• Editors: Beomshik Shin, Ayoung Choi
• Authors: Beomshik Shin, Minwoo Yoon, Eunyoung Kim, Sunhee Kim, Jiwon Park, Songha Joo, Yuihyun Hwang, Ayoung Choi, Vadim Slepchenko, KaYoung Ko
• Publication Date: December / 2025
• Publisher: Zininzin

The Russia–Ukraine war has simultaneously shaken the structure of the twenty-first-century international order and global patterns of human mobility. The large-scale displacement triggered by the conflict vividly illustrates the reality of forced migration produced by contemporary wars. Refugee movements rarely follow a single trajectory; rather, they involve complex patterns that combine temporary stays, return migration, onward movement to third countries, and resettlement. The Ukraine War and Refugees Crossing Borders examines these dynamics within the broader political, economic, and social contexts of Eurasia.

The book approaches refugees as subjects formed through processes of cross-border mobility. Their choices and migration routes are shaped not only by individual agency but also by national policies and institutions, as well as by the political and economic environments of host societies. The contributors conceptualize refugee mobility as a continuous process linking countries of origin, transit states, host countries, and destinations of secondary migration. By analyzing the structural factors operating at each stage of movement and settlement, the volume demonstrates how refugees’ lives are shaped by differences in legal status, protection regimes, and social conditions.

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction: The Challenges of Refugee Studies in Eurasia and the Ukraine Conflict

Part I. Contexts and Impacts of Refugee Migration
Chapter 2. War and Refugees as Human Resources: A Comparative Study of Attitudes, Policies, and Institutions toward Refugees in Poland and Kyrgyzstan
Chapter 3. The Impact of the Influx of Ukrainian Refugees on Poland’s Political Landscape
Chapter 4. The Economic Impact of Russian Refugees Migrating to Central Asia
Chapter 5. Perceptions and Policy Responses toward Russian Refugees in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
Chapter 6. The Dynamics of Syrian Refugee Policies in the Arab World Revisited through the Ukraine War

Part II. Refugees as Agents: Mobility and Survival Strategies
Chapter 7. Education and Social Integration of Ukrainian Refugee Children in Poland
Chapter 8. Settlement Patterns of Russian Migrants in Armenia after the Ukraine War
Chapter 9. Settlement and Secondary Migration of Koryo-in Refugees from the Ukraine War in South Korea

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