On May 27, 2024, Mykola Riabchuk, a leading researcher at the Department of Political Culture and Ideology of our Institute, took part in the podium discussion “Imperialism and Identity” as part of the two-day international conference “Beyond Western Colonialism”. The scientific event was organized by the European University of Florence.
In his presentation Mykola Riabchuk discussed some peculiarities of Russian-Ukrainian relations that were not marked by racial differences between the two nations and therefore did not contain any racial discrimination of the colonized group by the colonizer. But they contained a good portion of discursive and social supremacism, based on the alleged cultural superiority of urbanized Russians over mostly rural Ukrainians.
European University of Florence
Instead of a racially-based exclusion, the colonized people subjected to a forcible social inclusion into the dominant group at the price of abandoning their distinct (Ukrainian) identity, jettisoning their arguably inferior (“black”) language and culture, and thereby passing for “whites”, i.e. for Russians. This peculiar “inclusiveness” of the Russian empire has been largely ignored by the international experts, so the century-long colonial dominance of Russians over Ukrainians remained unnoticed. Now, as the repressive, genocidal character of that dominance came to the fore, the Ukrainian-Russian relations should be properly re-examined from the decolonial perspective, and more adequate policies vis-à-vis both countries should be applied.
The international scientific conference entitled “Deportations in the Soviet Union: history, trauma and memory” was held on June 6, 2024 in Warsaw (Poland). It was organized by the Institute of Political Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Juliusz Mieroszewskich Dialogue Center.
The directors of these institutions, Professor Grzegorz Motyka and Doctor of Political Sciences Ernest Vycyshkiewicz, congratulated the participants and emphasized the importance of continuing the study of the painful problems of the past, which are kept silent in modern Russia.
In addition to Polish and Ukrainian scientists, researchers from Latvia, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, as well as probably the most authoritative researcher of Soviet deportations, Pavel Polyan, who currently lives in Germany, were invited to participate in the conference.
The conference opened with an introductory speech by Professor Wojciech Matersky, who analyzed the history of deportations in European and other countries. Issues related to deportations to Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus were discussed at three meetings. It was also about Central Asia as a place where the deportees were.
During the conference (Photo by Y. Shapoval)
As part of the conference, a discussion was organized on the understudied aspects of deportations. The main researcher of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science of our Institute, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Yuriy Shapoval took part in this discussion.
A discussion on understudied aspects of deportations
From left to right: Professor Grzegorz Hrytsyuk (Poland), Professor Hranush Kharat’yan (Armenia), Professor Ziyabek Kabuldinov (Kazakhstan), Pavel Polyan (Germany), Yuriy Shapoval (Ukraine)
On the website of the Institute, in the section “Our publications”, there is an electronic version of the scientific publication – the journal “Political Studies” No. 1 (7)’ 2024, the founder and publisher of which is the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the NAS of Ukraine.
In the next issue of the magazine, articles on the problems of the theory and history of political science, research on political institutions and processes, political culture and ideology, scientific investigations on the problems of ethno-political science and ethno-political science, etc. are published.
Acceptance of manuscripts for the next issue of the journal will begin in July 2024.
On May 31, 2024, as part of the program of the 12th International Book Arsenal Festival, a presentation of the book “Bullets for Shooting (My little one, my little one…)” took place in Kyiv. The work was written in 1974–1977 by film director, writer, dissident Heliy Snegiriev (1925–1978). It was published twice abroad (in 1977–1978 and in 1983). In Ukraine, the first edition appeared in 1990. The book tells about the demonstration process of the “Union for the Liberation of Ukraine” (“Union for the Liberation of Ukraine”), which took place in Kharkiv in the spring of 1930 and became a prologue for the planned destruction of representatives of the Ukrainian intelligentsia.
