DANYLIW RESEARCH SEMINAR ON CONTEMPORARY UKRAINE

The presentation investigates who moves to democracy and who stays a democrat when crises take hold in Ukraine. More broadly it asks how the war in Ukraine impacts democratic resilience. It  finds that while civic identity and social cohesion have strengthened, support for democracy has fluctuated due to war fatigue, disinformation and criticism of the government. Theories on civic duty and perceptions of victimhood may hold a key.

 

Olga Onuch is Professor (Chair) in Comparative and Ukrainian Politics at the University of Manchester (UK).