Fourth Issue - Published 19 March 2025.
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Dear UKRAINETT members, friends of UKRAINETT and all interested in Ukraine and research on Ukraine,
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Welcome to the fourth edition of UKRAINETT News. In this issue, we are pleased to announce that the Norwegian Research Council will support Ukrainian researchers and research on Ukraine with NOK 60 million through collaborations with the Ukrainian Research Council (NRFU). This highly welcome initiative introduces several new measures to bolster Ukrainian research, both in the immediate and long-term future.
Please mark your calendars for our upcoming UKRAINETT+ conference, “The War and Beyond: Perspectives on Ukrainian Culture and Society." The conference scheduled for October 14-15 is organized by our dedicated colleagues at the University of Bergen. The call for paper is open and the deadline is 1 May.
This spring, we invite you to join our two upcoming seminars: “How (Not) to Study a War-Affected Society: Challenges of Knowledge Production in Ukraine and Elsewhere” on 10 April, and “Understanding Russia’s Occupation: In Conversation with Karolina Hird, Jade McGlynn, and Jaroslava Barbieri”, organized together with the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, on 26 May.
In this newsletter we are also excited to present a brand new Ukrainian newsletter from our colleagues at the Faculty of Sociology at Karazin Kharkiv University.
Please scroll down to explore the latest publications from our members, including scholarly articles, popular science pieces, and feature stories. You will also find information about other past and future events.
Thank you for staying informed with UKRAINETT News.
Best regards,
Marthe Handå Myhre, Aadne Aasland, Mathilde Hjelle and Oleksandra Deineko
Editorial team at NIBR, OsloMet
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60 MILLION IN RESEARCH SUPPORT TO UKRAINE
The war in Ukraine has heavily impacted research. The Norwegian Research Council will now support Ukrainian research with around NOK 60 million, parts of it through a joint call with the Ukrainian Research Council (NRFU).
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UKRAINETT+ NEWSLETTER IN UKRAINIAN
As part of the UKRAINETT+ project, we present our third 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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UKRAINETT + CONFERENCE
"The War and Beyond: Perspectives on Ukrainian Culture and Society" is the theme for this year's UKRAINETT+ conference, hosted by the University of Bergen. The event will gather scholars from various disciplines to discuss Ukrainian history, culture, and society. The call for papers is open! The deadline for submissions is 1 May.
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HOW (NOT) TO STUDY A WAR-AFFECTED SOCIETY
UKRAINETT invites you to the digital seminar, "How (Not) to Study a War-Affected Society: Challenges of Knowledge Production in Ukraine and Elsewhere," featuring professor of sociology Oksana Mikheieva. The event will take place on 10 April.
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UNDERSTANDING RUSSIA’S OCCUPATION
IFS and UKRAINETT invites you to the seminar "Understanding Russia’s Occupation: In Conversation with Karolina Hird, Jade McGlynn, and Jaroslava Barbieri" on 26 May at Sentralen. The discussion will be moderated by Håvard Bækken from IFS. Registration opens in April.
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LASTING PEACE WITHOUT JUSTICE
Internasjonalt Seminar invite you to join them in Tromsø on 20 March for a discussion on lasting peace, quick-fix deals, and accountability for war crimes in Russia’s war against Ukraine. The panel will feature Gaiane Nuridzhanian, Maryna Rabinovych, and Kateryna Latysh.
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RECLAIMING THE PAST: DECOLONISING MEMORY IN UKRAINE
The MUCIT project invites you to a discussion about fostering inclusive and decolonized memory through education and museums, featuring speakers from various institutions. Hosted by the European Wergeland Centre, the event will take place at Litteraturhuset on 3 April.
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CARPATHIAN SEA DEMOCRACY WEEK
The upcoming Carpathian Sea Democracy Week will take place in the Lviv region from 28 April to 2 May. This annual forum will focus on topics such as regional cooperation, social cohesion, societal resilience, and the green energy sector. UKRAINETT will organise a panel on academic resilience and a workshop with UKRAINETT+ partner institutions in Ukraine.
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UKRAINE’S THORNY PATH TO THE EU
UKRAINETT held a hybrid seminar with Anne Pintsch, Maryna Rabinovych, and Nataliya Haletska discussing their new book, "Ukraine’s Thorny Path to the EU". The full live stream is available on our YouTube channel.
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UKRAINETT+ ROUNDTABLE
UKRAINETT hosts biannual roundtables at the University of Oslo to ensure that Norwegian-Ukrainian research informs Norwegian actors engaged in the reconstruction of Ukrainian society. The latest, in February 2025, focused on Ukraine's EU relations and the Minsk agreements' failures.
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CONTINUATION OF RUSSIAN COLONIAL POLICIES IN UKRAINE
Bergen Global hosted a panel discussion on Russia's deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children, featuring Liliia Oprysk, Yulia Ioffe, Gaiane Nuridzhanian, Svitlana Arabadzhy, and Ingunn Lunde. The full live stream is available online.
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UKRAINETT+ CONFERENCE: CALL-FOR-PAPERS
Kindly submit your proposal for a presentation or panel using this registration form. The submission deadline is 1 May, and we aim to notify you of the outcome by mid-June.
You can propose either an individual presentation or a panel with multiple presentations. Individual presentations should be 20 minutes long, followed by 10 minutes for Q&A. Panels should last 90 minutes, including presentations, discussion, and Q&A.
