Zwischen Ankommen und Bleiben: Perspektiven der Arbeitsmarktintegration ukrainischer Geflüchteter
Hunderttausende Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainer sind seit 2022 nach Deutschland geflohen – viele mit der Hoffnung auf Rückkehr, andere mit dem Wunsch zu bleiben. Doch was bestimmt ihre Entscheidung? Welche Rolle spielen Arbeit, Familie, Integration? Und wie gelingt der Schritt in den deutschen Arbeitsmarkt?
Im Rahmen der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften laden wir ein zu einem Gespräch mit Expert:innen, Praktiker:innen und Geflüchteten. Neben wissenschaftlichen Einblicken aus aktuellen Forschungsprojekten berichten Ukrainer und Ukrainerinnen selbst von ihren Erfahrungen und Herausforderungen.
Internationale Konferenz: Left and Right Political Radicalisms: Issue Positions of Parties and Voters in the Face of Global Crises
The workshop aims to primarily analyse and compare the evolving issue positions of radical left and right political actors in response to several global crises, including the refugee crisis and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. By focusing on both the supply and demand side of politics, the workshop will explore how these parties and their voters have navigated traditionally divisive issues and whether the ideological gap between the far right and the radical left has narrowed or widened. The workshop will bring together leading as well as early career scholars specializing in radical left and right political movements.
The reaction of the radical right to democracy protection measures
In his presentation, Erik Zignaigo will explore how radical right movements in Italy and Germany have responded to democracy protection measures introduced in the aftermath of the 2009 economic crisis. By referring to the Italian and German cases, this research intends to investigate the reaction of the radical right to democracy protection measures. Both countries […]
In Our Interest: How Democracies Can Make Immigration Popular
Alexander Kustov will present his newly published book, in which he argues that showing people how immigration benefits them and their fellow citizens can lead to greater acceptance of open policies. Looking beyond the stereotype of xenophobic voters, he identifies people’s genuine concern for compatriots as a key driver of immigration attitudes. Using extensive cross-national surveys and experiments, this book demonstrates voters tend to oppose freer immigration because they believe it threatens their countries, but can be persuaded if they see immigration policies as in their interest.
Migrationspolitik im Wandel: Herausforderungen und Perspektiven
Am 9. und 10. April 2025 fand im ProjektZentrum Berlin der Stiftung Mercator die zweitägige Fachtagung „Migrationspolitik im Wandel: Herausforderungen und Perspektiven“ statt. Zum Abschluss der Koalitionsverhandlungen bot die Veranstaltung ein Forum für den Austausch über zentrale Fragen der Asyl-, Migrations- und Integrationspolitik. Vertreterinnen und Vertreter aus Wissenschaft, Verwaltung, Medien und Zivilgesellschaft kamen zusammen, um […]
Workshop: Migration attitudes, polarisation, and policy analysis
Join a series of focused panels to examine factors influencing migration governance, the societal impact of migration debates, and the specific dynamics surrounding Ukrainian refugee migration.
This workshop aims to foster collaborative and synergistic research perspectives on migration-related topics, including public attitudes toward migration, migration-related polarization, and migration policy analysis.
Being a refugee woman: Intersectionality and labour market integration. Insights from the Ukrainian Case in Poland, Italy and Germany.
In her presentation, MIDEM Visiting Fellow Iuliia Lashchuk talks about how integrating into a new country can be challenging, especially in the case of forced migration. Not all those seeking refuge are allowed to work immediately upon arrival, and they have to wait months for their asylum request to be approved and access to the labour market to be granted. The Temporary Protection Directive (TPD), activated as a response to Russian aggression in Ukraine, is unique as it grants all its holders immediate access to a labour market. But does simplified access to a labour market mean successful integration, and does it eliminate gender inequalities? Iuliia Lashchuk examines the labour integration of women fleeing the war in Ukraine through an intersectional lens, highlighting the interconnectedness of vulnerabilities, needs and rights. The aim is to study better the advantages and drawbacks of TPD and its implementation in Poland, Italy, and Germany.
Threat perception as a shaper of pro- and anti-refugee sentiment in Central and Eastern Europe
We are pleased to welcome Lenka Dražanová to our MIDEM Digital Talk! In the upcoming lecture she will discuss the differences in Western Europeans‘ attitudes towards people displaced from Syria and Ukraine, revealing insights from her latest research.
Threat perception is typically viewed as a driver of public opposition to immigration. By analysing attitudes in Central European countries to the mass displacement that occurred from Ukraine following the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022 her study shows that threat perception can also drive more positive attitudes toward migration flows. She highlights the importance of geo-political and historical dynamics for forming attitudes toward refugees in contemporary Europe. To develop this argument, she gathered original survey data in two waves in the years 2022 and 2023 in five CEE countries (Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia) and three comparator Western European countries (Austria, Germany and Italy). She also embedded an experiment within the survey to analyse differences in attitudes to people displaced from Syria and those from Ukraine. She found respondents in all surveyed countries to be overwhelmingly positive towards accepting Ukrainian refugees with respondents in CEE countries being significantly more supportive of Ukrainian rather than Syrian refugees.
Immigration and Intergration Policy Trends in Western Democracies 1980-2019: Evolution or Transformation?
Gastredner im Rahmen des hybriden Jour Fixe war Samuel D. Schmid von der Universität Luzern. Er stellte die Ergebnisse seiner Forschung zu Trends in der Einwanderungs- und Integrationspolitik in westlichen Demokratien über die letzten vier Jahrzehnte vor.
Arbeitsmarktintegration geflüchteter Frauen aus der Ukraine: Einblicke aus Wissenschaft und Praxis
Der Krieg in der Ukraine hat Millionen Menschen zur Flucht gezwungen – besonders Frauen mit ihren Kindern, die in Europa Schutz, aber auch eine Perspektive für die Zukunft suchen. Viele von ihnen sind hoch qualifiziert, doch der Weg in den Arbeitsmarkt ist oft steinig: ihre Abschlüsse werden nicht anerkannt, die Sprachbarrieren sind groß, und die Vereinbarkeit von Arbeit und Familie bleibt eine Herausforderung.
Am 29. Januar lädt MIDEM zu einem Workshop ein, der genau diese Fragen ins Zentrum stellt: Wie gelingt die Arbeitsmarktintegration von geflüchteten Frauen aus der Ukraine? Was sind die größten Hürden?
Eine neue Studie von Iuliia Lashchuk (Europäisches Hochschulinstitut Florenz) liefert überraschende Einblicke: Sie vergleicht die Erfahrungen ukrainischer Frauen in Deutschland, Polen und Italien. Warum funktioniert die Integration in einigen Ländern besser als in anderen? Und was können wir daraus lernen?
Der Workshop bietet einen vielstimmigen Austausch und vereint Perspektiven aus der Zivilgesellschaft und Wissenschaft. Er richtet sich nicht nur an Fachleute, sondern schafft auch eine Plattform für den Dialog zwischen Theorie und Praxis.
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