# 2021 Conference ## expand\_more ## **Why Is Ukraine a Democracy?** ![tcup_conference_slider.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/huri/files/tcup_conference_slider.png) Thank you to everyone who participated in our conference. We were very pleased to have such a diverse, vibrant, and engaged audience for our outstanding panelists and moderators. Please stay in touch as we begin preparing for next year's conference. Links to review conference information and proceedings: [Speaker bios](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers) Summaries - Panel 1: [The Role of History in Ukraine’s Democratic Development](/tcup-conference-day-1) - Panel 2: [Civil Society and Mass Mobilization](/tcup-conference-day-2) - Keynote Address: [Francis Fukuyama, "Lessons from the Ukrainian Transition to Democracy"](/tcup-conference-day-3) - Panel 3: [Institutions and Reform](/tcup-conference-day-4) - Panel 4: [Displacement and Reintegration in Crimea and Donbas](/tcup-conference-day-5) Ukrainian-language summaries from Radio Svoboda - Panel 1: [Україна: демократія «за замовчуванням» чи свідомий вибір? Дискусія істориків у Гарварді](https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/ukrayina-i-demokratiya-dyskusiya-istorykiv/31088581.html) - Panel 2: [Головне у Майданах – рух до демократії. Конференція україністів у Гарварді](https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/demoratija-maidan-ukrajina-harvard/31082908.html) - Keynote Address: [Френсіс Фукуяма про українську демократію і помилкові очікування](https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/fukuyama-ukrayina-reformy-democratiya/31085269.html) - Panel 3: [«Реформи виживання» і чи зможе Україна позбутися олігархів? Дискусія у Гарварді](https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/reformy-oligarhy-ukrayina/31093148.html) - Panel 4: [Реінтеграція має бути не про території, а про людей. Як повернути Донбас і Крим, обговорювали у Гарварді](https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/donbas-krym-harvard/31094618.html) Video: [Keynote address (English)](https://youtu.be/BWiJR6mNZsA); [Головна промова](https://youtu.be/CW3lqnaDspQ) **February 1-5, 2021 | 12:00pm EST Online (Zoom Webinar); [registration required](https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IhiKuyVYRLCZ9K44TdXqYw)** (Read [in Ukrainian](/tcup-conference-in-ukr).) Addressing the theme of Ukraine’s democracy in the past, present, and future, this conference is distinct from typical academic conferences. Rather than presenting papers, panelists will respond to a set of questions provided in advance by the moderator. Each panelist will discuss the same questions based on his or her expertise, followed by an open discussion with participants. All panels feature a combination of scholars and policy practitioners, creating a space for dialogue that extends beyond academia. Dr. Francis Fukuyama will give the keynote address on Wednesday, February 3. A series of four panels covering the implications of Ukraine's history on contemporary events, civil society and mass mobilizations, institutions and reform, and displacement and reconciliation will be spread throughout the week, one per day, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. We invite and encourage scholars, journalists, policy officials, and the general public to attend as members of the audience. Registration is required to attend the online conference. Please indicate which session(s) you plan to attend when you register. **[Register here.](https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IhiKuyVYRLCZ9K44TdXqYw)** Questions may be addressed to TCUP Director [Emily Channell-Justice](/people/emily-channell-justice) at . ##### ## Schedule *Schedule and participants subject to change.* Sort Monday, February 1 12-2pm EST **Panel 1: The Role of History in Ukraine’s Democratic Development** Moderator: [Serhii Plokhii](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfPlokhii) (Ukrainian Research Institute) Panelists: [Dominique Arel](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfArel) (University of Ottawa), [Oleksandra Gaidai](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfGaidai) (Ukrainian Institute, Kyiv), [Yaroslav Hrytsak](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfHrytsak) (Ukrainian Catholic University), [Nataliya Kibita](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfKibita) (University of Edinburgh) Tuesday, February 2 12-2pm EST **Panel 2: Civil Society and Mass Mobilization** Moderator: [Emily Channell-Justice](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfChannell-Justice) (Ukrainian Research Institute) Panelists: [Olexiy Haran](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfHaran) (Kyiv-Mohyla Academy), [Olga Onuch](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfOnuch) (University of Manchester), [Galyna Petrenko](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfPetrenko) (Detector Media), [Lucan Way](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfWay) (University of Toronto) Wednesday, February 3 12-2pm EST **Keynote: "Lessons from the Ukrainian Transition to Democracy"** [Francis Fukuyama](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfFukuyama) (Stanford University) *[More information.](https://huri.harvard.edu/event/fukuyama)* Thursday, February 4 12-2pm EST **Panel 3: Institutions and Reform** Moderator: [Adrian Karatnycky](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfKaratnycky) (Atlantic Council) Panelists: [Olga Aivazovska](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfAivazovska) (Civil Network OPORA), [Margarita Balmaceda](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfBalmaceda) (Seton Hall University), [Rostyslav Pavlenko](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfPavlenko) (Kyiv Mohyla Academy), [Jessica Pisano](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfPisano) (New School for Social Research) Friday, February 5 12-2pm EST **Panel 4: Displacement and Reintegration in Crimea and Donbas** Moderator: [Sasha Jason](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfJason) (Stanford) Panelists: [Tania Bulakh](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfBulakh) (Indiana University Bloomington), [Oleksandra Matviichuk](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfMatviichuk) (Center for Civil Liberties), [Greta Lynn Uehling](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfUehling) (University of Michigan), [Rustem Umerov](/tcup-conference-2021-speakers#ConfUmerov) (Verkhovna Rada) See also:- [ Conference ](/tags/conference) - [ TCUP ](/tags/tcup)