After his deal winning visit with Donald Trump in Alaska, Valdimir Putin spoke to his audience in Moscow about the “Ukraine Crisis”—not about “Russia’s War on Ukraine”. If Russia had invaded France or the United States, for example, would we be talking about the French crisis or the American crisis? No. Likewise, many journalists and … Continue reading Avoid Prejudicing Ukraine
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The Ukraine Public Support their President
I have been studying Ukraine for 3 years. In August 2024, in a study conducted through the Portulans Institute in Washington DC, my research team surveyed a random sample of people in Ukraine, before the Kursk incursion. Our survey focused on how the public gets access to trusted information in wartime. We surveyed just over … Continue reading The Ukraine Public Support their President
Political Positioning: A Step Beyond Agenda Setting
Political Positioning the News and Public Affairs Agenda setting has been one of the major social implications of the news. Coverage in the news tells the reader what they should be thinking about, what is important. While the news seldom shifts public opinion – it seldom changes the way a reader thinks about an issue … Continue reading Political Positioning: A Step Beyond Agenda Setting
Telegram: A Valuable Platform to the People of Ukraine
William H. Dutton and Lisa Chernenko The arrest of Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov, has generated a raft of commentaries, generally attacking Durov, Telegram’s moderation policies and its role in Russia. It has been characterized as a ‘platform for the Kremlin to convey its narrative of the war to ordinary Russians’ (Murphy & Klasa 2024; Foy … Continue reading Telegram: A Valuable Platform to the People of Ukraine
Media Literacy and Access to Trusted Information during the War in Ukraine
A Internationally Collaborative Study UNESCO and the government of Japan are supporting a new project on media literacy and access to information about politics in Ukraine. The project, entitled 'Access to Information and Media Literacy about Politics and Elections: A Collaborative Study of Ukraine', seeks to enhance understanding of how the Ukrainian public accesses information … Continue reading Media Literacy and Access to Trusted Information during the War in Ukraine
Information is Powerful: Research on Ukraine
On the second anniversary of Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, I want to acknowledge and thank the growing number of researchers who are exploring the incredibly wide range of issues tied to the war in Ukraine. Many academics at all levels of academia are contributing their skills and training to Ukraine in one of … Continue reading Information is Powerful: Research on Ukraine
Democracy versus Autocracy: Personal Reflections
The debate over whether democratic nations will decline while more autocratic nations will rise over time, and why, often lacks empirical evidence. The Ukraine-Russia War might provide some sobering evidence. The most obvious has been the inability of the US and several other allies of Ukraine to be capable of sustaining their levels of support. … Continue reading Democracy versus Autocracy: Personal Reflections
Timeline of Key Moments in the Russia-Ukraine War (RUW) Case Study
A Chronology of Russia’s War in Ukraine[1] DateMonth(s)Events1922 Soviet Union founded through a Treaty on the creation of the Soviet Union as a federation of national republics: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and until 1936, Transcaucasia1991AugustSoviet Union collapses: After the fall of the Berlin Wall, and dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, Gorbachev, then Yeltsin, sought to reshape … Continue reading Timeline of Key Moments in the Russia-Ukraine War (RUW) Case Study
The Symbolic Politics of Labelling Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
What should we call the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
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