The Ukrainian Maidan Revolution

press release: Sophia Wilson, assistant professor,  Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The lecture will analyze the state-society dialogue which took place during the Ukrainian Maidan revolution. More specifically, the battle over state-society boundaries between the state and the protestors, battles over legal norms, which took place in courts, and the role of religious and minority groups to reassert that the state’s violation of citizens’ constitutional norms as a violation of moral bounds.The Ukrainian Maidan Revolution was a momentous juncture in Ukraine’s history, as it prevented a consolidation of dictatorial power.

CREECA's lecture series takes place Thursdays at 4 pm, in Room 206.