This project is about risk and crisis management in Ukraine. It will focus on this topic from a sociological perspective.
People in Ukraine will have to live with the consequences of the war for a long time. The project stresses that the end of the war will not automatically result in safety in areas near the Russian border, such as the city of Kharkiv. It argues that life will be risky due to the possibilities of recurring shelling, potential terrorist attacks and a high prevalence of landmines. Therefore, life after the war will require specialized knowledge in societal risk and crisis management. The project suggests that sociology could contribute with knowledge about human social relationships and institutions. However, the Ukrainian department has no previous experience in teaching sociology of risk and crisis management. Hence, the goal is to establish education within this field. In addition, the project aims to improve the Ukrainian partner’s institutional capacities and support the teachers. It argues that both theoretical and practical layers of knowledge will improve basic survival conditions for ordinary people, including university students, teachers and their families.
The activities include teacher seminars, development of a course in risk and crisis management, student activities, a crisis management plan and a crisis exercise with a local high school in Kharkiv.