CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2025
| Author | Ivanenko, Artur |
|---|---|
| Title | FORCED DISPLACEMENT AND SOCIAL ADAPTATION: Challenges and Opportunities for Ukrainian Roma Youth Rebuilding Activism and Access to Rights in Germany |
| Summary | This master’s thesis examines the forced displacement and social adaptation of Ukrainian Roma youth in Germany following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The study is based on qualitative interviews, a small-scale quantitative survey, an analysis of integration policies, and theoretical approaches to segmented assimilation, translocality, and vulnerable citizenship. The thesis reveals that Roma youth experience double marginalization as both displaced persons and members of a historically marginalized ethnic minority. Despite the existence of formal rights and protective mechanisms, young Roma often encounter discrimination, institutional barriers, and social isolation. Conversely, youth activism serves as an important tool for adaptation, agency, and transforming vulnerability into a resource for participation. The study highlights institutional shortcomings and successful examples of self-organization, underscoring the importance of supporting youth initiatives in the integration process. Based on these findings, the study formulates recommendations for federal and local authorities in Germany, as well as for civil society, to ensure inclusive and equitable integration policies. Keywords: Ukrainian Roma youth, forced resettlement, Germany, integration policy, activism, vulnerable citizenship, segmented assimilation, translocality, anti-Gypsyism. |
| Supervisor | Zentai Violetta |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2025/ivanenko_artur.pdf |
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