Return intentions among Ukrainian refugees in Europe

A Cross‐National Study

Bibliographic Data

ID9955067
AuthorsAnne Maaike Mulders (0000-0002-6415-2877, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI), KNAW/University of Groningen The Hague The Netherlands, corresponding author), Gusta G Wachter (0000-0002-1046-7355, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI), KNAW/University of Groningen The Hague The Netherlands), Y Kosyakova (0000-0002-9621-1755, University of Bamberg Bamberg Germany), I Kogan (0000-0002-2841-1296, University of Mannheim Mannheim Germany)
Year2024
Volume62
Issue5
Pages181-198
Publication date2024-06-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/imig.13291
OpenAlexW4399918602
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited40

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

Demographic economics · Development economics · Economics · Political science · Refugee · Ukrainian · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends

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