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This textbook, written by respected experts on social science and political science research concerning Eastern Europe, offers a comprehensive overview of the political history of and contemporary domestic politics in Ukraine. The authors analyze the tense relationship between (re)democratization and (re)authoritarization, as well as the driving forces behind the remarkable political and economic advances made since the 2014 Euromaidan revolution. The book offers essential insights into the interplay between political institutions and parties, civil society and political elites, and various territorial and economic interest groups in the course of Ukraine s post-communist transformation and European integration process. The individual chapters address specific research questions and systematically engage with theories, concepts and paradigms from political science and policy analysis.
List of contents
The Political History of Ukraine: A Long but Indispensable Introduction.- Executive-Legislative Relations in Ukraine.- Electoral Systems in Ukraine from Independence to Russia s War of Aggression.- The Party System of Ukraine.- Civil Society, Social Movements and Organized Interests in Ukraine.- The Quality of Democracy in Ukraine 1991-2025. Institutions and Political Culture.- Ukraine s European Integration - The Long and Rocky Road to Candidate Status.- Corruption as a System: Ukraine Between Reforms and Institutional Persistence.- Ukraine s Constitutional Court: The Performance of the Court and Constitutional Law Jurisprudence before and after Russia s 2022 Invasion.- Regional Politics in Ukraine.- Secondary and Higher Education in Ukraine: Between Internal Developments, Global Trends and Unexpected Challenges.- Ukraine s Energy Policy: From Brown Energy Lobbyism to Green Post-War Recovery Plans.- Social Policy in Transition: The Impact of Political Regime Changes on Ukraine s Welfare System.- Ukraine: The Long, Rocky Road to a Liberal Market Economy.- Ukrainian Politics of Identity.- Politics of Religion in Wartime Ukraine: Between Religious Freedom and Hybrid Attacks.- Ukraine: Becoming an Agricultural Powerhouse Despite Hurdles.
About the author
Michael Dobbins
is an adjunct professor of comparative policy analysis and public administration at the Leibniz University of Hannover (Germany).
Eduard Klein
is a social scientist at the Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO) at the University of Bremen (Germany). He is the editor of Ukraine-Analysen and Ukrainian Analytical Digest.
Summary
This textbook, written by respected experts on social science and political science research concerning Eastern Europe, offers a comprehensive overview of the political history of and contemporary domestic politics in Ukraine. The authors analyze the tense relationship between (re)democratization and (re)authoritarization, as well as the driving forces behind the remarkable political and economic advances made since the 2014 Euromaidan revolution. The book offers essential insights into the interplay between political institutions and parties, civil society and political elites, and various territorial and economic interest groups in the course of Ukraine’s post-communist transformation and European integration process. The individual chapters address specific research questions and systematically engage with theories, concepts and paradigms from political science and policy analysis.
