Category: RIDRU CONFERENCE
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The Research Initiative on Democratic Reforms in Ukraine Publication
Since the Euromaidan conflict of 2013-2014 Ukraine has struggled to realize a far-reaching slate of reforms. While the nation’s government has indeed introduced measures to revamp local governance, its citizens remain skeptical that post-Soviet-style corruption has legitimately been mitigated. Reforms in governance, education, and healthcare push the country in the direction of Europe, while lethargic…
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Finding a Way Forward in Ukraine: Reform Vs Inertia in Democratizing Government and Society
DAY 1 November 15 Please take a minute to complete our survey For discussion and questions, please use our YouTube chat Greetings 8:00-8:10 Keynote I 8:10- 9:10 Ammon Cheskin (University of Glasgow) Studying Ukraine without emotional baggage: reflections of a cognitively and emotionally biased scholar Panel 1 9:10 – 9:50 Innovations and Challenges in Higher Education…
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RIDRU’s White Paper Contest. The Top Three Teams Will Receive Prizes
RIDRU’s November conference will include White paper presentations and discussions. All submissions will be peer reviewed and posted on RIDRU’s website. The top three teams will receive prizes of $400, $300, $200 CND respectively. Please read carefully a guide. [googlepdf url=”http://ridru.artsrn.ualberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/RIDRU-White-Paper-Sept-28.pdf” download=”Download” width=”700″ height=”900″]
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RIDRU’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
Graduate students share research and ideas about reform in Ukraine and solutions to Ukraine’s challenges. Evidence, rhetoric and audience engagement That’s the formula for RIDRU’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. This friendly but intense contest invites graduate students to present the complexities of research related to reform in Ukraine in an engaging and accessible way…