Japanese-Polish aid for refugees from Ukraine: multilevel governance, soft power and international cooperation

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dc.abstract.enJapan and Poland were among the countries which in 2022 provided financial aid to Ukraine, while putting sanctions on Russia in order to consolidate the alliance of those opposing the aggression. Within a few days after the Russian aggression on Ukraine, both the Japanese institutions and individual entrepreneurs decided to provide aid to refugees. Poland has become one of the key partners to the Japanese donors in delivering assistance to the displaced people. In this paper, we have applied multilevel governance (MLG) theory to analyze the management of international aid flow, operated by both governmental and non-governmental actors. High- profile examples of cooperation among initiatives for refugees in the first year of the Russo-Ukrainian war were examined, highlighting international networks of civil society partly supported by the state: NGOs, religious charities, small business entities and cultural institutions, and demonstrating the success of MLG in short-term crisis management.
dc.affiliationInstytut Nauk Społecznych
dc.contributor.authorOlga Barbasiewicz
dc.contributor.authorMerklejn, Iwona
dc.date.access2026-03-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-11T10:09:11Z
dc.date.available2026-05-11T10:09:11Z
dc.date.created2026
dc.date.issued2026-03-31
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Japan and Poland were among the countries which in 2022 provided financial aid to Ukraine while putting sanctions on Russia, consolidating the alliance of those opposing the aggression. Within days after the Russian assault on Ukraine, Japanese institutions and individual entrepreneurs decided to provide aid to refugees. Poland has become one of the key partners to the Japanese donors in delivering assistance to displaced people. In this paper, we have applied multilevel governance (MLG) theory to analyze the management of international aid flow operated by both governmental and non-governmental actors. High profile examples of cooperation among initiatives for refugees in the first year of the Russo-Ukrainian war were examined, highlighting international networks of civil society partly supported by the state: NGOs, religious charities, small business entities and cultural institutions, and demonstrating a success of MLG in short-term crisis management.</jats:p>
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.issue1
dc.description.physical99-131
dc.description.sdgPeaceJusticeAndStrongInstitutions
dc.description.sdgPartnershipForTheGoals
dc.description.sdgReducedInequalities
dc.description.sdgGoodHealthAndWellBeing
dc.description.sdgNoPoverty
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume54
dc.identifier.doi10.35757/STP.2026.54.1.04
dc.identifier.eissn2720-0302
dc.identifier.issn1230-3135
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2331
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://czasopisma.isppan.waw.pl/sp/article/view/3377
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki o polityce i administracji
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki o zarządzaniu i jakości
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-SA
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enhumanitarian aid
dc.subject.enmultilevel governance
dc.subject.ensoft power
dc.subject.enPolish-Japanese relations
dc.subject.enrefugees from Ukraine
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dc.titleJapanese-Polish aid for refugees from Ukraine: multilevel governance, soft power and international cooperation
dc.title.journalStudia Polityczne
dc.typeJournalArticle
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