01705nas a2200181   4500008004100000022001400041245007500055210006900130300001200199490000700211520108100218653003701299653002901336653002301365100001901388700002001407856009601427       2025                        eng d  a2300-168200aA Stranger in My Village: Ukrainian Refugees in Poland’s Rural Areas0 aStranger in My Village Ukrainian Refugees in Poland s Rural Area  a355-3750 v143 a<p>The attitude of inhabitants and representatives of local institutions towards refugees from Ukraine &ndash; and the possibility to include the latter in local social and economic life &ndash; plays a crucial role in a successful process of integration. A year after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the authors carried out a quantitative survey among the inhabitants of one rural community in western Poland, investigating whether refugees were perceived as a potential factor of community development. This paper reveals the attitude of residents of that municipality towards war refugees from Ukraine. The predominant attitude is acceptance of the presence of Ukrainian refugees but there is also an element of opposition, albeit much weaker. Although there is demand for migrant labour in the municipality, and, without that labour, many farms and businesses would have to pare back their operations, at the same time the respondents do not fully see migrants as equal fellow residents, agreeing only reluctantly to the financial transfers involved.</p>10aattitudes towards the Ukrainians10aPolish rural inhabitants10aUkrainian refugees1 aŚpiewak, Ruta1 aHalamska, Maria  uhttps://ceemr.uw.edu.pl/content/stranger-my-village-ukrainian-refugees-poland-s-rural-areas