Lecture - Health and Wellbeing in the Belarusian Diaspora - Aliaksandr Kazakou - Weds 16th October - 4-5pm [online]
Routes lecture by Aliaksandr Kazakou, on the topic of Health and Wellbeing in the Belarusian Diaspora
Please join Routes for a lecture by Aliaksandr Kazakou, on the topic of Health and Wellbeing in the Belarusian Diaspora, on Wednesday 16th October, 4-5pm, on Zoom.
| A Routes - Migration, Mobility, Displacement lecture | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 October 2024 |
| Time | 16:00 to 17:00 |
| Place | Zoom |
| Provider | Routes - Migration, Mobility, Displacement |
Event details
The large-scale international migration of Belarusian citizens is not a new phenomenon. However, the situation escalated significantly when the fraudulent Presidential elections in August 2020 led to mass protests, repression, and the forced emigration and exile of tens of thousands of Belarusians. This paper reports on the health and wellbeing experiences and needs of Belarusians who have migrated to Lithuania, Poland and Georgia since August 2020. Drawing on data from a survey (822 respondents), and from 60 in-depth interviews with those in exile the paper examines experiences of settlement and adjustment, challenges accessing healthcare services, migrant mental health needs and the role of diaspora groups in the provision of support. Across these themes, we report how ontological insecurity and ambiguities around ‘deservingness’ have been exacerbated by the unfolding tensions and conflict across the eastern European region, with widescale detrimental impacts on Belarusian migrants’ health and wellbeing.
Aliaksandr Kazakou was trained as historian and received his “Candidate of Sciences” (PhD) degree from Belarusian State University. His fields of interest include migration and history of migration, collective identity and ethnic relations, culture of memory and instrumentalization of history. Currently he is an independent researcher based in Sweden.
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