Department: Urban Studies (MA)

An outburst of Euromaidan civilian protests in Ukraine in 2013 and the subsequent ongoing Russian military invasion provoked a mass civilian engagement in volunteerism that eventually shaped a vital pillar of support for the society in crisis.  In this thesis, I am turning towards the concept of ‘volunteerism’ as a form of informal work, contrary …

The 21st century has been a challenging time for Ukraine. The beginning of the Russian invasion in February 2022 exacerbated the existing problems, leading to an overwhelming and highly complex housing crisis. The thesis is looking at housing in Dnipro City and Dnipropetrovsk oblast and provides a more specific understanding of the crisis and highlights …