and educational (student) migration have been investigated. It was found that Ukraine is characterized not only by external but also internal labor migration, but its scale is not as significant as in other countries. The causes of political and ethnic migration include: restriction or prohibition of freedom of speech, persecution for political beliefs, interethnic intolerance and conflicts at the national level. The causes of ecological migration include: natural disasters, natural and man-made disasters, in particular: floods, earthquakes, fires, volcanic eruptions, typhoons. The reasons for educational (student) migration are the acquisition by young people of new knowledge, experience in improving opportunities in the globalized labor market, the desire to stay in the country of study. The ways to combat the negative effects of migration, in particular those that complicate the integration of internally displaced persons into the local community, have been identified; state initiatives aimed at returning migrant workers to Ukraine and their economic and social support (state program «Return and stay», state credit program «Available loans 5—7—9%») socialization and rehabilitation of internally displaced persons (Strategy for integration of internally displaced persons for the period up to 2020). It is noted that the coronavirus pandemic has caused the cessation of migration processes almost all over the world, but this is a temporary phenomenon that has not affected the reasons for leaving and becoming migrants. Key words: migration, causes of migration, forced migrants, voluntary migrants, internally displaced persons.

Human Rights and Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrant Workers: Essays in Memory of Joan Fitzpatrick and Arthur Helton. Edited by Anne F. Bayefsky.

Journal of Refugee Studies ◽

10.1093/jrs/fel034 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 149-151

Author(s):

A. Betts

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Migrant Workers ◽

Displaced Persons ◽

Human Rights and Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrant Workers

10.1163/ej.9789004144835.i-599 ◽

2006 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Migrant Workers ◽

Displaced Persons ◽

Bulletin of the Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design Series Economic sciences ◽

МЕТОДИЧНІ ПІДХОДИ ЩОДО АДАПТАЦІЇ УЧАСНИКІВ АТО, ВПО В СИСТЕМІ ПІДПРИЄМНИЦЬКОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ

10.30857/2413-0117.2018.4.2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 125 (4) ◽

pp. 19-29

Author(s):

Ірина Миколаївна Гончаренко

Keyword(s):

Social Relations ◽

Local Community ◽

Social Institutions ◽

Political Stability ◽

Well Being ◽

Social Adaptation ◽

Displaced Persons ◽

Major Barrier ◽

Successful social adaptation of ATO participants and internally displaced persons (IDPs) contributes to enhancing the economy, developing social relations, culture and political stability along with reducing social tension, smoothing the depopulation effects in the host communities, etc. The concentration of refugees and IDPs varies across the regions of Ukraine, however, the problem of their social adaptation is relevant to all regions of the country and the entire Ukrainian society. Social adaptation of ATO participants and IDPs is defined as the establishment of optimal relationships with social institutions, authorities and groups in the territory of their residence; reinforcement of the trend towards partnerships with other groups based on the alignment of indicators of their social and economic status; normalization of moral and psychological well-being of IDPs based on the feelings of belongingness to local community; awareness and acceptance of shared values, beliefs and norms. The research hypothesis relies on the total array of scientific statements, mechanisms and institutes of economic and social adaptation of ATO participants and internally displaced persons (IDPs) that allows exploring the factors of their capacity to business reintegration. It is proved that the quality of integration of ATO participants and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in host communities is associated with overcoming serious problems and challenges, some of them have not been resolved so far even in relatively wealthy democracies. Apparently, the major barrier is the lack of resources, if the government fails to provide necessary funding from the state budget or find additional assets from the international community, the integration of ATO participant and internally displaced persons (IDPs) will hardly move on at a desired pace. It is specified that integration and adaptation are complex processes and do not suggest quick standard scenarios. Not all the proposed measures and actions provide for cost increase; however, a number of qualitative improvements are needed.