Third Issue - Published 10 December 2024.
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This is the third issue of UKRAINETT news. For our Ukrainian speaking audience, we are happy to present two podcasts about the Nansen program made by our UKRAINETT+ partners at Operatyvna sotsiolohiia. For our English speaking audience, we have an event coming up on 17 December where Håvard Bækken, senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies and Olha Pashkova, senior researcher at the National Defence University of Ukraine will speak about military patriotism and Russian influence in occupied parts of Ukraine. On 10 January UKRAINETT member Tamta Gelashvili will defend her dissertation “Far-right mobilization in hybrid regimes: Explaining patterns of protest in Georgia and Ukraine” at the University of Oslo. For details about the events see below. Please also scroll down in order to acquaint yourself with the latest publications from our members that include scholarly publications, popular science articles and feature stories. See also information about other past and future events.
We take this opportunity to wish all our followers all the best for the coming holiday season and the new year.
Best regards,
Marthe Handå Myhre, Aadne Aasland, Mathilde Hjelle and Oleksandra Deineko
Editorial team at NIBR, OsloMet
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NEW UKRAINETT+ PODCAST IN UKRAINIAN
As part of the UKRAINETT+ project, we are pleased to present two podcasts in Ukrainian, created by the Dnipro-based Sociological Company “Operatyvna sotsiolohiia” in collaboration with Norwegian and Ukrainian stakeholders.
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SECOND UKRAINETT+ NEWSLETTER IN UKRAINIAN
As part of the UKRAINETT+ project, we present our second Ukrainian newsletter, prepared by Olena Muradyan, Dean of the Faculty of Sociology at Karazin Kharkiv University and coordinator of the Ukrainian network branch.
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FORTHCOMING UKRAINETT EVENTS
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ONLINE SEMINAR
In this UKRAINETT seminar researchers, Håvard Bækken and Olha Pashkova present findings from their project, "Contested Ukraine: Military Patriotism, Russian Influence, and Implications for European Security." The seminar will take place on 17 December.
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CULTURAL HERITAGE AT WAR
The war in Ukraine and in Gaza are quite different, yet both involve significant civilian suffering and highlight the role of cultural heritage as both a weapon and a force of resistance. Josephine Munch Rasmussen and Håkon Roland will discuss this topic on 12 December as part of the Oslo Peace Days.
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DISPUTATION TAMTA GELASHVILI
UKRAINETT member Tamta Gelashvili will defend her dissertation, "Far-right Mobilization in Hybrid Regimes: Explaining Patterns of Protest in Georgia and Ukraine," at the Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo. The trial lecture and disputation will take place on 10 January.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH UKRAINE?
Russia's war of aggression has persisted for nearly three years. The West supports democracy and resistance, but how do Ukrainians perceive the relationship between vocal support and tangible actions? NRK correspondent Kari Skeie and researcher Kristian Åtland met to discuss this topic at a live-streamed event with Lytring.
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DISPUTATION ARMINE BAGIYAN
UKRAINETT member Armine Bagiyan successfully defended her PhD dissertation titled "Critical Juncture Events and Public Spaces: A Comparative Analysis of Yerevan and Kyiv" at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo.
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PARTNER INSTITUTIONS IN UKRAINE
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NEXT UKRAINETT+ CONFERENCE
The next UKRAINETT+ conference, titled "The War and Beyond: Building Knowledge on Ukrainian Culture and Society", will be hosted by the University of Bergen on 14 – 15 October 2025.
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UKRAINETT+ SEED FUNDING: NEXT DEADLINE
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The Ukrainett+ project (2024–2026) has allocated funds to stimulate research project development and cooperation involving Norwegian and Ukrainian researchers and institutions. The next deadline will be 1st May 2025.
At least two institutions should be involved in the collaboration, and both Ukrainian and Norwegian institutions must be represented. Funding may cover travel, seminars and other activities related to network-building and project development. The activities to be funded should include concrete plans for applications to external funding sources. The research topic should be related to Ukraine/Ukrainian Studies.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS BY OUR MEMBERS
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POPULAR SCIENCE ARTICLES
Popular science publications, book reviews, reports, working papers, policy briefs.
📒 "Four poems by Iryna Shuvalova", translated into Norwegian with an introduction by Ingunn Lunde in Vagant (2024)
📝 "The Law on Military Mobilisation in Ukraine: Political Process and Public Perceptions" by Geir Flikke and Aadne Aasland on the Hromada Blog (2024)
📒 "Nordmenns holdninger til Russland, russere og norsk russlandspolitikk i perioden 2022 - 2024" by Aadne Aasland and Marthe Handå Myhre, NIBR brief (2024)
📝 “Making sense of post-conflict reconstruction assistance to Ukraine” by Jørn Holm-Hansen on the Hromada Blog (2024)
📒 "Recommendations from the European Commission-led expert group on the safeguarding of cultural heritage in Ukraine" by the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission (2024).
Visit our website for more.
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FEATURE STORIES
Feature stories (kronikker), news articles, podcasts.
🎧 "Ukraina" Debatt i P2 episode with Kristian Åtland (2024)
🌐 "Norge må øke støtten til akademisk samarbeid med Ukraina" by Geir Flikke, Anne Gry Gudmundsdotter, Olga Iermolenko, Gaiane Nuridzhanian, Martin Paulsen, Anne Pintsch, Tom Røseth, Nataliya Yeremeyeva, Aadne Aasland and Kristian Åtland in Khrono (2024)
🎧 "Fungerer Putins propaganda på nordmenn og hva synes vi egentlig om Russland og Ukraina?" Ukrainapodden episode with Aadne Aasland and Marthe Handå Myhre (2024).
🌐 "Hva skjer med Ukraina?" by Kristian Åtland in Avisa Nordland (2024)
Visit our website for more.
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CONTESTED UKRAINE: MILITARY PATRIOTISM AND RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN OCCUPIED PARTS OF UKRAINE
Online | UKRAINETT | 17 December 2024 | Seminar
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UKRAINETT+ CONFERENCE - THE WAR AND BEYOND: BUILDING KNOWLEDGE ON UKRAINIAN CULTURE AND SOCIETY
UIB and UKRAINETT | 14 - 15 October 2025 | Conference
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WEBSITE
Our website serves as a platform promoting the work of researchers and experts with interest in and knowledge about Ukraine.
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