Grassroots resistance on the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine

Séminaire de recherche « repenser l’expérience de guerre » avec Yuriy Matsievsky, National University of Ostroh Academy, Ukraine et Simon Papuashvili, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), Programme Director, Eastern Europe/South Caucasus

Speakers:

Dr. Yuriy Matsiyevsky, Professor of Political Science, National University of Ostroh Academy, Ukraine

Yuriy Matsiyevsky is Professor of Political Science and the head of the Center for Political Research at Ostroh Academy National University, Ukraine. His research interests include Ukrainian politics, political regimes, democratization, and informal institutions in politics. Yuriy has recently held several non-residential scholar positions, including at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy (2024-2025) and at the IERES, GWU (2022-2023). He is a member of the Midwest Political Science Association, PONARS Eurasia Policy Network, Fulbright Alumni Association, and the Ukrainian Political Science Association. 

Presentation about: Ukrainian resistance on the occupied territories, including civil protests and armed partisan actions.

Simon Papuashvili, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) Programme Director, Eastern Europe/South Caucasus. 

Presentation about IPHR support to grassroots journalism in Crimea and their work on establishing a network of lawyers in the annexed peninsula.