Lecture Yuliya Yurchenko: The Political Economy of the Russo-Ukrainian War. A Global Perspective
Concerning War and Conflict lecture series
In this Concerning War and Conflict lecture, (ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Greenwich) will discuss the political economy of the Russo-Ukrainian war in global perspective.
Economic crises and the ongoing war
In February 2022, when the full-scale war with Russia started, Ukraine was already one of the poorest and most indebted countries in Europe, weathered by numerous economic crises, fiscal challenges in the domain of public services financing, and nearly eight years of war with Russia and its proxies in Donbas and Crimea.
The ongoing war strains state, municipal, and household budgets, while dislocation of the labour force and infrastructure destruction (including water and energy systems), ecological damage, and landmines make both economic stability and everyday survival a challenge.
The war also changes structural configurations and reinforces positional vulnerabilities and dependencies - economic, social, and political – at local and global levels. In this lecture, Yurchenko will address some of the key aspects of those changes with a special focus on their socio-economic effects.
Concerning War and Conflict: On Ukraine
The Conflict Studies Group of the Department of History and Art History organises a new series of the Concerning War and Conflict lectures, with support from the Contesting Governance platform of the research area Institutions for Open Societies. This time, the lecture series will focus on Ukraine.
Russia’s war against Ukraine has entered its second decade, and three years have passed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In this second edition of the Concerning War and Conflict lecture series, interdisciplinary scholars offer critical insight into what this case teaches us about war, human rights, and the governance of violent conflict in the 21st century.
Each session includes a lecture, a Q&A session, and a networking moment. The aim is to provide sensitive and rigorous analytical perspectives to a broad audience of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ staff, students, non-governmental organisations, policy makers, and the general public.
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- Marinus Ruppert building, lecture hall Red (Science Park)
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