The Kyiv publishing house “KOMORA” has prepared a new edition with two forewords: academician Ivan Dzyuba and film critic Serhiy Trimbach. The scientific editor of the book is the chief researcher of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science of our Institute, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Yuriy Shapoval. He prepared comments and notes, as well as a lengthy afterword. It is based on the previously secret materials of the Soviet special services, concerning the biography of Heliy Snegiriev and unknown aspects of the preparation, progress and consequences of the IED case. Writer Oksana Zabuzhko and journalist Oleksandr Zinchenko presented the new book together with Serhiy Trimbach and Yuriy Shapoval at the presentation, which was moderated by Anastasia Zatvornytska, an employee of the “KOMORA” publishing house.
During the presentation.
From left to right: Anastasia Zatvornytska, Serhii Trimbach, Oksana Zabuzhko, Yuriy Shapoval, Oleksandr Zinchenko
May 28 at the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, a working meeting was held with the participation of representatives of scientific institutions, co-executors of the targeted interdisciplinary project “Solidarity of Ukrainian society in war conditions and prospects for preserving and reproducing the solidarity social potential in the post-war development of the country” (2024-2025).
The meeting was attended by: director of the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Oleg Rafalskiy, deputy directors of the Institute Oleksandr Mayboroda and Yuriy Shaihorodskyi, academic secretary Vitaly Pereveziy; director of the Institute of Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, academician Valery Geets and head of the Department of Socio-Economic Problems of Labor Viktoriya Blizniuk; director of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Yevhen Holovakha and chief researcher of the Institute Viktor Stepanenko.
The purpose of the meeting was to coordinate the actions of institutions in the process of implementing a scientific project, which is aimed at researching the phenomenon of solidarity of Ukrainian society in one of the most critical moments of Ukrainian history – during the Russian-Ukrainian war. The participants of the meeting agreed that in the process of research it is worth emphasizing not only the analysis of the manifestations of an extremely high level of solidarity, which was characteristic of Ukrainian society in the initial phases of the war, but also the identification of factors that affect social solidarity in the current conditions, challenges and threats this process.
Academician Valery Geets emphasized that scientists should show their prognostic skills and already now describe potential lines of divisions capable of disrupting social unity. The corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Yevgeny Holovakha, agreeing with his economist colleague, gave as an example that confirms his hypothesis the fact that sociologists in their surveys already observe differences in the positions of representatives of different age groups regarding the ways of development of modern processes.
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Summing up the discussion, Academician Oleg Rafalskiy noted that the working meeting proved the presence of a whole set of problems that are extremely urgent to solve within the framework of the scientific project. He emphasized that despite the fundamental orientation, the research has an important applied value, therefore, based on the results of the project, it is necessary to prepare a series of analytical materials that will contribute to the adoption of balanced state decisions.
On May 24, 2024, the II scientific and practical conference “War for Ukraine: 20th – 21st centuries” was held at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War.
The director of the museum, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Yuriy Savchuk, in his introductory speech, emphasized the importance of realistic coverage of the place and role of Ukrainians during the Second World War, but also the need to study the history of the struggle against Russian aggression, which began in 2014 and was scaled up in February 2022. Four reports were heard at the plenary session, moderated by the head of the Department of Military Historical Research of the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Oleksandr Lysenko.
Among the speakers is Major of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Ivan Patrilyak. He delivered a report on the topic “Defense of the South of Ukraine: miscalculations and victories”. The head of the genealogical and heraldic research sector of the Institute of Ukrainian History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Historical Sciences, senior researcher Valery Tomazov focused on the problems of preserving the material and non-material culture of the Nadazov Greeks in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Scientists of our Institute took part in the work of the conference. Head of the Department of Political Culture and Ideology, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Yuriy Nikolaiets in the report “The use of social networks in the modern Russian-Ukrainian information war” noted that the convenience and speed of media file transmission, the lack of political censorship and the possibility of forming an individual information field. At the same time, the speaker emphasized the vulnerability of social networks under the conditions of the spread of hostile information and psychological special operations, the possibility of manipulation of content and its sources in social networks.
