Opinion – Crisis in Ukraine and High-Intensity Psychological Warfare
As troops mass around the borders of Ukraine, Russia and the West are waging a high-intensity psychological war – a struggle no less important than military threats.
National and Geopolitical Identities and Attitudes to Decommunisation in Dnipro and Kharkiv
The pro-European mindset is most likely distinct, possibly being an outgrowth of the Euromaidan Revolution.
What Shapes the Narratives on Internally Displaced People in Dnipro Media?
IDP’s are typically covered as a group receiving benefits, largely ignoring deeper issues such as their human rights, adaptation and trauma and the question of a sense of belonging.
Decommunisation in Dnipropetrovsk and Dnipro in 2014–2019
New toponyms reflect the complex and multifaceted history of the city which arose in Cossack times and was formed by Ukrainians and other ethnic groups.
Opinion – The European Union’s Status in the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The centrality of the bloc in European security has been questioned by its absence from any meaningful dialogue on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Memory Politics in Dnipropetrovsk, 1991–2015
The roots of the change in electoral sentiment is found in the de-Sovietising of identity and the promotion of pro-Ukrainian memory politics which has taken place since 1991.
The Outpost of Ukraine: The Role of Dnipro in the War in the Donbas
The outpost metaphor became a principle for a range of civic activity to inspire the city to turn towards a brighter European future, away from its Soviet past.
The Revival of the Dnipropetrovsk and Dnipro Jewish Community in Ukraine
Jews no longer must hide their nationality or religious preferences as they did in the USSR and have the tools, institutions, and resources to continue to preserve and develop their identity.
‘Eastern Ukraine’ is No More: War and Identity in Post-Euromaidan Dnipropetrovsk
The Kremlin never expected pushback from Southern-Eastern Ukraine’s Russian speakers and Jewish community because it never understood the internal dynamics of Ukraine.
New Book – Ukraine’s Outpost: Dnipropetrovsk and the Russian-Ukrainian War
This book challenges disinformation and stereotypes of Ukraine which portray it as a regionally divided country with the military conflict as a ‘civil war’ between Russian and Ukrainian speakers.
