Essays about: "volunteer battalions"

Found 3 essays containing the words volunteer battalions.

  1. 1. The Other Within Us – A Narrative Analysis of Self- and Other-Identification on Social Media by Actors Involved in the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Annika Ruge; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Media; Media Studies; Social Identity; Social Constructivism; Narratives; Self; Other; Eastern Europe; Nationalism; Qualitative Content Analysis; post-Soviet history; conflict studies; Ukraine; Russia; European Studies; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study examines narratives of Self- and Other-identification in social media content of actors, directly and indirectly involved in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The aim is to shed light on how social media can be instrumentalised as a means of constructing Self and Other in the context of ongoing conflict. READ MORE

  3. 2. I carry three pieces of metal in my body from the separatists : Ukrainian war veterans' experiences of the reintegration process and adjustment to civilian life

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Anita Omerbasic; [2020]
    Keywords : Ukraine; war; Russia; Donbas; veterans; female veterans; volunteer battalions; reintegration; transition; adjustment; military; civilian; identity; identity crisis; identity interruption;

    Abstract : The Donbas war in Ukraine has resulted in over 380,000 veterans who now have to reintegrate into civilian life again. What to do with former combatants has been on the agenda for many years since their reintegration plays a critical role in the transition from war to peace. READ MORE

  4. 3. Extremism amid Uncertainty? A Case Study of Fighters' Motivations to join the Right Sector's Volunteer Ukrainian Corps

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Khalil Mutallimzada; [2019]
    Keywords : Right Sector s Volunteer Ukrainian Corps; volunteer fighters; paramilitary; uncertainty; extremism; case study; Ukraine; Odesa; Donetsk;

    Abstract : In response to the conflict in eastern Ukraine that began in April 2014, thousands of Ukrainians voluntarily enrolled to various paramilitary battalions. Except the Right Sector’s Volunteer Ukrainian Corps, all battalions have been incorporated into official defense and security structures. READ MORE