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EMPOWERThe Activation of Change: Empowering civic engagement of young Ukrainian refugees experiencing displacement in Poland and Ukraine
principal investigator / project leader
Ph.D. / Institute of Postgraduate Education, Transcarpathian State University, Ukraine
principal investigator / project leader
Ph.D. / Assistant Professor
project value: PLN 289,800
funding source: Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)
discipline: sociology
location: Warsaw
duration: 2024 2025
Researchers from Poland and Ukraine, Anzhela Popyk, Ph.D. from SWPS University’s Faculty of Social Sciences in Warsaw and Maryna Marko, Ph.D. from the Institute of Postgraduate Education of the Transcarpathian State University in Ukraine, will examine civic engagement of Ukrainian youth, who has been displaced as the result of the ongoing war in Ukraine and are currently living in Poland or across Ukraine.
The project is funded by the Foundation for Polish Science.
Project objectives
The goal of the project is to examine the dynamics of civic engagement of Ukrainian youth either affected by forced migration to Poland or experiencing internal displacement across Ukraine.
Nowadays, in the era of migration and social challenges, participation of youth in social life is particularly significant. The EMPOWER project has been created with the belief that young people, even when faced with forced migration and displacement, have a tremendous potential to shape their surroundings and build democratic and inclusive communities.
Popyk, Anzhela
Principal Investigator
First and last name
Anzhela Popyk
Email
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Specialization
sociologist, philologist
Academic degree or title
Ph.D. / Assistant Professor
Role in the Institute
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Role in the Research Center
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Role in the Department
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Ph.D. / Assistant Professor Anzhela Popyksociologist
Methodology
Study participants will be recruited form the 15 to 18 age group. Researchers will analyze students’ participation in school life, local communities and society at large. They will aim to understand how young people cope with difficulties, how they interact with social structures, and how they use opportunities to engage in civic and community activities.
Researchers will conduct in-depth interviews and organize focus groups in eight locations, four in Poland (Warsaw, Siedlce, Rzeszów and Tarnobrzeg) and four in Ukraine (Lviv, Truskavets, Uzhhorod and Mukachevo).
Research Team
Mykhailova, Anastasiia
First and last name
Anastasiia Mykhailova
Academic degree or title
M.A. / Research Fellow, Youth Research Center, USWPS
Email
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Institute
Youth Research Center
M.A. / Research Fellow, Youth Research Center, USWPS Anastasiia Mykhailova
Research Partners
- SWPS University, Poland — project coordination
- Institute of Postgraduate Education of the Transcarpathian State University in Ukraine
Practical application of results
The results of the project will not only contribute to a better understanding of the social phenomena that are currently happening in Europe, but can also provide a solid foundation that might be used to shape information and education policies in the future.