CORRIREF (The corridors of asylum in France )

The influx of exiles caused by the conflict in Ukraine marks a turning point in the governance of asylum in Europe in several respects. On the one hand, the authorities have implemented the provisions relating to the temporary protection of refugees, giving them rights of access to employment, social assistance and movement within the Schengen zone that asylum seekers from other countries do not enjoy. On the other hand, this influx has received unprecedented support from European populations, feeding into the structuring of new forms of solidarity, particularly at the local level: commitment from mayors and municipalities, mobilisation of citizens, of diaspora organisations, of philanthropic institutions, etc. 

This programme explores these developments. It has two components: a follow-up of the social, spatial and professional trajectories of Ukrainian exiles; and an analysis of the transformations of reception infrastructures, with a particular focus on municipal policies, diaspora organisations and philanthropic organisations.

It combines a two-year longitudinal survey of migrants on a European scale, field surveys in Paris, Strasbourg and Nantes, but also in medium-sized cities and rural areas, and a national survey of municipalities and their reception policies. 

The programme is supported by the Convergences Migrations Institute, the MITI programme of the CNRS/IHEMI and Sciences Po. It is carried out in collaboration with the Kantar Public agency, the ACCESS In programme of the University of Liège, the Fondation de France, Sant'Egidio and the National Association of Welcoming Cities and Territories.