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Social Reproduction, Destruction and Adaptation: Care Infrastructure and Networks in Ukraine during the War

Oksana Dutchak — 2024-10-08T11:40:00Z

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine since February 2022, as well as both national and international policies to deal with the impact of the war, have surely influenced the spaces and networks of social reproduction, both in Ukraine and in refuge. The destruction and resulting displacement, neoliberal austerity, unprecedented border regulations, and refugee policies, have all led to a reconfiguration of social reproduction in Ukrainian society.

- Feminism / Women, Ukraine

Ukraine: “Tensions are building… due to the neoliberal policies imposed by the government”

Oksana Dutchak — 2024-02-13T22:37:33Z

“After two years of war, the situation is both the same and different. The war continues, but there are changes due to the context – both internal and external. All of these changes were foreseeable from the outset in a very likely scenario of a protracted war (which is not to say that many, me included, were not hoping for more positive but less likely scenarios).”

- IV589 - February 2024 / Ukraine

“The Left in the West Must Rethink”

Jan Ole Arps, Oksana Dutchak, Taras Bilous — 2022-03-13T12:28:35Z

“At the moment, leftists should demand that their governments put pressure on Russia. That doesn't mean they have to support all sanctions, but it is important to clarify priorities. At the moment, the priority is to put pressure on Russia to stop the war. Social movements should support the protests against the war and support people who have to flee.”

- IV566 - March 2022 / Ukraine