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Building the plane while flying it : community interpreting in crisis during the Ukrainian refugee response in the Czech Republic
ID Pálušová, Martina (Author), ID Čadajeva, Olga (Author)

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Abstract
The large-scale displacement caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 exposed the Czech Republic’s systemic unpreparedness for delivering professional community interpreting. This arti-cle presents a qualitative case study, forming part of a larger research project on interpreting during the Ukrainian refugee response. Focusing on a Regional Assistance Centre (KACPU) in Olomouc, the study draws on ethnographic observation and 17 interviews with interpreters, coordinators, and psychologists, including follow-up interviews with six interpreters conducted three years later. It explores how interpreting was organized in the absence of formal infrastructure, how interpret-er networks emerged, and how the role and status of community interpreters evolved over time. Thematic analysis reveals blurred role boundaries, ethical dilemmas, and emotional strain as inter-preters navigated encounters in law enforcement, healthcare, and social services. Although many interpreters remained active in the field, often in precarious roles, systemic support structures have lagged behind. The article concludes by calling for reforms in training for both interpreters and providers, ethical frameworks, and institutional recognition to strengthen resilience in future crises.

Language:English
Keywords:community interpreting in crisis response, professionalization of ad hoc interpreters, role boundaries, Ukrainian refugee crisis, interpreter ethics
Work type:Article
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:FF - Faculty of Arts
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Publication date:01.01.2025
Year:2025
Number of pages:Str. 101–132
Numbering:Vol. 5, issue 2
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-181275 This link opens in a new window
UDC:81'253(437.3)
ISSN on article:2784-5826
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Publication date in RUL:30.03.2026
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Title:Stridon : journal of studies in translation and interpreting
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Language:Slovenian
Title:Gradili smo letalo, medtem ko smo leteli : krizno skupnostno tolmačenje v času bivanja ukrajinskih beguncev na Češkem
Abstract:
Obsežna razselitev, ki jo je leta 2022 povzročila ruska invazija v Ukrajino, je razkrila, da je Češ-ka republika sistemsko nepripravljena, da bi zagotovila profesionalno skupnostno tolmačenje. V prispevku predstavljamo kvalitativno študijo primera, ki je del širšega raziskovalnega projekta o tolmačenju v času bivanja ukrajinskih beguncev na Češkem. Študija, ki se osredotoča na regionalni center za pomoč (KACPU) v Olomoucu, temelji na etnografskem opazovanju in 17 intervjujih s tolmači, koordinatorji in psihologi, vključuje pa tudi dodatne intervjuje s šestimi tolmači, oprav-ljene tri leta pozneje. Raziskava se osredotoča na vprašanje, kako je bilo tolmačenje organizirano v odsotnosti formalne infrastrukture, kako so se oblikovale mreže tolmačev ter kako sta se vloga in status skupnostnih tolmačev razvijala skozi to obdobje. Rezultati tematske analize so razkrili zabrisane meje vlog, etične dileme in čustvene napetosti, ki so se pojavljaje, ko so tolmači krmarili skozi pogovore z organi pregona in drugimi zaposlenimi v zdravstvu in socialnem varstvu. Čeprav so številni tolmači ostali dejavni na tem področju, pogosto v negotovih vlogah, pa se sistemske pod-porne strukture niso razvijale vzporedno. Članek se zaključi s pozivom k reformam na področju izobraževanja tolmačev in izvajalcev storitev, po vzpostavitvni etičnih okvirov in institucionalne uveljavitve, ki bi okrepili odpornost v prihodnjih krizah.

Keywords:skupnostno tolmačenje v kriznih situacijah, profesionalizacija ad hoc tolmačev, meje vlog, ukrajinska begunska kriza, etika tolmačenja

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