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Ukraine’s refugees: Private hosting and integration
How does private hosting affect refugee integration? In the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, around six million displaced Ukrainians sought refuge across Europe. As public reception centres faced mounting pressure, private hosting emerged as a large-scale response, with ordinary citizens opening their homes to refugees.
In this episode, we explore whether private hosting is an effective policy option for supporting refugee integration. Drawing on new research using data from a German platform that matched Ukrainian refugees with volunteer hosts, we examine where…
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