Mariana Barchuk-Halyk

Civil Preparedness and Community Resilience in Germany and Ukraine

This project analyses how human security can strengthen civil preparedness through a comparative study of Germany and Ukraine. It examines the interaction between institutional civil protection systems, local governance, and community resilience under crisis conditions, with the aim of identifying practical lessons and policy recommendations for more adaptive, people-centred preparedness frameworks in Germany and across Europe.

Biography

I am Mariana Barchuk-Halyk, PhD, Senior Protection Officer and Head of Community-Based Protection at the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC), Ukraine, leading protection work across frontline regions. I have over 10 years of international experience in academia and human security, and 2.5 years of specialised practice in protection of civilians, civil-military dialogue, and resilience-building, with previous academic positions at European University Institute and Istanbul University.