Oleksandra Tarkhanova
Biographic Data
| ID | 301909 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oleksandra Tarkhanova |
| GIVEN NAMES | Oleksandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Tarkhanova |
| SIGNATURE | TARKHANOVA O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Center for Governance and Culture in Europe, University of St.Gallen, Gallen, Switzerland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1206-6766 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Social Networks and Agency in Forced Migration From Ukraine to Switzerland
This article examines how people displaced to Switzerland under Temporary Protection following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine exercise agency through social relations and networks. Drawing on in‐depth interviews and participant‐elicited sociograms, I adopt a relational sociological lens to analyse agency in forced migration by situating action within embedded social relations and the temporal horizons of past experiences, present coping and im…
Kollaboration oder Existenzsicherung
Forced displacement in Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 resulted in millions of people being internally displaced and seeking refuge abroad.European countries responded with favorable socio-legal conditions and a welcoming political climate.In this paper, we are interested in how people make and rationalize their decisions and destination choices following forced displacement.The paper sheds light on the particular conditions under which Ukrainians made…
The Politics of (Im)mobility
In March 2020, the ‘contact line’ between the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics and the rest of Ukraine was sealed off. Crossing this de facto border was a precondition and an obstacle for residents of the non-government-controlled territories to access their citizenship entitlements. This article explores how movement across the ‘contact line’ was restricted and reconfigured during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and how t…
Shades of protracted displacement
Following the war in Eastern Ukraine, 1.7 million internally displaced people (IDPs) from the Donbas region and returnees were required to maintain their IDP status to access state welfare provisions and freedom of movement. The policy regime of displacement enforced by the Ukrainian state and by the quasi-state formations in the region created marginalising and discriminatory effects for the people struggling to understand their new position vis…
On the Challenges of Engagement and Doing Ethnographic Research in Conflict Zones
Catherine Wanner invited several anthropologists to come together to discuss the challenges of conducting fieldwork in a region ravaged by war. The group consisted of four anthropologists, two who conduct research in Serbia and two in Ukraine. The group discussed the ethical complications that arise for anthropologists whose field site is or was the site of war as well as the responsibilities war creates for anthropologists who respond to the out…
Compulsory Motherhood, Paternalistic State?
Tarkhanova O. Compulsory motherhood, paternalistic state? Ukrainian gender politics and the subject of woman . Cham: Palgrave Macmillan; 2021.
Compulsory Motherhood, Paternalistic State
Forced displacement in Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 resulted in millions of people being internally displaced and seeking refuge abroad.European countries responded with favorable socio-legal conditions and a welcoming political climate.In this paper, we are interested in how people make and rationalize their decisions and destination choices following forced displacement.The paper sheds light on the particular conditions under which Ukrainians made…
Shades of protracted displacement
Following the war in Eastern Ukraine, 1.7 million internally displaced people (IDPs) from the Donbas region and returnees were required to maintain their IDP status to access state welfare provisions and freedom of movement. The policy regime of displacement enforced by the Ukrainian state and by the quasi-state formations in the region created marginalising and discriminatory effects for the people struggling to understand their new position vis…
On the Challenges of Engagement and Doing Ethnographic Research in Conflict Zones
Catherine Wanner invited several anthropologists to come together to discuss the challenges of conducting fieldwork in a region ravaged by war. The group consisted of four anthropologists, two who conduct research in Serbia and two in Ukraine. The group discussed the ethical complications that arise for anthropologists whose field site is or was the site of war as well as the responsibilities war creates for anthropologists who respond to the out…
Compulsory Motherhood, Paternalistic State?
Tarkhanova O. Compulsory motherhood, paternalistic state? Ukrainian gender politics and the subject of woman . Cham: Palgrave Macmillan; 2021.
Compulsory Motherhood, Paternalistic State
Forced displacement in Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 resulted in millions of people being internally displaced and seeking refuge abroad.European countries responded with favorable socio-legal conditions and a welcoming political climate.In this paper, we are interested in how people make and rationalize their decisions and destination choices following forced displacement.The paper sheds light on the particular conditions under which Ukrainians made…
The Politics of (Im)mobility
In March 2020, the ‘contact line’ between the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics and the rest of Ukraine was sealed off. Crossing this de facto border was a precondition and an obstacle for residents of the non-government-controlled territories to access their citizenship entitlements. This article explores how movement across the ‘contact line’ was restricted and reconfigured during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and how t…
Shades of protracted displacement
Following the war in Eastern Ukraine, 1.7 million internally displaced people (IDPs) from the Donbas region and returnees were required to maintain their IDP status to access state welfare provisions and freedom of movement. The policy regime of displacement enforced by the Ukrainian state and by the quasi-state formations in the region created marginalising and discriminatory effects for the people struggling to understand their new position vis…
On the Challenges of Engagement and Doing Ethnographic Research in Conflict Zones
Catherine Wanner invited several anthropologists to come together to discuss the challenges of conducting fieldwork in a region ravaged by war. The group consisted of four anthropologists, two who conduct research in Serbia and two in Ukraine. The group discussed the ethical complications that arise for anthropologists whose field site is or was the site of war as well as the responsibilities war creates for anthropologists who respond to the out…
Kollaboration oder Existenzsicherung
Social Networks and Agency in Forced Migration From Ukraine to Switzerland
This article examines how people displaced to Switzerland under Temporary Protection following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine exercise agency through social relations and networks. Drawing on in‐depth interviews and participant‐elicited sociograms, I adopt a relational sociological lens to analyse agency in forced migration by situating action within embedded social relations and the temporal horizons of past experiences, present coping and im…
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Citizenship (3 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Displaced person (2 works)