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Values and Ethics in Russia's War Against Ukraine The Axiological Dimension of Conflict

232 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume focuses on the role of ideas in Russia's war against Ukraine and contains interdisciplinary analyses of the values that have shaped and sustained Ukrainian resistance. The book offers an interdisciplinary analysis of Russia's war against Ukraine from the perspective of values and ethics and shows how axiological aspects related to national identity, society's ability to organise... Read more

Introduction: An Axiological Perspective on the Study of Russia’s War Against Ukraine, Cezary Smuniewski, Przemysław Wywiał, and Błażej Bado  Part I: War and the Crisis of Values  1: Ukraine's Path towards Building State and Societal Resilience to Threats, Przemysław Wywiał  2: The Axiological Dimension of the Political Leadership of Volodymyr Zelensky, Ewa Maria Marciniak, Agnieszka Magdalena Zaręba  3: Values in the Crossfire: An Analysis of Fake News Narratives About the War in Ukraine, Dorota Domalewska, Paweł Zawadzki  Part II: War and the Axiological Space of Social Practices  4: Ukrainian Identity in Wartime Conditions: The Example of the Women’s Resistance Movement ‘Angry Mavka’ (‘Zla Mavka’) in the Occupied Territories, Zoya Baran, Olga Wasiuta  5: Women During Russia's War Against Ukraine: The Perspective of Christian Clergy, Zofia Kulińczak  6: Funeral Ceremonies of Ukrainian Soldiers in 2022–2024: A Theological and Political Study of Funeral Speeches, Cezary Smuniewski, Paweł Marek Mrowiński  Part III: War and Transnational Axiological Horizons  7: Will a Values-Driven Approach Prevail? EU–Ukraine Relations in Times of War, Vadym Zheltovskyy  8: The Evolution of Poles' Attitudes Towards the War in Ukraine and Its Social Determinants, Ewa Maria Marciniak, Jonathan Scovil  9: The Paradox of Remembering and Forgetting: The Memory of Russia’s War Against Ukraine Through the Eyes of the Polish Minority, Cezary Smuniewski, Błażej Bado, and Łukasz Kaczmarek  10: Activities of Polish NGOs for Ukrainian Refugees since 2022, Paulina Szczepaniak  Conclusion: The Axiological Horizon of Russia’s War Against Ukraine, Cezary Smuniewski, Przemysław Wywiał, and Błażej Bado

Biography

Cezary Smuniewski is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw, Poland.

Przemysław Wywiał is Associate Professor at the University of the National Education Commission, Kraków, Poland.

Błażej Bado is a doctoral student at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the University of Warsaw, Poland.