The different faces of social exclusion Ukrainian people under temporary protection in Switzerland

Author(s) : Tsyhanenko Halyna Valentynivna

Source : http://gorn.kiev.ua/group/2023-Actual-problems-of-small-group-psychology.pdf#page=86

Abstract:

“A full-scale russian war against Ukraine, which has been ongoing since 24.02.2022, has led to a massive influx of Ukrainian refugees to Europe. In Switzerland alone, more than 88.4 thousand Ukrainians have applied for temporary protection status (Situation Ukraine Refugee Situation, 05.08.2023), around half of whom are of working age (Flucht aus der Ukraine – So gut hat sich der Schutzstatus S bewährt, 2023). For people displaced by war, life in the host society can be particularly challenging. Soon after their arrival, they run the risk of social exclusion. The present paper aims to reduce this gap by focusing on a sample at high risk of experiencing persistent forms of social exclusion, namely people under temporary protection of Ukrainian origin who are beneficiaries of international protection status S (hereafter “refugees”). Examining the factors that lead to different individual responses to persistent social exclusion in real-life contexts will also allow us to consider the existence of alternative resilient responses to exclusion. The aim of the study is to synthesize findings on types of social exclusion during the integration processes of Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland.”