What Drives Local Action? Proactive Reception and Early Integration for Ukrainian Forced Migrants in Polish Cities: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis

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dc.abstract.enThis study investigates the conditions under which Polish cities adopt proactive reception and early integration responses for Ukrainian forced migrants following the 2022 Russian invasion. Despite Poland's centralized governance and limited municipal authority over migration, certain cities adopted a proactive approach, coordinating reception and initiating early-integration measures beyond minimal compliance. Employing Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), we examined 12 urban cases to identify configurations of conditions - political leadership, institutional capacity, socio-economic opportunities, and community attitudes - that facilitate proactive approaches to reception and early integration. Our findings reveal that strong political leadership is a necessary condition across all proactive cases. Additionally, combinations involving high institutional capacity, favorable socio-economic conditions, and supportive community attitudes contribute to municipal action exceeding baseline requirements. These findings help to understand the urban context in shaping reception and early integration, demonstrating that local configurations of resources, governance, and community dynamics can drive municipal responses to forced migration crises, particularly within centralized systems.
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk Społecznych w Warszawie
dc.affiliationInstytut Nauk Społecznych
dc.contributor.authorLyubashenko, Igor
dc.contributor.authorWojtowicz, Dominika
dc.date.access2026-07-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-16T07:34:59Z
dc.date.available2026-07-16T07:34:59Z
dc.date.created2026
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>This study investigates the conditions under which Polish cities adopt proactive reception and early integration responses for Ukrainian forced migrants following the 2022 Russian invasion. Despite Poland's centralized governance and limited municipal authority over migration, certain cities adopted a proactive approach, coordinating reception and initiating early-integration measures beyond minimal compliance. Employing Qualitative Comparative Analysis, we examined 12 urban cases to identify configurations of conditions—political leadership, institutional capacity, socio-economic opportunities, and community attitudes—that facilitate proactive approaches to reception and early integration. Our findings reveal that strong political leadership is a necessary condition across all proactive cases. Additionally, combinations involving high institutional capacity, favorable socio-economic conditions, and supportive community attitudes contribute to municipal action exceeding baseline requirements. These findings help to understand the urban context in shaping reception and early integration, demonstrating that local configurations of resources, governance, and community dynamics can drive municipal responses to forced migration crises, particularly within centralized systems.</jats:p>
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dc.description.grantnumber2022/45/B/HS5/00933
dc.description.granttitleCohesion or Space for Experimentation? An Analysis of Poland’s Political Response to the Migration Crisis Triggered by the Escalation of Russian Aggression Against Ukraine
dc.description.sdgSustainableCitiesAndCommunities
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/10780874261439763
dc.identifier.eissn1552-8332
dc.identifier.issn1078-0874
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2459
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki o polityce i administracji
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dc.subject.enreception
dc.subject.enearly integration
dc.subject.enforced migrants
dc.subject.enrefugees
dc.subject.encities
dc.subject.enmunicipalities
dc.subject.enQCA
dc.subject.enmulti-level governance
dc.subject.enPoland
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dc.titleWhat Drives Local Action? Proactive Reception and Early Integration for Ukrainian Forced Migrants in Polish Cities: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis
dc.title.journalUrban Affairs Review
dc.typeJournalArticle
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