1st Edition

Ukraine's Patronal Democracy and the Russian Invasion The Russia-Ukraine War, Volume One

Edited By Bálint Madlovics, Bálint Magyar Copyright 2023
420 Pages
by Central European University Press

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 jeopardizes the country's independence and its chances for Western-style development. However, the heroic attitude of the Ukrainian people, combined with a solidifying national identity, makes the domestic foundations for a western turn stronger than ever. After the invasion, building strong foundations of liberal democracy will be a top priority. In... Read more
Chronology of Modern Ukraine (1922-2022), Preface Henry E. Hale I. Ukraine's Patronal Democracy: Actors, Processes, and Social RootsUkrainian Regime Cycles and the Russian Invasion Bálint Madlovics and Bálint MagyarPatronalism and Limited Access Social Order: The Case of Ukraine Vladimir DubrovskiyContinuity and Change of the Social Contract in Ukraine: The Case of Contested Anti-Corruption Policies Oksana HussRegime Cycles and Neopatrimonialism in Ukraine Oleksandr Fisun, Uliana MovchanWar, De-oligarchization, and the Possibility of Anti-Patronal Transformation in Ukraine Mikhail Minakov II. Oligarchic Structures and the War: A Chance for Anti-Patronal Transformation?Ukrainian Oligarchs: The War as a Challenge Igor Burakovsky, Stanislav YukhymenkoUkraine's Energy Sovereignty in Time of War: Russia Lost Influence, but the Oligarchs Did Not Dmytro TuzhanskyiThe Main Driving Forces of De-Patronalization in Ukraine: The Role of Ukrainian Business Vladimir DubrovskiyUkraine's Criminal Ecosystem and the War: Ukrainian Organized Crime in 2022 Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime - GI-TOC III. The Ukrainian Society: Anti-Patronal Changes in Identity and ActivismFrom Patronalism to Civic Belonging: The Changing Dynamics of the National-Civic Identity in Ukraine Evgenii Golovakha, Kateryna Ivashchenko Stadnik, Oksana Mikheieva, Viktoryia SeredaThe Ukrainian Civil Volunteer Movement during Wartime (2014-2022) Csilla FedinecUkraine's Religious Landscape: Between Repression and Pluralism Denis Brylov, Tetiana KalenychenkoTransforming Patronal Democracy Bottom-Up: Two Logics of Local Governance in Ukraine Oleksandra KeudelContributors, Index.

Biography

Bálint Madlovics (*1993) is a political scientist and economist. He is a junior research fellow at the CEU Democracy Institute. He holds MA in Political Science (2018) from Central European University in Budapest, and BA in Applied Economics (2016) from Corvinus University of Budapest

Bálint Magyar is Research Fellow at CEU Democracy Institute, working on the subject of patronalism in post-communist countries. He was a member of the Hungarian Parliament (1990-2010). As a Minister of Education (1996-1998; 2002-2006) he initiated and carried out reforms in public and higher education.