Abstract
Using acase study approach, the paper analyzes available research on the topic of identifying and the effects that cross border wage labor migration makes on the Ukrainian family and on the development of the emerging civil society in Ukraine. The goal of the article is two-fold: to enrich the pool of knowledge on Ukrainian female migrants to Europe, and to engage with recent literature on the role that transnational migration plays in relation to the family and the sending country as part of transnational civil society
Highlights
After the breakup of the Soviet Union, Ukraine, among the other fourteen newly formed independent countries, faced many challenges in their transitional period to the market economy and civil society
Using a case study approach, it will analyze available research on the topic and identify the effects that cross border wage labor migration makes on the Ukrainian family and on the development of the emerging civil society in Ukraine
The aim of the article is two-fold: to enrich the pool of knowledge on Ukrainian female migrants to Europe, and to engage with recent literature on the role that transnational migration plays in relation to the family and its sending country as part of transnational civil society
Summary
After the breakup of the Soviet Union, Ukraine, among the other fourteen newly formed independent countries, faced many challenges in their transitional period to the market economy and civil society. Within the broader theme of cross-border labor migration to Europe, this article looks at the less explored topic of female Ukrainian migrants in receiving countries of Western Europe It will look at the impact it makes on the sending country of Ukraine. The first part of the article offers a summary of the background research on civil society, international migration; the second one discusses the theoretical issues underpinning this research; and the third part of the article analyzes the evidence gathered on Transgression social challenges caused by working migration, their reasons and consequences It analyzes socio-economic factors of Ukrainian family functioning, the specifics of family motivation for working migration, and the influences of cross-border migration on the members of sending families. The aim of the article is two-fold: to enrich the pool of knowledge on Ukrainian female migrants to Europe, and to engage with recent literature on the role that transnational migration plays in relation to the family and its sending country as part of transnational civil society
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