Ukrainian war victims: Mothers and minors’ perspective
Author:
Artinopoulou Vasiliki1, Ntountoumi Lamprini2
Affiliation:
1. Criminology at the Sociology Department, School of Social and Political Sciences, Panteion University and the Director of the International Institute on Crime and Criminal Justice, European Public Law Organisation, Athens, Greece 2. Restorative Justice and Mediation Lab, the Sociology Department, School of Social and Political Sciences, Panteion University
Abstract
The current study explored the war experience from the victims? narrative by
interviewing 15 displaced Ukrainians hosted in Greece. Concretely, it
examined their experiences and emotions from the beginning of the war, the
conditions under which they lived until they fled Ukraine, and their
reception in Greece. To better analyse the data, the researchers followed a
thematic analysis and divided the participants into three groups based on
similar characteristics: mothers, teenagers, and children. Major
psychological trauma and financial and integration difficulties were evident
in all participants. Moreover, several challenges were reported regarding
the policies and practices of reception, especially in the educational
field. Last, despite the limitation of the small sample and no male
participants, this study opens the way for further investigation of the
long-lasting effects of war traumatisation and the challenges host countries
face in supporting refugees.
Publisher
National Library of Serbia
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