From left to right: Yuriy Shapoval, Ivan Patrilyak, Yuriy Savchuk, Oleksandr Lysenko, Valeriy Tomazov, Yuriy Nikolaiets
Chief Researcher of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science of our Institute, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Yuriy Shapoval analyzed the assessments of the initial stage of the Second World War, given by film director and writer Oleksandr Dovzhenko. The report was based on previously secret materials of the Soviet special services. The materials of permanent surveillance of Dovzhenko vividly emphasize his non-conformist moods and experiences, add many new touches to the painting of a realistic portrait of the father of Ukrainian cinema in the era of wartime disturbances.
The conference was broadcast and recorded for presentation on social networks
The trilogy “Ukrainian National Conservatism: The Hetman Movement” by Pavlo Hay-Nyzhnyk, a Doctor of Historical Sciences, leading researcher of the Department of Political Culture and Ideology of our Institute, was presented at the Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy.
The trilogy tells about the ideology and theory of Ukrainian national conservatism. The three volumes of the book combine the theory and ideology of Ukrainian conservatism not only in historical, but also in political contexts.
Currently, the first book of the trilogy, which chronologically covers the period from 1900 to 1936, is presented. It examines and analyzes the formation of the theoretical and ideological foundations of Ukrainian national conservatism, particularly in the concepts of V. Lypynsky and M. Mikhnovsky, developed by them before the revival of Ukrainian statehood at the end of 1917 – the beginning of 1918. The program principles and activities of the Ukrainian Democratic-Bread Party (UDHP) and the Ukrainian People’s Community (UNH) are highlighted. In particular, it is about the state-political position and activities of Hetmans of All Ukraine P. Skoropadsky, V. Lypynsky, M. Mikhnovsky, D. Dontsov, S. Shemet, V. Andrievsky and others. The grounds and course of the creation and activity of the Ukrainian Union of Wheat Growers-Statesmen (USHD) are revealed, the ideology of national conservatism, the theory of labor monarchy and classocracy of V. Lypynsky is analyzed. The activities and political outlook positions of P. Skoropadsky, N. Kochubey, O. Nazaruk, O. Skoropys-Yoltukhovsky, A. Motrezor, M. Timofeyev, S. Shemet, V. Kuchabsky and others were considered. The cause-and-effect aspects of the conflict between V. Lypinsky and P. Skoropadsky, which led to a split in the USHD and the creation of the Brotherhood of Ukrainian Classocrats-Monarchists, Hetmantsiv (BUKMG), are highlighted. The formation and activity of Ukrainian conservative, classocratic, and monarchist organizations in Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Australia, which were components of the world Hetman Movement, were tracked and analyzed.
Presentation of the first book of the trilogy at Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy
“Ukrainian National Conservatism: The Hetman’s Movement” is a historical and political trilogy that highlights and analyzes the development of the ideology of Ukrainian national conservatism and its theoretical foundations from the beginning of the 20th century and until the beginning of the 21st century. In particular, the development of Ukrainian conservatism as a type of socio-political thought, the model of the construction of the Ukrainian State, its political and economic system, etc., the foundations of Ukrainian national conservatism, the theory of classocracy and the concept of labor monarchy, as well as the course of the birth and activity of the Hetman Movement in emigration are considered.
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The work is full of excerpts from program documents, works and speeches of theoreticians, ideologists and leading figures of Ukrainian national conservatism and the Hetman Movement. Numerous, previously little-known and unknown sources of a historical and political science nature have been introduced into scientific circulation, in particular from the documentary base of the Soviet, German, Polish, American, British, etc. special services in combination with documentary materials of Ukrainian political parties and organizations related to Ukrainian state formation, national liberation front, national-conservative politics and the world Hetman Movement. The political activity of conservative-hetman organizations was traced, highlighted and analyzed both in the context of the all-Ukrainian political system and its national liberation struggles, and in view of the geopolitical and domestic political situation in Europe and the world.
