Challenges and Amplifiers for the Ukrainian Democracy: Politics and Civil Society during 600 Days of the War
October 2, 2023 | 4:00PM - 6:00PM
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Online & in-person
This event was held in-person at Room 108N, North House, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto and online via Zoom
This presentation explores the intricate relationship between democracy and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Focusing on the period during the war, it examines the challenges and opportunities that emerged for the Ukrainian government, local authorities and civil society. Based on the changes of the public opinion Dr. Bidenko highlights key factors of the Ukrainian unity and risks for the further recovery.
About the Speaker
Dr. Yuliya Bidenko (j.bidenko@karazin.ua) is an Associate Professor and Guarantee of the Master’s Program at Karazin Kharkiv National University, Political Science Department. For 2023 she serves as a Senior Visitor Research Fellow at the Centre for Eastern European and International Studies (ZOiS) in Berlin. In 2021-2022 she was the expert and the author of the Ukrainian annual country report for the Nations in Transit by the Freedom House. In 2022 she joined the National Platform for Resilience and Reconciliation as a regional coordinator in eastern Ukraine. Since 2016 Dr. Bidenko is the expert for the “Team Europe” Initiative by the European Union’s Delegation to Ukraine. She has published academic articles and papers devoted to Ukrainian resilience, decentralization, civil society, and political regime changes in Ukraine and Eastern Europe.
Co-Sponsor:
Center for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies