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Living through war : Personal and institutional responses in Ukraine

Söderberg, Maria LU orcid ; Ievdokymova, Olena ; Kharitonova, Natalia ; Hultqvist, Sara LU orcid ; Zhalinska, Iryna ; Bukhanevych, Lyudmyla ; Nickolaenko, Serhii ; Sandén, Ulrika LU ; Bahner, Julia LU orcid and Jägervi, Lotta LU , et al. (2026) In Research Reports in Social Work
Abstract
Living through war is more than surviving each day – it's rebuilding life, identity, and society in the shadow of constant threat.
This volume offers a multidimensional portrait of Ukraine during the Russian invasion, bringing together real life stories, empirical research, and institutional analyses from scholars and practitioners at Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University and Lund University. It highlights the psychological and social realities of wartime – grief, separation, resilience, and the everyday struggle to maintain dignity and connection. It also shows how key systems in Ukraine – social protection and healthcare – have adapted under extreme pressure, and presents innovative approaches to trauma informed, community based... (More)
Living through war is more than surviving each day – it's rebuilding life, identity, and society in the shadow of constant threat.
This volume offers a multidimensional portrait of Ukraine during the Russian invasion, bringing together real life stories, empirical research, and institutional analyses from scholars and practitioners at Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University and Lund University. It highlights the psychological and social realities of wartime – grief, separation, resilience, and the everyday struggle to maintain dignity and connection. It also shows how key systems in Ukraine – social protection and healthcare – have adapted under extreme pressure, and presents innovative approaches to trauma informed, community based recovery.
As a whole, the volume reveals a society under intense strain yet defined by resilience, solidarity, and the determination to rebuild. It will appeal to readers interested in social work, social welfare, mental health support, crisis governance, and the human dimensions of conflict. (Less)
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war, Ukraine, resilience, mental health, social insurance, eHealth, social welfare, social support, post-traumatic growth
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Research Reports in Social Work
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Chernysh, Oksana and LU
issue
4
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125 pages
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Socialhögskolan, Lunds universitet
report number
2026
ISBN
978-91-989361-5-5
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English
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yes
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  author       = {{Söderberg, Maria and Ievdokymova, Olena and Kharitonova, Natalia and Hultqvist, Sara and Zhalinska, Iryna and Bukhanevych, Lyudmyla and Nickolaenko, Serhii and Sandén, Ulrika and Bahner, Julia and Jägervi, Lotta and Harrysson, Lars and Voinalovych, Iryna}},
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