The impact of semi-presidentialism on democratic consolidation: cases of Poland and Ukraine

The paper was written in the framework of the Ilko Kucheriv Democracy Fellowship Programme carried out by PASOS (Policy Association for and Open Society) in conjunction with the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation (DIF, Ukraine) and the Institute of Public Affairs (ISP, Poland) with the financial support from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). The author was hosted by ISP for the five-week period during February-March 2012 and was mentored by IPA director Jacek Kucharczyk.

Download pdf

Oligarch diplomacy ruins Ukraine’s energy security

The country’s oligarchs seek to bypass official foreign policy channels

25 December 2020

Constructing a Political Nation: Changes in the Attitudes of Ukrainians during the War in the Donbas

Edited by Olexiy Haran and Maksym Yakovlyev

14 March 2018

The search for ways to restore Ukraine’s sovereignty over the occupied Donbas: public opinion on the eve of the parliamentary elections

This nationwide study was conducted on June 13-20, 2019.

9 July 2019

Results of regional public opinion poll in Donetsk and Luhansk regions

Regional public opinion poll was conducted between February 18 – March 2, 2020.

13 May 2020

Latest news from Analytics category

Weaponized “Neutrality”: The Geopolitical Gamble of Russian Propaganda in the context of Future Peace Negotiations

Russia's calls for Ukraine's neutrality are a manipulative incident and part of state propaganda to divert global attention from the crime o...

19 November 2024

Focus on Ukraine: Biweekly Brief

This issue covers the period of 15 August – 31 JAugust 2024.

31 August 2024

Policy Briefs presented on the margins of the AU Mid-Year Coordination Meeting at the seminar “The African Peace Mission and Ukraine Peace Formula: Strategic Engagements on Regional Security, Nuclear Safety, and Human Rights”

Date: 18 July 2024 Place: Accra, Ghana

26 August 2024

How Israel-Lebanon conflict could redefine modern warfare

If full-scale war breaks out, Hezbollah's new precision targeting capabilities could be a game-changer. Read about it in Omar Ashour's artic...

19 August 2024