Tilburg as a Host City: Understanding Ukrainian Displaced’ Participation Journey
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2025-08-15
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This thesis explores how Ukrainian displaced people in Tilburg experience the municipality's reception approach under the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) and how this shapes their sense of participation, inclusion, and future prospects. Drawing on qualitative interviews, the study finds that while the reception framework provides essential short-term security, it also creates significant structural and psychological barriers to long-term inclusion. The TPD's temporary nature creates a "crisis of uncertainty" that hinders long-term planning, particularly regarding stable housing and permanent employment. This legal limbo, combined with challenges like a lack of flexible language courses and limited personal agency in shared living spaces, contributes to a sense of provisional, rather than sustainable, participation. Conversely, facilitators like accessible education, particularly for children, and the hands-on support from social workers and informal community networks, anchor the desire for a future in the Netherlands, especially for younger families. These findings reveal that participation is a reciprocal process influenced by personal agency, family circumstances, and the structural environment. This study argues for a shift from viewing reception as a temporary holding space to a coordinated system of pathways to stable housing, employment, and education, ensuring a more enduring sense of inclusion for displaced individuals.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen