Author(s): Oana Raluca TUDOR (TRIFAN)
Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy
Publication type: Journal article
Publication date: June 30, 2025
Pagination:
Issue/ Volume: 1 (33)/2025
DOI:
Abstract:
Following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, Romanian
authorities had to manage the large influx of Ukrainian war refugees and ensure timely and
effective measures for their integration. This paper aims to identify the way in which
Romanian authorities addressed the risks that the Ukrainian refugees had, from a human
security perspective, in the integration process. On answering the research question whether
a high degree of positive social identity determines a high level of human security, the paper
focuses on exploring the Ukrainian war refugees’ access to the labour market, healthcare
and educational systems in Romania between the 24th of February 2022 and the 31st of
December 2023. The study examines the interaction of Ukrainian war refugees with the
public and private entities in Romania as well as that between the Romanian authorities
and the Romanian non-governmental organizations in managing the crisis caused by the
inflow of the Ukrainian war refugees, from their arrival at the Romanian borders and during
their stay in Romania. To answer the research question, Eurobarometer surveys and
statistical data, provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the
Romanian National Authority for Citizenship and the Romanian National Institute of
Statistics, have been used. Empirical research conducted by three Romanian NGOs are also
explored. Findings indicate that, despite the rather weak measures for their integration on
the labour market, medical care and educational systems and some populist denigrating
narratives, the human security of Ukrainian war refugees in Romania was provided.
Keywords: Ukrainian refugees, social identity theory, vulnerable groups,
human security.
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