The first book of the trilogy was published in 2023 by the Kyiv publishing house “Samit-knyga” (Kyiv: Samit-knyga, 2023, 544 p.) and became one of the winners of the “Book of the Year – 2023” rating in the nomination “Sofia” (political science/sociology /cultural studies). In all categories, almost 700 publications were evaluated according to 58 expert questionnaires.
On May 16, 2024, Aspen Institute Kyiv together with the Association of Lawyers of Ukraine held the Dialogue “Social contract: dimensions of justice”. People’s deputies of Ukraine, representatives of the judiciary and anti-corruption bodies, media, scientists, representatives of civil society institutes and international organizations took part in the event.
At the panel discussion of the event with the speech “Justice and the court of public opinion: how to find a balance?” Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Head of our Institute, Galyna Zelenko, spoke. In her speech, she focused on explaining the reasons for the sometimes excessive pressure of society on the judiciary. According to the researcher, it is caused by mistrust of the judiciary. And since Ukraine is a country where the informal institution of public opinion mostly worked weakly, public pressure often took unconventional forms. Therefore, the balance between justice and public opinion lies in the plane of strengthening trust in the judiciary through an adequate communication policy, the implementation of judicial proceedings exclusively on the legal plane, and the clarity of court decisions.
During the meeting
Galyna Zelenko is speaking
In general, the participants of the session “Justice and the court of public opinion” agreed that to ensure transparency in the administration of justice, effective mechanisms of public control are needed, which will eliminate bias on the part of the public. In this regard, a campaign against disinformation, which can distort the understanding of justice, is needed; measures to ensure the principle of transparency of judicial decisions and accountability of judges as key aspects of ensuring justice; activation of public education in legal matters in order to prevent society from passing “judgments without trials”; regarding fact-checking — as one of the methods of preventing emotional coloring during coverage of sensitive news. It is necessary to establish communication work: to explain the news of the justice sector to society in an understandable language.
On May 17, 2024, the 5th international scientific conference “Research, development and innovation from the perspective of global ethics” was held in Chisinau (Republic of Moldova). The motto of the event was the call: “Together for peace!”. Among the participants are scientists from Moldova, Ukraine, Romania and Uzbekistan. The organizer of the scientific event is the Technical University of Moldova.
The main researcher of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science of our Institute, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Tetyana Bevz and Doctor of Public Administration, Professor, Professor of the Department of Public Policy of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University Tetyana Vasylevska took part in the conference.
In the speeches of Ukrainian researchers, it was noted that the war in Ukraine and its consequences changed not only our country, but also Europe, the world and our ideas about it. Ukrainians, probably like no other, yearn for just peace. In this situation, it was noted in the speeches, we are facing a number of complex problems, including ethical ones: dignified treatment of veterans; inclusive state strategy; sensitive attitude towards people with disabilities; military ethics; environmental disasters caused by military actions; solidarity; trust in the authorities; understanding the problems of historical memory, refugees from the war, life under occupation, other moral aspects of modernity.
During the conference
The war poses especially acute problems of meaning and life for Ukrainians, prompts a rethinking of key questions: will goodness and justice win; whether there are foundations for world solidarity, mutual understanding, peace; does ethics provide grounds for creating such a world in which fundamental human rights – to life and safety – are respected.
The speakers expressed confidence that on this path, Moldovan, Romanian, Ukrainian and Uzbek scientists, like all people of good will, will be together in the search for the ethical foundations of peace and freedom.
Today, May 18, 2024, Science Day is celebrated in Ukraine!
According to the Decree of the President of Ukraine, the Day of Scientific Workers is celebrated every year on the third Saturday of May.
Science Day is a symbol of personality development, a celebration of people’s creative work aimed at scientific progress and social consolidation.
Domestic scientists, despite the difficult conditions of wartime, selflessly work on the implementation of scientific research programs, bringing our Victory closer with their hard work.
HAPPY HOLIDAY, DEAR COLLEAGUES!
INEXHAUSTABLE ENERGY, DRIVE AND CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS!
May the desire for new knowledge never die out, and inspiration always accompanies scientific activity!
