Small Municipalities and Ukrainian Migrant Crisis

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68378025%3A_____%2F26%3A00642140" target="_blank" >RIV/68378025:_____/26:00642140 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01897-7_6" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01897-7_6</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01897-7_6" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-3-032-01897-7_6</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Small Municipalities and Ukrainian Migrant Crisis

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The chapter analyses how small municipalities in Czechia responded to the influx of refugees from Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022. Situated within debates on multilevel governance and local crisis management, it asks: (1) what national framework was adopted for managing Ukrainian migration and what role was assigned to municipalities, (2) what problems small municipalities faced during different phases of the crisis, (3) how they addressed these problems, and (4) how higher tiers of public administration supported them. Empirically, the study draws on 24 semi-structured interviews with mayors of municipalities under 2,000 inhabitants, selected according to their exposure to Covid-19 and to early waves of Ukrainian refugees, and analysed through qualitative content analysis. The findings distinguish three groups of municipalities: those with prior experience of labour migration, those without such experience but strongly affected by refugee inflows, and those only marginally involved. Across these types, the initial phase was marked by national-level chaos, unclear responsibilities and information deficits, which pushed local actors to improvise ad hoc solutions based on dense social networks and volunteer infrastructures. As coordination with regional and national authorities gradually improved, key structural ambiguities and data deficits persisted. The chapter argues that although small municipalities displayed considerable adaptive capacity and resilience, continued reliance on informal, personalised crisis management is not sustainable and calls for more differentiated, predictable and better coordinated support from higher levels of government in future migration-related crises.n

Název v anglickém jazyce

Small Municipalities and Ukrainian Migrant Crisis

Popis výsledku anglicky

The chapter analyses how small municipalities in Czechia responded to the influx of refugees from Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022. Situated within debates on multilevel governance and local crisis management, it asks: (1) what national framework was adopted for managing Ukrainian migration and what role was assigned to municipalities, (2) what problems small municipalities faced during different phases of the crisis, (3) how they addressed these problems, and (4) how higher tiers of public administration supported them. Empirically, the study draws on 24 semi-structured interviews with mayors of municipalities under 2,000 inhabitants, selected according to their exposure to Covid-19 and to early waves of Ukrainian refugees, and analysed through qualitative content analysis. The findings distinguish three groups of municipalities: those with prior experience of labour migration, those without such experience but strongly affected by refugee inflows, and those only marginally involved. Across these types, the initial phase was marked by national-level chaos, unclear responsibilities and information deficits, which pushed local actors to improvise ad hoc solutions based on dense social networks and volunteer infrastructures. As coordination with regional and national authorities gradually improved, key structural ambiguities and data deficits persisted. The chapter argues that although small municipalities displayed considerable adaptive capacity and resilience, continued reliance on informal, personalised crisis management is not sustainable and calls for more differentiated, predictable and better coordinated support from higher levels of government in future migration-related crises.n

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50401 - Sociology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/LX22NPO5101" target="_blank" >LX22NPO5101: Národní institut pro výzkum socioekonomických dopadů nemocí a systémových rizik</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2026

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Fragmented Local Government Systems and Crises. Experiences from Czechia

ISBN

978-3-032-01896-0

Počet stran výsledku

26

Strana od-do

143-168

Počet stran knihy

183

Název nakladatele

Palgrave Macmillan

Místo vydání

Cham

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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