UKRAINIAN CRISIS - REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF MIGRATION IN THE CONTEXT OF CZECHIA
UKRAINIAN CRISIS - REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF MIGRATION IN THE CONTEXT OF CZECHIA

Author(s): Josef Botlík, Milena Botlíková
Subject(s): Regional Geography, Migration Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: migration; refugees; war; Ukraine; Czech Republic;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to summarize and compare the development of migration related to the Ukrainian crisis in the context of previous migration crises and migration theories. Czechia, although not directly adjacent to Ukraine, is one of the major destination countries and was the target of the first wave of war migrants. However, refugee flows and destinations must be monitored in a broader context. We assume that the migration wave was largely conditioned by the existing Ukrainian minority in Czechia. Using comparison, multicorrelation analysis and data mining, the paper compares available data, related not only to the war in Ukraine but also to previous migrations and foreign workers’ movement of foreigners for work. Based on comparative analyzes, contexts are sought that could clarify the targeting of migrants and relate them to historical economic and social conditions. Research shows that there is a strong push-pull effect, given the composition of foreigners in Czechia and the number of Ukrainians employed.

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