The Politics of (Im)mobility: The Effects of the Pandemic on Movement Across the ‘Contact Line’ in Eastern Ukraine
2023; Routledge; Volume: 76; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/09668136.2023.2281239
ISSN1465-3427
Autores Tópico(s)Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration
ResumoAbstractIn March 2020, the ‘contact line’ between the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics and the rest of Ukraine was sealed off. Crossing this de facto border was a precondition and an obstacle for residents of the non-government-controlled territories to access their citizenship entitlements. This article explores how movement across the ‘contact line’ was restricted and reconfigured during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and how this affected state–citizen relations in the region. 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