On May 17, 2024, the XXVIII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Theory and Practice of Public Administration” was held at the State University of Moldova (Kishinev). Scientists from Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania took part in the conference.
The report “Public control, public participation and solidarity in the support of democratic values in the conditions of war in Ukraine” was presented by Ukrainian scientists – Doctor of Public Administration, Professor, Professor of the Public Policy Department of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University Tetyana Vasylevska and Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, chief researcher of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science of our Institute Tetyana Bevz.
During the conference
Tetyana Vasylevska noted that the activity of civil society, the effective functioning of procedures that ensure public participation and citizen control over the processes of adoption and implementation of public-management decisions are absolutely necessary in peacetime conditions and it is very important not to lose these influences during war, in periods of uncertainty and social instability. In the speaker’s opinion, the role of public control over the activities of power institutions in wartime remains outside of due research attention. The state of war in the country complicates the implementation of democratic values and principles of social life and carries the risk of curtailing the activity of civil society. Thus, the experience of Ukraine shows that in a situation of full-scale war, some constitutional rights of citizens may be limited, and it becomes difficult to ensure the openness and transparency of government activities. Weakening the possibilities of public influence and control over the activities of the authorities is one of the challenges of martial law. At the same time, as practice proves, even in such difficult conditions, civil society is able to remain an actor of influence on management processes in the state.
Tetyana Vasylevska
Tetyana Bevz emphasized the problem of solidarity, stressing that public participation contributes to social solidarity, creates conditions for interaction and cooperation between citizens. Collective discussion of problems, joint decision-making and mutual support contribute to the formation of a sense of unity, the development of solidarity structures and initiatives, for example, such as public funds, joint projects and volunteer activities. Public control is an important tool of interaction between the public and the authorities, raising the level of political culture and social consolidation.
Ukrainians, the speaker emphasized, have proven that they are capable of overcoming the challenges of wartime, defending their independence, territorial integrity and unity.
Tetyana Bevz
The speaker expressed her gratitude to Moldova for its support and assistance to Ukraine and Ukrainians, as well as for the decisions made by the Moldovan government, in particular, the continuation of temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine, which “is a demonstration of solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.”
Tetyana Bevz thanked Moldovan scientists for their solidarity with Ukrainian scientists.
On May 16, 2024, an expert discussion was held at the National Institute of Strategic Studies based on the results of a survey that was conducted by the Center for Internal Political Studies of the National Institute of Social Sciences in February 2024 and was attended by employees of the Department of Political Institutes and Processes of the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the NAS of Ukraine. The survey was conducted as part of the analytical study “Analysis of threats to national security in the field of domestic policy”. The purpose of the study was to identify threats to internal policy that the Russian Federation uses to destabilize Ukraine, and to assess the level of threats to national security.
Representatives of scientific institutions, teachers of higher education institutions, representatives of the media sphere, etc. took part in the discussion of the research results. The participants of the event analyzed the dynamics of changes in expert assessments of threats in the field of domestic policy in comparison with the assessments and forecasts expressed by experts during a similar survey in 2023, and also emphasized the importance of deepening cooperation between scientists, research and analytical institutions and authorities.
At the event, a Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Head of the Department of Political Institutes and Processes of the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the NAS of Ukraine Galyna Zelenko gave a speech.
Galyna Zelenko reports
Employees of the department also took part in the discussion: chief researcher Vasyl Kozma, leading researcher Tetyana Lyashenko, leading researcher Rostyslav Balaban, leading researcher Nataliya Kononenko, senior researcher Svitlana Sytnyk.
During the meeting
Expert discussion
Results of the study “Analysis of threats to national security in the field of domestic policy”
On May 14, 2024, the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine organized the presentation of two book editions of the scientist of our Institute, chief researcher of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Yuriy Shapoval. These editions are dedicated to researching the art and life path of the writer and film director Oleksandr Dovzhenko.
