The Job-Turbo From the Perspective of Ukrainian Refugees: Subjective Experience and Individual Agency

Abstract

"The Job-Turbo initiative aims to help refugees find employment quickly and sustainably, thereby setting new priorities. How do Ukrainian refugees experience this reform, and how do they cope with the changed institutional requirements? The article examines these questions from a relational and process-oriented perspective. Based on narrative interviews, we show that different life situations and individual resources on the one hand, and heterogenous support by job centers on the other hand create structurally unequal conditions for the transition into employment. Using key cases, we identify four patterns of experience and behavior among refugees, and discuss the unintended consequences of the reform in light of international research findings." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Duncker&Humblot) ((en))

Cite article

Falkenhain, M. & Dobrovolski, E. (2026): Der Job-Turbo aus Sicht von ukrainischen Geflüchteten: Subjektives Erleben und Handlungsfolgen. In: Sozialer Fortschritt, p. 1-23. DOI:10.3790/sfo.2026.1488701