Beyond economic remittances: memory, mobilization, and political-cultural remittances of the Ukrainian diaspora

Journal title MONDI MIGRANTI
Author/s Ivana Acocella, Chiara Carbone, Brunella Casalini, Costanza Gasparo
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2026/1
Language Italian Pages 24 P. 155-178 File size 252 KB
DOI 10.3280/MM2026-001008
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The article investigates acts of solidarity toward their homeland by Ukrainians living in Italy in response to the war emergency. The analysis is based on research conducted in Tuscany with secular, religious, formal and informal groups engaged in fundraising and the collection of essential goods. In detail, emphasis will be placed on how the mobilization to support such collective solidarity actions cannot be reduced to the mere transfer of material resources and, at least in part, had already been tested following the political events that affected Ukraine between 2013 and 2014. At the core of these forms of mobilization is the construction and safeguarding of the collective memory of their people by the Ukrainian community living abroad, emphasizing its growth as a political and cultural force on two levels: supporting Ukraine’s independence and national identity and protecting Ukrainian cities from both physical and symbolic destruction.

Keywords: collective remittances; memory; associationism; transnationalism; political remittances.

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Ivana Acocella, Chiara Carbone, Brunella Casalini, Costanza Gasparo, Oltre le rimesse economiche: memoria, mobilitazione e rimesse politico-culturali della diaspora ucraina in "MONDI MIGRANTI" 1/2026, pp 155-178, DOI: 10.3280/MM2026-001008