UKRAINETT is a network of researchers and experts in Norway with interest in and knowledge about Ukraine. The network is further meant to be a hub for Ukrainian researchers and academics who are currently in Norway due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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Propagating new identities in occupied Ukraine: From the Donbas to Kherson
The Norwegian Network for Research on Ukraine (UKRAINETT), and the Norwegian Defence University College (FHS) are pleased to invite you to a short seminar with Senior Researcher Håvard Bækken and Associate Professor Mykola Homanyuk on 9 October 2023 (09.00 – 10.30 am) at Oslomet, Pilestredet 46, Clara Holsts hus, Athene 1 or via Zoom (NOTE LINK…
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New article by UKRAINETT member 2
Butenko, Daniil, Slavka Dimitrova, and Linda Gröning. “Identifying deficits in Ukrainian law: Forensic psychiatry misuse in proceedings of administrative offenses.” International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 90 (2023): 101920.
New article by UKRAINETT member 1
Kolstø, P. (2023). Ukrainians and Russians as ‘One People’: An Ideologeme and its Genesis. Ethnopolitics, 1-20.
‘Accounting for Democracy’ in coping with the challenges of the Russo-Ukrainian wartime
28 August 2023 at 14:00 – 15:30 (Norwegian time) at OsloMet Pilestredet 46, room PA113 and Zoom: https://oslomet.zoom.us/j/62018368619 MEETING ID 620 1836 8619 PASSWORD 246908 Seminar with Veronika Vakulenko, Nord University (Norway) Giuseppe Grossi, Kristianstad University (Sweden) and Nord University (Norway) Hans-Jürgen Bruns, Leibniz University Hannover (Germany) Moderated by Marthe Handå Myhre NIBR, OsloMet (Norway) In…
UKRAINETT digital seminar 2 (22 June)
1. Wartime surveys and current public opinion towards war issues in Ukraine 2. Recovering after the de-occupation: the case of two hromadas in Ukraine 22 June 2023 10:00-11:30 (Norwegian time) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://oslomet.zoom.us/j/5683407704?pwd=OEQxMVUvVTYyMDJvWkFPWTZnNXpjZz09 Meeting ID: 568 340 7704Password: 506074 1. Wartime surveys and current public opinion towards war issues in Ukraine A lecture by Anton…
UKRAINETT digital seminar 1 (20 June)
20 June at 10.00 – 11:30 (Norwegian time) 1. Interviews Amid the War: “24/02/22, 5 am” Documentation Initiative 2. Higher education challenges in the war-torn Ukraine: the case of six Universities Join Zoom Meetinghttps://oslomet.zoom.us/j/5683407704?pwd=OEQxMVUvVTYyMDJvWkFPWTZnNXpjZz09 Meeting ID: 568 340 7704Password: 506074 1. Interviews Amid the War: “24/02/22, 5 am” Documentation Initiative A lecture by Natalia Otrishchenko,…
Russia’s war in Ukraine: Where are we now and what next?
A lecture by Yevgeniya Gaber, Non-resident fellow, Atlantic Council / University of OdesaFollowed by Q&AChair: Tom Røseth, Norwegian Defence University College12 June 2023 13:00 – 14:00 In the fifteenth month of Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine, its outcome remains largely unknown. While Ukraine has received unprecedented support from its Western allies and has proved successful…
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New project: Influx of Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusian Migrants
Influx of Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusian Migrants. Integration and Governance Dynamics in Nordic and Baltic States. Project owner: Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Project number: 161678, NordForsk. The project aims to study the key areas of governance structures and reception facilities, social and educational support for refugee children and families, and integrational labor market…
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Special issue Ideology and Politics Journal
The book “The Accommodation of Regional and Ethno-cultural Diversity in Ukraine”, (Springer/Palgrave 2021) edited by Aadne Aasland and Sabine Kropp, has now been translated into Ukrainan language and is published as a special issue in the Ideology and Politics Journal (no. 3, 2022). The articles build on the ARDU project which was funded by the…
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Lansering av ny bok: Krigen i Ukraina (11. mai)
Lansering av boken Krigen i Ukraina (red. Tormod Heier), en fagbok som tar for seg Russlands invasjon av Ukraina. Hva kan vi lære av krigens første år, og hvilke konsekvenser har den hatt – og vil ha – for Norge, Europa, NATO og EU? 19 forfattere – flere av dem UKRAINETT-medlemmer. Litteraturhuset i Oslo 11. mai.
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Open lecture on Russia’s manipulation in its war against Ukraine
Russia has been using historical manipulations and falsifications against Ukraine for ages in order to gain geopolitical influence and form desired narratives. A Ukrainian journalist, producer, and author of historical documentaries revealing unknown pages of Ukrainian history Akim Galimov will tell us more about a new Russian normality of re-writing history and creating a parallel…
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Why the local level is important for the rebuilding of Ukraine
In an op-ed in Kommunal Rapport, NIBR/OsloMet researchers Aadne Aasland and Oleksandra Deineko write about the role of local level authorities and civil society in the rebuilding of Ukraine. Read the op-ed here.
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How to get the most out of 75 billion NOK?
See the op-ed by Frode Mellemvik and Anatoli Bourmistrov in Avisa Nordland: Norge skal i de neste fem år støtte Ukraina med 75 milliarder kroner. I dette meget omfattende hjelpearbeidet er det viktig å lytte til de ukrainske myndighetene og deres vurderinger. Like viktig er det å bygge på erfaringer og kunnskaper fra norsk næringsliv…
Podcast with students from Kyiv
Høgskolen på Vestlandet (HVL) har nå publisert en podcast-episode i 17-målspodden om studenters erfaringer med å studere i Kyiv under krig. Litt tilfeldig falt dette sammen med at det denne uken er ett år siden invasjonen av Ukraina. Studentene Oleksandr Polishchuk og Ivan Martsilenko deler sine erfaringer og refleksjoner fra dette året med krig, og…
BOOK SEMINAR: FOREIGN FIGHTERS IN UKRAINE
The Norwegian Network for Research on Ukraine (UKRAINETT), the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR, OsloMet) are pleased to invite you to a book seminar with Dr. Kacper Rekawek on Monday, March 6, 09.00–10.00 at OsloMet, Pilestredet 46, Clara Holst hus, Room PA329. At the seminar,…
Ukrainas kamp for frihet: arrangement 18. februar
Norsk Folkehjelp, Den Norske Helsingforskomité og UKRAINETT inviterer til arrangement under utstillingen «Ukrainas Kamp for Frihet» på Galleri Albin Upp i Oslo – Briskebyveien 42. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝟭𝟴. 𝗳𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿: 12:00: Dørene til galleriet åpner. Her kan en kan oppleve utstillingen med fotografier, malerier, film og andre kunstuttrykk av ukrainske kunstnere (mer informasjon lenger ned i beskrivelsen…
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Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine: “victims” or “agents of change”?
UKRAINETT – Norwegian Network for Research on Ukraine, The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS) and The Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) invite you to a mini-seminar. Time: 13 March 2023, 14:00 – 15:30 Venue: KS Conference Centre, Haakon VIIs g. 9, 0161 Oslo (by the National Theatre train station) Click…
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Call for papers: Trauma, Memory, and Counter-Culture: Borders and Border Transgressions in (Post-)Communist Europe
The Department of Literature, Area Studies, and European Languages (ILOS) at the University of Oslo is arranging a conference titled “Trauma, Memory, and Counter-Culture: Borders and Border Transgressions in (Post-)Communist Europe” on June 1-2, 2023. This two-day conference at the University of Oslo aims to highlight the specific relevance of Border Studies for better understanding…
Statutes of UKRAINETT – adopted
At the UKRAINETT general meeting on November 29th 2022, the Statutes of UKRAINETT were adopted. You can read the adopted statutes here: STATUTES-OF-UKRAINETT-adoptedDownload Other meeting documents can be found here: UKRAINETT-general-meeting-29-Nov-2022Download Steering-group-meeting-28-Nov-2022Download
Call for papers: Nordisk Østforum
Call for papers to the Scandinavian language journal Nordisk Østforum. The theme is “Ukrainian society in change”. 400-500 words. Deadline December 5. See the full advertisement in Norwegian here.