Nataliia Zaitseva-Chipak
Nataliia Zaitseva-Chipak
QUALIFICATIONS
2007 Ph.D., Sociology, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Classical Private University, Zaporizhia (Ukraine)
2002 M.Sc., Sociology, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukraine)
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH INTERESTS
Impact of the War on Ukrainian Society, Migration (IDPs and Forced Displacement); Recovery of Ukraine; Religion; Social Issues; Charity; Border and Interethnic Relations
RESEARCH PROFILE
My current research focuses on studying the impact of the war in Ukraine on contemporary society.
First and foremost, this involves studying the behavioural strategies of migration and voluntary immobility among Ukrainians during wartime. I am researching and comparing the motives and decision-making algorithms regarding relocation/refusal to relocate among Ukrainians living in Ukraine and Germany.
Another area of research is an attempt to determine how Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has affected the representations and practices of everyday life of residents of the Ukrainian-Slovak border region. Studying this experience allows us to better understand how the perception of the border is changing in border communities, how residents are forming new strategies for survival, forms of solidarity, and identity.
Journal Articles
2024 Border as a Resource: The Case of the Ukrainian-Slovak Borderland. Český lid 112(2): 199–231.
2023 Ukrainian Forcefully Displaced Persons in Germany: To Stay or to Leave? Trafo – Blog for Transregional Research, online.
2010 The role of the church as a social institution in modern Ukrainian society. Bulletin of Lviv University. Sociological Series (4): 14–21.
Book Chapters
2023 The Migration Strategies of Ukrainians. In: Beresh, Tamara – Khalil, Georges – Kuzemska, Lidia – Klimenko, Natasha – Kötschau, Simon – Schmäing, Sophie (eds.): War, Migration, Memory. Berlin: Forum Transregionale Studien, pp. 53–57.
2004 Anti-Semitic phenomena in Ukraine. Regional aspect. In: Krzemiński, Ireneusz (ed.): Antisemitism in Poland and Ukraine: Research report. Warszawa: Scholar Books, pp. 87–96.
Ongoing Projects and Grants
2023–2025 Between “East” and “West” – border experiences and narratives on the Czech-Slovak and Slovak-Ukrainian state borders. Czech Science Foundation (GACR 23-05924S). Researcher.
Invited Talks, Public Lectures or Roundtables
2024 September, 27. Closing roundtable – Sustainability conferences organized by the International Renaissance Foundation and supported by the European Union. Presentation of the sociological study “Sustainability and Recovery of Ukraine: Priorities, Risks, Inclusion.” Kyiv, Ukraine
2023 October, 27. Expert discussion “Prospects for the development of green energy communities in Ukraine.” Presentation of the analytical report of the sociological study “Financial, technical, and legislative aspects of creating energy communities in Ukraine.” Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Teaching Experience
2014–2025 Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv.
2007–2014 Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Ivan Franko National University, Lviv.
Consultancy and Expert Advice
Ongoing Ukrainian Center for Public Opinion Research “Socioinform” (director since 2009)
