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第4回全所的プロジェクト（分断を超える）WS「Workshop on the War in Ukraine and Russian Emigrants」を開催します。

日時：2026年6月25日（木）10:00-12:40
場所：赤門総合研究棟549室
言語：英語
キャンパスマップ：https://iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/about/access/

10:00-11:15
Scott Radnitz (Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, University of Washington)
"Geopolitics and Migration: The Case of the Relokanty in Kyrgyzstan."

Abstract:
Large-scale migration has become a contentious issue worldwide, with citizens in receiving countries often viewing migrants as threats to culture or economic well-being. This study examines how such attitudes differ when migrants move from a geopolitically dominant state to a weaker neighboring country. Focusing on Russian relokanty in Kyrgyzstan after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, we argue that migrants' political beliefs and activities shape local attitudes in important ways. Using a conjoint experiment embedded in a nationally representative survey, we analyze how respondents evaluate migrants based on their reasons for leaving, political activities, integration, intended length of stay, and demographic traits. We then use a priming experiment to test how statements by Russian leaders affect perceptions of migrants. We find that Kyrgyzstanis are more supportive of migrants who come for economic rather than political reasons, possess high skills, integrate with locals, share Muslim backgrounds, and avoid political activism. Surprisingly, critical rhetoric by Russian leaders toward the relokanty decrease hostility among respondents. The findings highlight how geopolitical asymmetries shape public attitudes toward migration and exile.

11:25-12:40
Karolina Nugumanova (PhD Candidate of Political Science and Sociology, Scuola Normale Superiore)
"Moral Responsibility and the Reverse Gender Gap: Political Activism Among Russian Post-2022 Emigrants."

Abstract:
This paper examines gender differences in political activism among Russian anti-war emigrants who left the country following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Drawing on original survey data (N = 1,734) and 68 in-depth interviews, the study analyzes participation across four repertoires of anti-war activism: street protests, digital activism, financial support for independent Russian NGOs and media, and assistance to Ukrainian refugees. Contrary to classical theories predicting lower political participation among migrant women, the findings reveal a reverse gender gap: women demonstrate higher overall engagement, particularly in beneficiary-oriented and digital forms of activism, while no significant gender difference emerges in street protest participation. The paper argues that this pattern is not primarily explained by political socialization or migration-related constraints, but by stronger war-related moral appraisals among women, especially perceived moral responsibility and support for reparative action. The study contributes to research on political participation, gender and migration, and the emotional dynamics of transnational activism under authoritarianism.

Discussants: Masatomo Torikai (Associate Professor of Political Science, Osaka University)
Moderator: Masaaki Higashijima (Professor of Political Science, University of Tokyo)

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