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The recent wave of solidarity for Ukrainian refugees after Russia’s full-scale invasion is reflected in the massive taking in of refugees into private households in European countries. This is also true for Poland and Switzerland: In Poland,...

The influx of refugees to Germany, particularly from Syria and Ukraine, has significantly increased over the past decade due to wars and political tensions in the Middle East and Europe. These refugee groups vary not only in their demographic...

Building upon recent debates on the (a)political qualities of refugee support, this article draws from a quantitative survey among refugee supporters in Germany (n=2000) to assess the prevalence of political motivations and practices, the existence...

This study focuses on the prevalence of the rejection of refugees in the German population and the factors that contribute to such negative attitudes. According to Integrated Threat Theory, people aim to protect their status in society by devaluing...

The number of refugees in Germany has increased noticeably since 2022. In addition to the rising number of asylum seekers from countries such as Syria and Afghanistan, in February 2022, war-related refugee migration from Ukraine began. Against this...

The war in Ukraine triggered a significant wave of support in neighboring countries and in Germany. The DeZIM.panel, the online access panel of the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM), conducted a survey one week after the...

The ideas that childless people have about the role of parents are characterised by their external perspective and can influence the decision for or against having children. Therefore, this article examines how childless people perceive parenthood,...

Using experiences from the financial crisis, this paper investigates the extent to which subjective socioeconomic insecurity among Germans has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine war. I analyse how...