Deserving of Assistance: The Social Construction of Ukrainian Refugees
Journal: Ethnopolitics
Year: 2023

Poland and the Czech Republic shifted their approach towards refugees during the 2022 Russian invasion when the assistance to Ukrainian refugees became 'a national task'.Our qualitative content analysis of media titles identified narratives strengthening social construction of Ukrainian refugees as deserving of assistance.Consequently, we suggest expanding the CARIN concept of deservingness to CARIN+A emphasizing the role of Assistance as a booster of Control, Attitude, Reciprocity, Identity, an