The Norwegian policy position is that temporary protection should cease once the war ends, and that the many Ukrainian refugees who have been granted temporary protection will then return. This raises important questions:
- Under which conditions will Ukrainians actually (want to) return?
- How many will do so, and how many will instead seek alternative ways of remaining while maintaining close ties to family and communities in Ukraine?
- How might return take place, and with what implications for host communities in Norway and Europe, as well as for the longer-term recovery of a war-torn Ukraine?
Ukrainian return sits at the intersection of foreign and domestic policy, security and migration governance. In this seminar, three Ukrainian scholars will shed light on these linkages and situate the question of return within a broader geopolitical context.
- Iryna Lapshyna (Ukrainian Catholic University): “Transnational practices among Ukrainian refugees in Germany”
- Tetyana Panchenko (V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University): “Five ways of adapting to uncertain integration between stay and return”
- Victoria Vdovychenko (University of Cambridge): “The Geopolitics of Ukrainian Return: Security Guarantees and Europe’s Post-War Security Order”
The discussion will be moderated by Erlend Paasche (Institute for Social Research).
Practical information
This event is open to all, but registration is required. Lunch will be provided.