Ukrainian Diaspora and Ukraine: Relationship Problems and Prospects

Abstract

This article is the analysis of the Ukrainian immigration phenomenon with an emphasis on current problems and prospects of the relations between Ukraine and the Ukrainian Diaspora. Traditionally for such research, the author analyzes the history of the studies, briefly describes the waves of mass emigration, and their causes. She reviews the process of creation of international organizations related to migration processes in the world. Taking into consideration official statistics, author determines the characteristics of modern immigration wave. Migration risks for today’s Ukraine are analyzed. The study also attempts to identify the main problems encountered in establishing connections between Diaspora and motherland / ancestral land and suggests the ways of their solution, taking into account foreign experience. Author reviews the process of institutionalization of the study of national diasporas in the world and reports on the establishment of the World Association of Global Diaspora Research.