Influence of identity on attitude formation in displaced persons from Ukraine

U radu se prikazuje šira slika polarizacije ukrajinskog društva i uloge regionalnog identiteta na formiranje stavova raseljenih osoba iz Ukrajine u Republici Hrvatskoj o proruskim i prozapadnim narativnim linijama. Naime, rat u Ukrajini ubrzao je proces reartikulacije ukrajinskog nacionalnog identiteta koji je započeo početkom stoljeća uslijed pogoršanja odnosa između Zapada i Rusije. U radu se upotrebljavaju metode deskriptivne statistike, dok se u obradi hipoteza upotrebljava Mann-Whitney U test. Statističkom analizom rezultata ankete provedene među raseljenim osobama iz Ukrajine u Republici Hrvatskoj uočena je razlika u stavovima ispitanika iz istočnog i zapadnog dijela Ukrajine, ali i općenito veće slaganje s prozapadnim narativnim linijama.The article discusses the broader picture of polarization in Ukrainian society and the role of regional identity in shaping the views of displaced persons from Ukraine in the Republic of Croatia regarding pro-Russian and pro-Western narrative lines. In particular, the war in Ukraine accelerated the rearticulation of the Ukrainian national identity, which gained momentum at the beginning of the century due to deteriorating relations between the West and Russia. In the study, descriptive statistical methods were employed, while the Mann-Whitney U test was used in hypothesis testing. A statistical analysis of the survey results conducted among displaced individuals from Ukraine in the Republic of Croatia revealed differences in the attitudes of respondents from the eastern and western parts of Ukraine, but also a generally greater alignment with pro-Western narrative lines