Compassion and National Interest: Race, Culture, and Politics behind the Reception of Refugees of the Ukraine War
Journal: Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History
Year: 2023

This paper aims to analyze the response to and representations of Ukrainian refugees in European countries such as Poland and the reasoning behind it. Generally, Ukrainian refugees have received a very warm and generous welcome, from both the political leaders and ordinary citizens. However, it stands in stark contrast to the way the same countries reacted to refugees fleeing places like Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. The primary reasons for the differing attitudes are the perception of Ukraine a