Gendered flight constellations and family-reunion intentions of female refugees from Ukraine: Evidence from a representative survey in Germany

Nadja Milewski; Jean Philippe Décieux; Andreas Ette; Martin Bujard

doi:10.5771/2566-7742-2023-2-250

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- 153–165 Forced migration to Germany: Bordering practices and lived experiences. Introduction to the special issue Christine Barwick-Gross, Stefanie Börner, Daniel Drewski, Nadja Milewski Christine Barwick-Gross, Stefanie Börner, Daniel Drewski, Nadja Milewski 153–165
- 166–263 Articles and essays 166–263
  - 166–182 Search and rescue NGOs as a focal point in debates on the reception of refugees in the EU: Research essay on an Italian and German case study Lena Laube, Maria Ullrich Lena Laube, Maria Ullrich 166–182
  - 183–203 Exclaves in the Externalisation Society: Accommodation, provisions and care for refugees in Germany Judith Vey Judith Vey 183–203
  - 204–225 Accommodation centres for asylum seekers as sites of conflict and collaboration: Strategies for the prevention of violence Noa Milman, Sifka Etlar Frederiksen Noa Milman, Sifka Etlar Frederiksen 204–225
  - 226–237 A comparative analysis of Syrian refugee family integration in France and Germany Liyun Wan Liyun Wan 226–237
  - 238–249 Using the lens of emotions: Exploring Ukrainian refugee women’s anchoring processes in Berlin Katarina Mozetič, Karolina Lebek, Nora Ratzmann Katarina Mozetič, Karolina Lebek, Nora Ratzmann 238–249
  - 250–263 Gendered flight constellations and family-reunion intentions of female refugees from Ukraine: Evidence from a representative survey in Germany Nadja Milewski, Jean Philippe Décieux, Andreas Ette, Martin Bujard Nadja Milewski, Jean Philippe Décieux, Andreas Ette, Martin Bujard 250–263
- 264–266 Rezensionsaufsatz 264–266
  - Beyond their years: Unaccompanied minors and the social construction of categories Emily Frank Emily Frank
- 267–267 Impressum 267–267
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Culture, Practice & Europeanization , page 250 - 263

Gendered flight constellations and family-reunion intentions of female refugees from Ukraine: Evidence from a representative survey in Germany

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Nadja Milewski Jean Philippe Décieux Andreas Ette Martin Bujard

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/2566-7742-2023-2-250
- ISSN online: 2566-7742
Abstract

Since the outbreak of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, about one million people have fled to Germany in 2022. Due to the gender-specific policies for staying and leaving Ukraine, the socio-demographic composition of the refugees differs markedly from previous refugee migrations to Western Europe and from forms of voluntary migration. In particular, it stands out that about three quarters of the adult refugees arriving in Germany were women. Our paper explores systematically the family constellations of the Ukrainians who have fled their country and analyses their family-reunion intentions. We use representative data from the first wave of the “Ukrainian Refugees in Germany (IAB-BiB/FReDA-BAMF-SOEP-Survey)”. About 11,000 refugees aged 18 to 70 years participated in the survey. Only about 23 percent of the women arrived together with their partner in Germany, another 42 percent were single women and 35 percent of the women arrived without their partner. Descriptive analyses reveal ambiguity and uncertainty regarding their stay and family reunion. Multivariable analyses reveal that among these spatially separated women, intentions for family reunion in Germany are particularly high in constellations where the partner lives in more war-affected regions, and when the respondents express their intention to stay in Germany.
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