The first book is “Unforgiven”. Oleksandr Dovzhenko and the communist special services”. This unique publication was published in 2022 in Warsaw under the auspices of the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Our Institute has fruitfully cooperated with this scientific institution headed by the well-known Polish researcher Professor Grzegorz Motyka for many years.
The second, two-volume edition, entitled “Olexandr Dovzhenko”, was published by the Kharkiv Folio publishing house.
The scientist processed unique, previously unavailable documents and materials of the Soviet special services, which from 1928 until the end of Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s life in 1956 were constantly monitoring the artist, recording his every step, his moods, plans, his activities, and in his closest circle was many informants. Yu. Shapoval’s research allows you to hear and understand a completely different Oleksandr Dovzhenko. Forced to create a communist film canon, he was at the same time a non-conformist, giving realistic and ruthless assessments of the ruling order.
During the presentation (photo by Yu. Shapoval)
At the beginning of the presentation, the participants watched the documentary feature film “Dovzhenko on Fire”, created in 2014 by director Iryna Shatokhina in collaboration with Yuriy Shapoval (he was a co-author of the script and host). And then the famous film connoisseur, screenwriter, researcher Serhiy Trimbach held a dialogue with Yuriy Shapoval about both mentioned editions. The conversation aroused the great interest of those present, lively reaction, questions.
The presentation was held as part of events for the 130th anniversary of the birth of Oleksandr Dovzhenko, which will be celebrated in September this year.
From left to right: Head of the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine Serhiy Bordenyuk, Professor Yuriy Shapoval, film expert and screenwriter Serhiy Trimbach
On May 8, 2024, on the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in the Second World War 1939–1945, a scientific round table with international participation “Documentation, use and dissemination of information during wars: historical retrospective and contemporary challenges” was held at the Department of History and Document Studies of the Faculty of Linguistics and Social Communications of the National Aviation University.
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Chief researcher of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science of our Institute Tetiana Bevz presented the report “The Postage Stamp as a Historical Source of Documenting Information in the Conditions of War”.
The speaker noted that postage stamps are considered symbols of the state and history; a kind of socio-cultural code; mass media category; an effective mass communication tool; propaganda and a tool for waging information warfare; as a creative weapon.
Tetyana Bevz during the report
Studying postage stamps from the standpoint of political history – the speaker noted – we can state, firstly, that they often have political significance and can reflect the ideologies, cultural values and historical events of the country that issued them; secondly, by analyzing the themes and images on postage stamps, you can get information about the cultural and identity aspects of the nation; third, postage stamps can be used to support diplomatic efforts, reflect cultural exchange, etc.
Postage stamps acquired special characteristics in the conditions of the full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. First, Ukrposhta stamps became a symbol of statehood and a factor of diplomacy; secondly, with the help of stamps, Ukrainians mark the important events of the war with the occupiers and collect funds to support the military and civilians; thirdly, the plots of artistic brands unite – this is the strength and heroism of the Ukrainian people; fourthly, stamps have become valuable, such a product helps to raise funds for resistance to the Russian occupiers even without separate auctions; fifth, stamps became symbols of our indomitability; sixth, the brand is a great way to convey to children our way to victory.
During the round table
Tetiana Bevz’ report aroused great interest. The participants of the round table asked the speaker a number of questions.
May 2, 2024 at the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, the VI panel discussion “The modern Russian-Ukrainian war as a conflict of values and ideologies” took place.
The organizers of the event were the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Before the start of the panel discussion, the heads of the organizing institutions addressed the participants of the scientific event with a welcome speech.
Director of the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Academician Oleg Rafalskiy expressed his gratitude to the scientific institutions that participated in the event and announced further projects together with the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine.
Director of the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences, Academician Valeriy Smoliy reminded that the idea of this event is primarily to be a platform for discussions and exchange of opinions between representatives of various fields of knowledge.
The rector of the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine Andriy Chernyak, as a representative of the educational community on the one hand, and the state security system on the other, noted in particular: “The issue of values is no less important than the issue of weapons or military training. We at the SSU Academy try to educate not only military or security forces, but first of all citizens and patriots.”
