Ukraine and Europe

Session Submission Type: Panel

Brief Description

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a watershed event. This panel examines Ukraine’s prospects of joining the European Union and key areas of reform that the EU must address to avoid the political traps and pitfalls that could derail Ukraine’s accession progress. The war also forced Europe to revisit energy independence and its geo-political identity. How is Europe redefining itself in response to the war? Finally, the war amplifies the importance of security concerns in Ukraine’s own domestic politics and can potentially exacerbate internal polarization.

Sub Unit

• Politics/Law

Chair

• Maria Popova, McGill U (Canada)

Papers

• Public Views of Azov and Radicalism in Ukraine - Lenka Bustikova-Siroky, U of Florida

• Ukraine's EU Accession Challenges: Reforming Europe’s Budgetary and Institutional Hurdles - Hilary Appel, Claremont McKenna College

• How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine is Changing Europe - Mitchell A. Orenstein, U of Pennsylvania

Discussant

• Rachel A Epstein, U of Denver