Ukraine: Forced Migration Information Hub

Zwei Jahre nach dem Kriegsausbruch in der Ukraine wird die Frage lauter, wie mehr Ukrainer*innen in Deutschland in Arbeit kommen können. Wie aber blicken diejenigen, die nicht erwerbstätig sind, selbst auf das Thema Erwerbsarbeit? Was hält sie zurück?

An online survey was conducted among displaced Ukrainian parents in Germany in the summer of 2022 as well as numerous qualitative interviews with both parents and pupils. The findings show the extent to which pursuing their education in parallel in Germany and Ukraine is placing a double burden on young Ukrainians. At the same time, the research sheds light on the reasons for educational choices and how families navigate this new situation.

Refugees from Ukraine were received with overwhelming solidarity in many European countries, including Germany, immediately after the Russian war of aggression began at the end of February 2022. Has people's attitude changed since then? In this DeZIM.insights Working Paper, the willingness to support in the first year after the war began is analyzed.

Interim Report on three Research Projects at the DJI on the Challenges and Conditions for Success in the Educational Integration of Refugee Children, the Situation of Families with Young Children and Integration in Daycare Centers, and the Perspectives of Young Ukrainians

This study describes the first wave of the IAB-BiB/FReDA-BAMF-SOEP Survey on Ukrainian Refugees in Germany, a unique panel dataset based on over 11,000 interviews conducted between August and October 2022. The aim of the IAB-BiB/FReDA-BAMF-SOEP Survey is to provide a data-infrastructure for theory-driven and evidence-based research on various aspects of integration among Ukrainian refugees in Germany.

Evaluation of challenges and information needs (RefUGe trial)

Since February 2022, more than 7.5 million people have already fled Ukraine. According to UNHCR, one million of them had arrived in Germany by November 2022. The DeZIM project "Refugee Women from Ukraine" conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with 32 women currently living with their children in Berlin and Frankfurt/Oder. The interviews shed light on the challenges the women currently face and the factors that determine whether they intend to stay here or return to Ukraine.

Study on the characteristics of the situation of Ukrainian refugees in Germany (using the example of the city of Constance and its surroundings), their social status (employment status), mental condition, living conditions, life, leisure time, well-being and future plans.

The qualitative survey among Ukrainians who have fled to Germany makes it possible to supplement the results of a quantitative online survey. By combining quantitative and qualitative surveys, two dominant short-term behavioral strategies – “stay in Germany” and “return to Ukraine” – were identified. In addition, six adaptation models that characterize the behavior of refugees from Ukraine, including on the labor market, were identified, namely (1) passive expectation of return to Ukraine, (2) motivated expectation of return to Ukraine, (3) "looking for himself and his/her place", (4) "at a crossroads", (5) "ready to try Germany", (6) convinced to stay.

Die qualitative Umfrage unter nach Deutschland geflüchteten
Ukrainer*innen ermöglicht es, die Ergebnisse einer quantitativen Online-Umfrage zu ergänzen. Durch die Kombination von quantitativen und qualitativen Befragungen konnten zwei dominante kurzfristige Verhaltensstrategien – »in Deutschland bleiben« und »in die Ukraine zurückkehren« festgestellt werden. Zudem wurden sechs Anpassungsmodelle, die das Verhalten von Geflüchteten aus der Ukraine, auch auf dem Arbeitsmarkt, charakterisieren, identifiziert, und zwar (1) passive Erwartung der Rückkehr in die Ukraine, (2) motivierte Erwartung der Rückkehr in die Ukraine, (3) »auf der Suche nach sich selbst und seinem/ihrem Platz«, (4) »am Scheideweg«, (5) »bereit, es in Deutschland zu versuchen«, (6) überzeugt, zu bleiben.

We conducted two waves of quantitative online surveys and qualitative interviews of Ukrainian refugees in Germany. We asked whether they plan to stay in Germany and whether they are already employed or plan to search for employment, as well as the factors that determine these. We report the results of the second wave of surveys in this policy brief. The second wave of the survey clarified the socio-demographic characteristics of refugees from Ukraine, the circumstances of their arrival andadaptation in Germany, and demonstrates the dynamics of changes in their plans and intentions

The study focuses on the flight history, arrival situation, needs and qualifications of Ukrainians in Thuringia with the aim of adapting the municipalities' needs and supply planning.

Online survey with the platform #UnterkunftUkraine, the largest platform for private accommodation in Germany and Europe in the period: June 2022 to July 2022. 3251 people were surveyed who have already taken in people or currently have people living with them (80%) or plan to do so (20%).

In the framework of the project of the ifo Center for International Institutional Comparisons and Migration Research “Adaptation and Survival Strategies of Refugees from Ukraine in Germany: Between Work and Social Help” a quantitative online survey was conducted. This article aims at reconstructing and clarifying the socio-demographic portrait of Ukrainian refugees in Germany in order to assess their potential in the German labor market and the possible burden on the German social system. The focus of this study is also the plans and intentions of Ukrainian refugees in Germany. This study provides insights on how many Ukrainians will stay in Germany, return to Ukraine, or move to another country, and how many are ready to integrate into the German labor market.

The UNHCR estimates that by the end of March 2022, more than three million people have already fled Ukraine - and the number is rising daily. In Germany, too, accommodation is becoming scarce. In view of the increasing pressure to act, protection against violence is in danger of being pushed into the background when it comes to accommodation - even though it is an essential task of operators and sponsors of collective accommodation. In addition, Ukrainian refugees are increasingly being accommodated privately. What are the challenges in the current situation to protect refugees from violence and to support them as well as the accommodators in the best possible way?