In this episode of Policy Implications, Olha Zadorozhna hosts a conversation with Dariia Mykhailyshyna on migration, politics, and how large inflows of migrants can reshape voting behavior. Drawing on new research on two waves of Ukrainian migration to Poland — the labor migration that followed Russia’s aggression in 2014 and the refugee inflow after the full-scale invasion in 2022 — they discuss whether more migration really leads to more support for nationalist and far-right parties. Together, they explore why the Polish case tells a more nuanced story, how local exposure to Ukrainian migrants often reduced rather than increased far-right support, why labor migrants and refugees produced different political effects, and what this reveals about the role of labor markets, social benefits, and political rhetoric in shaping public attitudes toward migration.

Link to the paper discussed in this episode: https://tinyurl.com/mtskp3rh

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