National Crisis and Local Implementation: Evidence From the Ukrainian Religious Sector Under Russian Aggression

• In Event: Religion in Communist and Post Communist Countries

Brief Overview

In 2022, a Ukrainian decree targeted Russian-affiliated religious groups. Church responses varied: some switched to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, others remained loyal to Moscow, or stayed "hidden." We use spatial data to explain this variation.

Authors

• Steven Brooke, University of Wisconsin–Madison

• Marika Sofia Olijar, University of Wisconsin–Madison