1st Edition
Decentring Race The Politics of Welcoming Ukrainians in Romania
By Raluca Bejan
Copyright 2026
318 Pages
by
Central European University Press
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and people began to flee the country, the hospitality of neighbouring countries towards Ukrainians was set in stark contrast to their reluctance to accommodate refugees from Africa and the Middle East. Critics suggested that Europe was treating refugees from Ukraine better than those from the Global South, and attributed this difference to race. Using Romania... Read more
The Argument
1. Fieldwork
2. Welcoming at Play
3. Race or Nationality as Justification?
4. Add-On Identities
5. Außenpolitik
6. The Inhospitality of Temporary Protection
Coda
Bibliography
Biography
Raluca Bejan is Associate Professor of Social Work and of European Studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, where she is also a Research Associate at the Jean Monnet European Union Centre of Excellence. She received her doctorate from the University of Toronto in 2018.
