Ukraine: History of Civil Society
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9 Courses
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Overview
This course delves into the social and political events and processes that occurred during the formation of Ukrainian civil society. The world turned its attention to Ukraine on February 24, 2022, as organized civil society began aiding Ukrainian armed forces, surprising both foreigners and Ukrainians themselves. How did Ukrainian society prove to be stable, self-organized, and capable of effectively resisting a much greater threat? This course explores the reasons behind Ukrainians' unity, their street protests since the early 90s, and the values they sought to protect.
Key topics covered in this course include:
- A short historical insight into Ukrainian values from the 1990s to now
- The Orange Revolution: prerequisites, events, and key participants
- The establishment and development of independent Ukrainian media
- The Revolution of Dignity: reasons, prerequisites, and impact on state systems and institutional environment
- The concept of multiculturalism and its implementation in Ukraine
- The political and public life of Crimean Tatars and Russia's crimes in Crimea
- The history of Ukrainian civil movements and communities in Eastern Ukraine
- Societal unity's power and influence during crises
PRESENTERS
Kateryna Zarembo - PhD, Research Fellow at the Central European University and the Technical University of Darmstadt, Associated Fellow at the New Europe Center
Tymofii Brik - PhD, Rector at the Kyiv School of Economics
COURSE AUTHORS
Oleksandra Matviichuk - Human rights lawyer, chair of the Center for Civil Liberties, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2022
Vakhtang Kebuladze - Doctor of Philosophy, Professor at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Olha Onuch - Professor of Comparative and Ukrainian Politics, Politics Department, Manchester University
Sevgil Musayeva - Journalist, editor-in-chief of Ukrainian Pravda
Yevhen Hlibovytskyi - Director of the Frontier Institute, member of the Supervisory Board of Suspilne movlennia (Public Broadcasting)
Emily Channell-Justice - PhD, Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
Emma Mateo - PhD, Petro Jacyk Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ukrainian Studies at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University
Ihor Kozlovskyi - PhD, senior researcher at the Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy, religious studies scholar, writer, public figure
Alim Aliyev - Crimean human rights activist, curator of cultural and educational projects, Deputy Director General of the Ukrainian Institute
Kateryna Zarembo - PhD, Research Fellow at the Central European University and the Technical University of Darmstadt, Associated Fellow at the New Europe Center
Taras Lyuty - Doctor of Philosophy, Professor at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, philosopher, writer
Tetyana Teren - Journalist, Executive Director of PEN Ukraine
This online course was prepared as part of the Phoenix Project, implemented by the East Europe Foundation and funded by the European Union. The course was developed in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute. The opinions expressed in this course do not necessarily reflect the position of the East Europe Foundation, the Ukrainian Institute, or the European Union.
University: University of Washington
Provider: Coursera
Categories: History, Social Sciences, Political Science
