Ukraine’s Return to Autocracy: How Lasting Can It Be?
This event has been cancelled
Friday, October 5th, 2012
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, October 5, 2012 | 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Seminar Room 108N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED!
In the first two years of his presidency Viktor Yanukovych put Ukraine back on an authoritarian path. He eliminated checks on his power, jailed opposition leaders, restrained civil society and engaged in unbridled corruption favoring his close circle. The parliamentary election in October 2012 may become a watershed event of his rule setting the stage for a decisive battle over the presidency in 2015. The talk will discuss power balance on the eve of the election, the likelihood of fraud and post-election protests and a potential impact of election results on Ukraine’s political trajectory.
Dr. Kudelia was Petro Jacyk post-doctoral fellow at the University of Toronto in 2009-10. He also held teaching and research position at Johns Hopkins University, George Washington University and Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine). His articles deal with the issues of state building, state-society relations and democratization in post-Soviet space.
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