The UkrAiA project was a scientific survey with the aim of collecting primary data on Ukrainian IDPs for academic purposes and evidence-based policy making in the areas of labor market, education, housing and integration. The field phase took place from March to June 2022, while data analysis and research is ongoing. In autumn 2024, a follow-up survey will try to capture daily realities and intentions to stay in Vienna.

The study was conducted by independent academic researchers from the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) and the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) with the support of the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences [Team]. Partner surveys with largely identical questionnaires were conducted in Linz, Austria and Krakow, Poland [cooperations]. The core team of WU and OeAW has conducted similar scientific surveys among Syrian, Iraqi and Afghan refugees in Austria since 2015: DIPAS, ReHIS, WIN as well as other smaller projects (e.g. MigCOV).

The results of these projects have been published in several highly respected academic journals - e.g. PloS One [1, 2], Health Policy, Refugee Survey Quarterly, Religions, International Migration as well as in the form of chapters in textbooks [3, 4], many presentations of academic conferences, working papers and reports as well as a book. These contributions have been frequently cited in the scientific literature.
In addition, the projects and their results have been extensively covered by the Austrian press in newspaper articles and columns as well as in TV interviews, blogs and social media [see also twitter]. The team was awarded the 2019 Kurt Rothschild Prize for Science Communication for this media work.

The field phase and preliminary rapid analyses of the Ukraia project were financially supported by the City of Vienna (MA17) and the Vienna Social Fund (FSW).

Data collection was carried out using both PAPI - most of the respondents chose this method - and CAWI (online). he questionnaires were available in Ukrainian, Russian and English. The final sample, which was collected in Vienna, comprised 1,094 respondents (89% of whom were female) among adults of all age groups from all regions of Ukraine.

Initial results and findings of the UkrAiA study, which were presented at conferences, webinars, podcasts and colloquia and published in blogs, can be found on the [Presentations & Publications] page in the form of presentation slides, presentation videos and links to articles.

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Project-Website