Humanitarian Aid and Empowerment of Ukrainian Refugees

Dorota Moroń is a political scientist and sociologist, professor at the Institute of Political Science, University of Wrocław, Poland. The main areas of her scientific interest include social policy, particularly investment and innovative social policy, social work and analysis of the role of the state, the social economy sector, and NGOs. She is the deputy director for teaching, member of the Polish Society for Social Policy, author and co-author of multiple books, chapters and journal articles. Małgorzata Madej is a political scientist, PhD at the Institute of Political Science, University of Wrocław, Poland. The main areas of her scientific interest include citizen participation in elections and decision-making processes, especially at the local level, as well as participatory tools in local and sublocal self-government in Poland, and social movements. She is an author and co-author of three books, multiple chapters and journal articles. She is also the editor-in-chief of the Polish Political Science Review. Judit Csoba is professor of sociology and social policy and course director of Social Policy Education at the Faculty of Arts, University of Debrecen, Hungary. Her research focuses on sociology of work, social policy, employment policy and social economy. She is the author or co-author of 8 books, several book chapters and journal articles. She is a member of the editorial board of three professional journals (soci.hu, Esély, Metszetek) and the editor-in-chief of the European Social Work Education and Practice book series published by Springer.

Humanitarian aid or empowerment? Policy towards support of refugees from Ukraine. Introduction. 1. Visegrad Group countries towards migration 2. Refugees from Ukraine in the countries of the Visegrad Group 3. Legalisation of the Ukrainian refugees’ stay 4. Organising support for refugees from Ukraine: The role of the state, local governments, and civil society 5. The first step: organising support at the location of refugees’ temporary stay 6. Assistance with housing 7. Teaching local languages to foreigners 8. Inclusion of children and youth in the national education system 9. Integration instead of ghettoisation: integrating refugees with the local communities 10. Ukrainian refugees on the labour market 11. Business sector for Ukrainians: a form of support or profit seeking? Conclusions.