RESEARCH OF SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS INTO TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES

Abstract

The article presents a study of social integration of internally displaced persons into territorial communities. The theoretical aspects of the study of social integration of internally displaced persons are considered. The definition of the concept of “social integration” in the scientific literature is analyzed. The territorial community is considered as a subject of social integration of internally displaced persons. The article identifies the problems of internally displaced persons in the process of social integration into the territorial community (on the example of the Orynyn village council, Kamianets-Podilskyi district, Khmelnytskyi region). In the article the information on the activities of the Orynyn village council and statistical data on the dynamics of the number of internally displaced persons are analyzed. The main motives for the forced displacement of the population of Ukraine and the motives for choosing the place of displacement are identified. The obstacles to a positive attitude of the community’s population towards internally displaced persons are identified. The problems and negative consequences caused by the presence of internally displaced persons for the host community are highlighted. The most significant positive effects of the social integration of internally displaced persons expected in the territorial community where they live are investigated. The article identifies the most significant advantages for the territorial community in connection with the involvement of able-bodied internally displaced persons; the most significant obstacles to the effective involvement of internally displaced persons in the life of host communities; the problems that are most relevant for entrepreneurs from among internally displaced persons: lack of financial resources, low opportunities for obtaining a loan for business development and uncertainty of legislative provisions on granting preferences to internally displaced persons for the promotion of entrepreneurship. The types of social services for internally displaced persons, which can be partially financed by the state, are identified.