Valeriy Smoliy, Oleg Rafalskiy and Andriy Chernyak
The discussion took place on two panels, each of which had its own moderator and a separate topic. The first panel “The Russian-Ukrainian war in the context of value orientations of the modern world” was moderated by a Candidate of Political Sciences, a leading researcher of the Department of Political Institutions and Processes of the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the NAS of Ukraine Rostyslav Balaban.
Doctor of Philosophy, head of the Department of Philosophy of Culture, Ethics and Aesthetics of the Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Serhiy Proleev with his report on the topic “Are there any value orientations left in the modern world?” War as a devaluation of values”.
Serhiy Proleev and Anna Goncharenko
Anna Goncharenko, Doctor of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the State Security Institute of the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine offered to look at the issue through the prism of identity. In her report “Ukrainian identity in the context of universal values as basic elements of national security strategies and concepts”, the scientist raised the question of how Ukrainian legislation defines the concept of identity and what conflicts arise in this regard.
Oleksandr Lysenko
The moderator of the second panel on the topic “Value priorities of the warring parties” was Candidate of Historical Sciences, senior researcher of the Department of Special Branches of Historical Science and Electronic Information Resources of the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Volodymyr Golovko. Oleksandr Lysenko, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Head of the Military Historical Research Department of the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, devoted his report to the differences between Ukraine and Russia, even at the level of observing the traditions of warfare. Using specific examples of the legislation that regulates and establishes the rules of warfare, the scientist demonstrated not just the occupiers’ disregard for humanitarian legislation, but also their deliberate and deliberate violation of it. According to the participants of the discussion, Oleksandr Lysenko collected material that will be used to compile an anthology of documents on the rules of warfare.
Yuriy Nikolaiets
The logical continuation of the theme of the polarity of the values of the Russian Federation and Ukraine was the report of the Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Political Culture and Ideology of the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Yuriy Nikolaiets “Political values: conflict in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war”.
During the discussion. Viktor Kotigorenko
The panel discussion was completed by the third block, in which, in addition to the discussants, those present in the hall and participants in the online format joined the discussion.
Media resource “Mirror of the Week” published an article by Nataliya Kononenko – Candidate of Political Sciences, leading researcher of the Department of Political Institutes and Processes of our Institute.
The article is devoted to the analysis of modern socio-political processes in Ukraine and the prospects of state formation. “In order to avoid a “swamp state” after the war, the scientist noted, it is extremely important to start the search for a new constitutional design today, which will not violate the basic principle of “separation of power” for democracies, the informal development of institutions and the mechanism of its post-war implementation. The renewal of the legal norms of the political system of Ukraine should become the leading vector of the modern national discussion.”
Head of the Department of Political Institutes and Processes of our Institute, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Galyna Zelenko, gave an interview to the program “About Science. Competently” (presenter – Academician Volodymyr Semynozhenko).
In particular, G. Zelenko noted: “Any constitution is the result of a compromise. In 1996, the influence of leftist and paternalistic sentiments was strong, hence the large number of preconditions for populism in the constitution.” Because – the scientist noted – the young state could not fulfill all the established social guarantees. After the voucher model of privatization, monopolies in the economy and FPG, which have already begun to adapt the norms of the constitution through the relevant procedural legislation, were added to these problems. In the end, this led to the fact that the scissors between formal and real constitutionalism became almost catastrophic. All this was especially acutely manifested during the war, when no one is particularly responsible for anything.
What form of government is better and why the constitution does not work, what should the new social contract be and why it is better to reform institutions as a “package”, about the effects of electoral systems and why for Ukraine dispersion (diffusion) of power is more organic than its concentration?
Halyna Zelenko tried to answer these and other questions in an interview on the YouTube channel of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
On April 26, Zaporizhia National University hosted the 14th International Scientific and Practical Conference “Social Forecasting and Projecting the Future: Recovery in the Conditions of Global Risks and Uncertainties.” One of the organizers of the conference was the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the NAS of Ukraine. More than 120 scientists, educators and public activists took part in the conference.
Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Ethnopolitics Viktor Kotygorenko and Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher of the Department of Ethnopolitics Oleg Kalakura delivered reports at the plenary session of the conference.
Oleg Kondratenko, Doctor of Political Sciences, leading researcher of the Department of Global Political Development Problems, took part in the work of the sections; Oleksiy Lyashenko, Candidate of Historical Sciences, researcher of the Department of Ethnopolitics, Valeriy Novorodovsky, Candidate of Historical Sciences, junior researcher of the Department of Ethnopolitics. The participants of the event emphasized the importance of deepening cooperation and exchange of experience between scientists of higher education institutions and research and analytical institutions, between authorities, civil society institutes and international organizations, and emphasized the need to create a foundation for the restoration of the work of state authorities and local self-government in the de-occupied territories.
During the plenary session of the conference
On April 26, 2024, the Ukrainian Research Institute of Harvard University hosted an international webinar on the topic “The Last Soviet Famine of 1946/47: Mass Mortality in Ukraine, Moldova, and Russia in the Postwar Period.” Among the participants of the event are well-known scientists – professors Hryhoriy Grabovych, Olya Gnatyuk, Roman Shporlyuk and others.
The meeting was moderated by the Director of the Ukrainian Institute, Professor Serhiy Plokhiy. About 100 interested people pre-registered to participate in the webinar online.
Ukrainian Research Institute of Harvard University
(Photo by Yu. Shapoval)
The webinar presented and discussed the results of the three-year work of a group of scientists on the study of the “forgotten” tragic episode of Soviet history before Gorbachev’s “perestroika”. Among the participants of this group is the chief researcher of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science of our Institute, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Yuriy Shapoval. He made a report on little-known political aspects of the history of the famine of 1946-1947. Professors Philip Slaveski (Australia) and Hiroaki Kuromiya (USA) gave two more presentations at the meeting of this webinar group.
Yuriy Shapoval, Serhiy Plokhiy, Philip Slaveski
During the meeting
(From left to right: Hiroaki Kuromiya, Serhiy Plokhiy, Philip Slaveski, Yurii Shapoval)
On April 24, 2024, the annual International Scientific and Practical Conference “Globalization Challenges: Governance of the Future” was held at the Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.
During the work of the section “Anti-crisis public administration in Ukraine under the conditions of globalization challenges”, which was moderated by the Professor of the Department of Public Policy, Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Public Service of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration, Professor Tetyana Vasylevska, the main speaker researcher of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science of our Institute, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Tetyana Bevz with the topic “Solidarity as a factor of public administration in wartime”.
Tetyana Bevz
The speaker emphasized that solidarity is a function of societies, as societies, firstly, strive to maintain solidarity, and secondly, maintaining solidarity contributes to the stability of societies. Political solidarity plays a key functional role in the stability of the state system in conditions of war. Solidarity is necessary for the functioning of political institutions.
Public administration in the conditions of war turns out to be a particularly important and difficult task. The war created a number of specific challenges for public administration, including the urgent need to make quick and effective decisions, coordinate the actions of various government structures and public organizations, ensure security and humanitarian aid to the population, and maintain the normal functioning of political, socio-economic, and cultural systems.
In a military environment, solidarity can have an important influence on the perception of power and decision-making by the power. In this context, several key aspects were considered and analyzed: 1) strengthening trust in the authorities; 2) increasing the legitimacy of government institutions; 3) ensuring joint responsibility of government and society; 4) support of government measures; 5) a sense of solidarity with the soldiers.
Summing up, the speaker emphasized that solidarity and public administration are interrelated, since effective administration can contribute to the creation of conditions for the development of solidarity in society, and solidarity can serve as a basis for the formulation and implementation of effective government policies and programs.
Scientific journal «POLITICAL STUDIES»
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