The third panel of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program conference focused on the intersecting issues of Displacement and Reintegration, particularly as these topics concern Crimea and the temporarily occupied territories (TOTs) of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The panelists had a combination of academic...

The keynote lecture for the 2022 Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program conference was delivered on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, by Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch with an introduction by Dr. Benjamin L. Schmitt. Amb. Yovanovitch served as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine from 2016-2019, and she previously served as...

The TCUP conference’s second panel, “Digital Transformations,” addressed the question of how the internet influences sovereignty in the twenty-first century. The panel drew together experts on media studies, as well as journalists and a practitioner working in digital governance, to examine the question of digital sovereignty from multiple angles.... Read more about Beyond Borderland Conference: Panel 2 Summary

The 2022 TCUP Conference Beyond Borderland: 30 Years of Ukrainian Sovereignty kicked off Monday, February 7, with a deep dive into the concept of sovereignty in the modern world. Particularly salient with Russian troops amassing at the Ukraine-Belarus border and with diplomatic negotiations reaching a fever pitch, the panel reflected the urgency of the current moment.... Read more about Beyond Borderland Conference: Panel 1 Summary

The final panel of the first annual TCUP Conference focused on the issues of displacement and reintegration in Crimea and Donbas.... Read more about TCUP Conference: Day 5

The TCUP Conference continued on Thursday, February 4, 2021, with a panel on Institutions and Reform.... Read more about TCUP Conference: Day 4

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.”... Read more about TCUP Conference: Day 3

The TCUP Conference continued on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, with a lively discussion of the role of civil society and mass mobilizations in Ukrainian democracy.... Read more about TCUP Conference: Day 2

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.... Read more about TCUP Conference: Day 1

Why Is Ukraine a Democracy?

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.

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