Humanitarian aid for refugees from Ukraine as a catalyst for new social activity in Poland Cover Image

Pomoc humanitarna dla uchodźców z Ukrainy jako katalizator nowej aktywności społecznej w Polsce
Humanitarian aid for refugees from Ukraine as a catalyst for new social activity in Poland

Author(s): Krzysztof Jasiecki
Subject(s): Civil Society, Political history, Social history, Migration Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych UW
Keywords: Russia’s aggression against Ukraine; migration crisis; new social activity in Poland; humanitarian aid; civil society;

Summary/Abstract: Russia’s aggression against Ukraine in February 2022 caused Europe’s largest influx of war refugees to the European Union after World War II. This is unprecedented in many aspects, covering primarily the Central and Eastern Europe, which historically have been countries of emigration rather than migration. Against this background, grassroots initiatives and civic actions taken in Poland, local government bodies, state authorities, as well as the Catholic Church are considered. The key challenges and problems in supporting migrants from Ukraine are interpreted in terms of the theory of resource mobilization and the concept of “new social movements”

  • Issue Year: 68/2023
  • Issue No: 68
  • Page Range: 138-157
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish