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TCUP Series Examines Ukraine's Judicial Reform

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Ukraine is once again struggling to move beyond its reputation as a haven for corrupt practices. This time, the crisis revolves around the Constitutional Court and must be understood in the context of failed judicial reforms since the Euromaidan protests...

New Series: Volunteering for Ukraine

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The Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at HURI has launched a new series of TCUP Commentary to highlight the work of volunteers and humanitarian organizations assisting those affected by the war in Ukraine. "Volunteering for Ukraine" articles are...

Russia's Illegal Annexation of Ukrainian Territory: Experts Respond

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On Friday, September 30, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed four accession treaties declaring that the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine are now a part of Russia. This move, which forcibly claims 15% of Ukraine's...

TCUP: Assessing the Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections

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TCUP—the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program—is a new initiative at HURI that focuses on matters related to today's Ukraine. Here, Emily Channell-Justice, TCUP Director, provides an overview of commentary on the upcoming parliamentary elections. The...

Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program

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The Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program (TCUP) is a bridge between the scholarly and policy communities with the goal of promoting a deeper understanding of Ukraine in the world. Its role is to recognize, describe, and explain the complexity of...

TCUP Book Club: Read with the Experts

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HURI's Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program is holding a month-long, interactive book club, which will culminate in an event with the author to discuss the book in person. The first TCUP Book Club will read former Shklar Fellow Paul D'Anieri's new book...

Ukraine’s Constitutional Court Crisis, Explained

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This overview, written by TCUP Director Emily Channell-Justice is part of a series on the Constitutional Court crisis. For a primer on the various institutions involved in this discussion, see Ukraine's Judicial Institutions . Check back for original...

TCUP in Ukraine: Crimea Platform

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TCUP Director Emily Channell-Justice is in Ukraine for a month to conduct research for her project on internally displaced persons . On August 23, she attended the inaugural summit of the Crimea Platform, during which representatives from around the world...

TCUP in Ukraine: Independence Day

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TCUP Director Emily Channell-Justice is in Ukraine for a month to conduct research for her project on internally displaced persons . She'll be sending notes about her activities, starting with reflections on the Crimea Platform summit and Ukraine's...

TCUP Conference: Day 3

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The TCUP Conference continued on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, with a keynote lecture by Dr. Francis Fukuyama entitled, “ Lessons from the Ukrainian Transition to Democracy.” Dr. Fukuyama’s extensive experience with Ukrainian democracy includes his work...

TCUP Conference: Day 1

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The First Annual TCUP Conference kicked off on Monday, February 1, 2021. Organized around the question “Why Is Ukraine a Democracy?,” the first panel addressed the role of history in Ukraine’s democratic development. There was no consensus among panelists...

Oleg Sentsov Speaks to New York Audiences

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On Saturday, January 25, 2020, TCUP Director Emily Channell-Justice attended “Activism Rising: Ukraine at a Turning Point,” a conversation between Ukrainian film director and former political prisoner Oleg Sentsov and scholar Nina Khrushcheva in New York...