WIC Online Colloquium ********************* Judith Kohlenberger, Isabella Buber-Ennser and Olena Tarasiuk Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Vienna Institute of Demography (VID), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Ukrainian Refugees in Vienna: Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Return Intentions Wednesday, September 21st 2022, 14:00-15:00 (CEST) Please register for the presentation until one day before the presentation 10:00 (CET): https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/events/wic-colloquium/wic-colloquium-registration Login information will be sent to registered participants shortly before the start of the presentation. Abstract As of July 2022, almost six million Ukrainians have fled the ongoing war to European host countries. Neighbouring countries like Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary, but also Western European countries, most notably Germany and Austria, have accepted thousands of refugees and are providing shelter. Two large surveys were conducted simultaneously between April and June in Vienna and Kraków to find out about socio-demographic characteristics, return intentions, attitudes and values. In the presentation we focus in Ukrainians in Vienna and discuss differences and similarities with Ukrainians surveyed in Kraków. Results suggest a highly selective, (upper) urban Ukrainian middle-class in Austria and, to a lesser degree, in Poland, who had resources to travel, work, and study abroad before the war. The farther Ukrainian refugees moved from their home country, the higher their educational attainment, which correlates with their socio-economic background and impacts return intentions. About the presenter: Judith Kohlenberger is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Social Policy, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU). Isabella Buber-Ennser is leader of the research group "Demography of Austria (DoA)" at the Vienna Institute of Demography (VID). Olena Tarasiuk is a research scholar at IIASA in the Population and Just Societies Program. More Information: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/subsites/Institute/VID/PDF/Colloquium/2022/...