Decentralization, Regional Diversity, and Conflict: The Case of Ukraine

Front Matter ....Pages i-xv
 Introduction: Regional Diversity, Decentralization, and Conflict in and around Ukraine  (Maryna Rabinovych, Hanna Shelest)....Pages 1-14
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 Regionalism in Ukraine: Historic Evolution, Regional Claim-Making, and Centre–Periphery Conflict Resolution  (Oksana Myshlovska)....Pages 17-47
 Navigating Ethnopolitical Disputes: Ukraine’s Constitutional Court in the Tug-of-War over Language  (Andrii Nekoliak, Vello Pettai)....Pages 49-79
 Crimean Tatars and the Question of National and Ethnic Belonging in Ukraine  (Alina Zubkovych)....Pages 81-104
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 The Domestic Dimension of Defining Uncontrolled Territories and Its Value for Conflict Transformation in Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine  (Maryna Rabinovych)....Pages 107-143
 The Reintegration of Donbas Through Reconstruction and Accountability. An International Law Perspective  (Tomasz Lachowski)....Pages 145-183
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 Three Faces of Federalism in the Foreign Policy: Russian and German Approaches to the “Ukraine Crisis”  (Nadiia Koval)....Pages 187-210
 The Dark Side of Decentralization Reform in Ukraine: Deterring or Facilitating Russia-Sponsored Separatism?  (Jaroslava Barbieri)....Pages 211-256
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 Decentralization and a Risk of Local Elite Capture in Ukraine  (Max Bader)....Pages 259-282
 Signs of Progress: Local Democracy Developments in Ukrainian Cities  (Aadne Aasland, Oleksii Lyska)....Pages 283-310
 Decentralization Reform: An Effective Vehicle for Modernization and Democratization in Ukraine?  (Olga Oleinikova)....Pages 311-338
 Decentralization in Ukraine and Bottom-Up European Integration  (Anne Pintsch)....Pages 339-363
 Conclusions and Directions for Further Research  (Maryna Rabinovych, Hanna Shelest)....Pages 365-369
Back Matter ....Pages 371-373