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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 1 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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SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS
Articles in refereed journals, book chapters, book reviews.
📙"Collective Protection for Ukrainians in the EU: Laws, Practices, and Implications for EU and Ukrainian Policies" by Valeria Lazarenko and Maryna Rabinovych, in Ukraine’s Thorny Path to the EU (2025)
📘 “From “Integration without Membership” to “Integration through War”—Or Why Sailing the Thorny Path Will Ultimately Lead to the EU” by Anne Pintsch and Maryna Rabinovych, in Ukraine’s Thorny Path to the EU (2025)
📗 “Legislative–Executive Relations in Ukraine’s Wartime Conditions” by Geir Flikke, Khrystyna Pelchar and Erik S. Herron, in PS: Political Science & Politics (2025)
📕 “Managing Cyberattacks in Wartime: The Case of Ukraine” by Iryna Fyshchuk, Mette Strange Noesgaard, and Jeppe Agger Nielsen, in Public Administration Review (2024)
📙"Rettsoppgjøret i Ukraina: de største utfordringene" by Gaiane Nuridzhanian and Sondre Torp Helmersen, in Nordisk Østforum (2025)
📘 “Strengthening Municipalities’ Resilience against Cyber Attacks in Ukraine” by Iryna Fyshchuk, in E-Government. Challenges for Digital Public Services in the EU (2024)
📗 “Stronger together? EU Support for Ukrainian Local Authorities Facing Cyber Attacks (2022-2023)” by Iryna Fyshchuk, in Applied Cybersecurity & Internet Governance (2024)
📕 “Ukraina – hva bør vites?" by Jørn Holm-Hansen, Marthe Handå Myhre, and Aadne Aasland, in Nordisk Østforum (2025)
📙“Ukraine’s compliance with norms of environmental democracy: Between wartime restrictions, EU standards and green reconstruction” by Yelyzaveta Aleksyeyeva and Anne Pintsch, in Ukraine’s Thorny Path to the EU (2025)
📘 "Ukraine’s Thorny Path to the EU - From 'Integration without Membership' to 'Integration through War'" edited by Maryna Rabinovych and Anne Pintsch (2025)
Visit our website for more.
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POPULAR SCIENCE ARTICLES
Popular science publications, book reviews, reports, working papers, policy briefs.
📒 "Bridging the cyber security gap: Why Ukrainian local authorities need more support for cyber security from the EU" by Iryna Fyshchuk, HROMADA Blog (2025)
📝 “Dissimilar Integration Policies in Scandinavia: The Experience of Ukrainian Refugees“ by Marthe Handå Myhre and Oleksandra Deineko, TRAFO (2025)
📒 "How artificial intelligence can help rebuild Ukraine" by Iryna Fyshchuk, HROMADA Blog (2024).
📝 “Settlement, integration and employment under a temporary perspective: Experiences and perceptions of Ukrainian refugees and municipal refugee services (2023-2024)” by Vilde Hernes, Aadne Aasland, Oleksandra Deineko, Marthe Handå Myhre and Trine Myrvold, NIBR report (2024)
📒 “Ukraine and EFTA States: Deepening ties in light of Ukraine’s EU accession process” by Liliia Oprysk, EFTA Studies blog (2024)
📝 Ukrainian Medialandscape in the Time of War (2022–2024): Transformation, Response to the War, Dynamics of Media Consumption by Svitlana Bezchotnikova and Nina Zrazhevska, Integrated Communications (2024)
Visit our website for more.
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FEATURE STORIES
Feature stories (kronikker), news articles, podcasts.
🌐 "Could the spillover effects of war strengthen EU enlargement?" by Maryna Rabinovych, The Loop: ECPR's Political Science Blog (2025)
🎧 "Frontoppdatering og bokbad med Henning Carr Ekroll: Hva kan Norge lære av Ukraina?" Ukrainapodden episode with Henning Carr Ekroll and Oleksandra Deineko (2025)
🎧 “Russia’s forcible deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children: Continuation of Russian colonial policies in Ukraine“, panel discussion with Liliia Oprysk, Yulia Ioffe, Gaiane Nuridzhanian, Svitlana Arabadzhy, and Ingunn Lunde, Bergen Global (2025)
🌐 "Presidenten foran et nytt år" by Oleksandra Deineko, Klassekampen (2025)
🎧 “Ukraine’s Thorny Path to the EU: From ‘Integration without Membership’ to ‘Integration through War’“, seminar with Anne Pintsch, Maryna Rabinovych, and Nataliya Haletska, UKRAINETT (2025)
Visit our website for more.
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HOW (NOT) TO STUDY A WAR-AFFECTED SOCIETY: CHALLENGES OF KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION IN UKRAINE AND ELSEWHERE
Zoom | UKRAINETT | 10 April 2025 | Seminar
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UNDERSTANDING RUSSIA’S OCCUPATION: IN CONVERSATION WITH KAROLINA HIRD, JADE MCGLYNN, AND JAROSLAVA BARBIERI
Sentralen | UKRAINETT & IFS | 26 May 2025 | Seminar
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UKRAINETT+ CONFERENCE - THE WAR AND BEYOND: BUILDING KNOWLEDGE ON UKRAINIAN CULTURE AND SOCIETY
UIB | UKRAINETT | 14 - 15 October 2025 | Conference
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WEBSITE
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