A recent Providus study claims that the self-organisation and civic engagement of displaced Ukrainians are a unique phenomenon in Latvia, as the civic participation of newcomers is usually fragmented. In this blog, HROMADA member Oksana Žabko provides insights into the diverse forms, motives, and resources of civic engagement among Ukrainians who have arrived in Latvia.
Ukraine’s experience during the full-scale Russian invasion illustrates the complex interplay between necessity and constraint in wartime governance. HROMADA member Oleksii Kolesnykov analyses the developments and draws important lessons from them.
The war in Ukraine has left a measurable complex imprint on European public opinion. Based on their analysis, Ruslana Moskotina and Valentyn Hatsko offer seven recommendations for policymakers and civil society actors in the Nordic–Baltic region.
Young Ukrainians in Latvia find themselves caught between two education systems, two languages and two competing visions of the future. Hanna Markova shows that, in the context of forced migration, their educational choices represent strategies for coping with long-term uncertainty.
Ukraine’s public diplomacy has rapidly developed from a long-term image-building effort into an instrument of national survival. Nadia Bureiko and Maryna Rabinovych trace this development, highlight current challenges, and draw lessons from it for other countries.
In this blog post, Oleksandra Cherednichenko and Eugenija Kovaliova present their practical experiences in implementing an entrepreneurship training programme for Ukrainian women in Lithuania at the Ukreate Hub.