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ARTICLE | Electronic Democracy Boom in Ukraine
The Revolution of Dignity has triggered participation, openness of authorities, and support by international organizations, which accelerated the advance of digital democracy in Ukraine. What forms of electronic democracy are introduced in Ukraine? Which can be counted successful?
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BOOK REVIEW | Democracy or the power of experts? A Review on “The New Authoritarianism” by Salvatore Babones
If authoritarianism is ideologically infamous, what should stand as its alternative? Salvatore Babones points that although liberalism might seem like an answer, it is a fluid concept with multiple interpretations, changing according to a political context. It might be the historical meaning of an individual’s dignity vis-a-via an absolute power.
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ARTICLE | Artists Go ‘Underground’ To Beautify Kyiv Metro
A metro station in Ukraine has been transformed by a team of mural artists. Photographer Serhiy Nuzhnenko went underground to learn the meaning of the murals and snap reactions from commuters. The project was aimed at putting Kyiv on the art map. “Today street art is [a reason] people come to New York or London; we would like Kyiv to be such a tourist city as well.”
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INTERVIEW | Baroness Beverley Hughes about women in politics
Baroness Beverley Hughes, a UK politician from Labour Party, was member of the British Parliament from 1997 until 2004, served Minister of State for Immigration, Citizenship and Counterterrorism, later Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families from 2005 until 2009 and since 2017 is Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester for Policing and Crime…. Read more »
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ARTICLE | ‘A horror story’: history of Chernobyl nuclear disaster wins Baillie Gifford prize
A Harvard history professor’s “haunting” account of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which delves into the “heartbreaking stories of heroism” from the people who helped to prevent the whole of Europe from becoming uninhabitable, has won the £30,000 Baillie Gifford prize for non-fiction. The article was originally published by the Guardian. Serhii Plokhy’s Chernobyl: History… Read more »
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ARTICLE | ‘Hostile environment’ in Britain hasn’t put off irregular immigrants – but it’s increased their suffering
The British government’s “hostile environment” policy, which aimed at making life so difficult for irregular immigrants in the UK that they would leave, has been widely criticised in recent months, particularly after members of the Windrush generation were caught up in it. The new research has found little evidence that internal immigration controls in the UK have brought down irregular migration. Instead, they have increased the suffering of migrants living on British soil.
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NEWS | UDI Workshop at University of Oxford
On 25-26th October, Ukraine Democracy Initiative in partnership with European Studies Centre, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford and Sydney Democracy Network organised workshop “Reimagining Democracy & Diaspora: Europe and Cross-Border Politics”. The workshop took place at University of Oxford.
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ARTICLE | Russia, Ukraine, and the battle for religion
The Ukrainian church pushes for independence from Moscow. The split will undermine Putin’s vision of a ‘Russian world’ and accelerate Ukraine’s cultural separation from Russia
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ARTICLE | BATTLE FOR BRUSSELS: Russia is still overshadowing Ukraine as both countries fight for favor in the EU capital
Ukraine cannot take continued EU attention for granted as a resurgent Russia reasserts itself in Brussels and the political focus shifts towards upcoming European elections
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ARTICLE | US and EU Need to Take on Crimea Sanction Sneaks
Despite a comprehensive sanctions regime established by Western governments barring foreign investment in Crimea, many foreign companies nonetheless maintain operations there. Recent reports reveal that a number of companies such as Visa, MasterCard, Volkswagen, Auchan, Metro Cash & Carry, DHL, and Adidas are still willing to continue business as usual despite the reputational risk.
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ARTICLE | Japan’s sanctions policy vis-à-vis Russia: Implications for Western sanctions unity
Showing solidarity with G7 countries, Japan imposed sanctions on Russia, albeit reluctantly. The Ukraine crisis (Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the destabilization of Eastern Ukraine) occurred amidst Japan’s efforts to reinvigorate Japan-Russia relations in hopes of resolving the territorial dispute.
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ARTICLE | Reinventing EU Neighbourhood Policy as a Development Exercise: The Case of Post-Euromaidan Ukraine
How did the European Union respond to the Ukraine crisis? Maryna Rabinovych considers the EU’s approach as a development exercise and suggests how its policy can be improved in the nearby future. The article was originally published at Crossroads Europe. By UDI Global Community Manager Maryna Rabinovych. The 2013 Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, followed… Read more »
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