The conference was held on November 15–16, 2024, and organized as the ninth in the series of international scientific conferences “Political Parties and Elections: Ukrainian and Global Practices” (in memory of Yuriy Shveda) by the Department of Political Science at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and the Center for Political Studies in Lviv.
The conference brought together renowned researchers, educators, analysts, and experts from Ukraine and other countries, who discussed a wide range of topics related to the institutional frameworks of the political process, inter-institutional relations, electoral and party aspects of the political process amid the Russo-Ukrainian war and the crisis of global development.
The three main sections of the conference addressed issues related to electoral processes and party politics, the functioning and transformation of political institutions, parties, and civil society organizations in Ukraine and the world, as well as the integration progress of the European Union in the context of national political processes.
Representatives from the following institutions participated in the conference:
- Wrocław University,
- Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin,
- VSB Technical University of Ostrava (Poland),
- Bar-Ilan University and Ariel University (Israel),
- Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic),
- University of Pécs (Hungary),
- Prešov University (Slovakia),
- Institute of Political and Ethno-National Studies named after I.F. Kuras of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv,
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv,
- Uzhhorod National University,
- National University “Ostroh Academy”,
- Chernivtsi National University named after Yuri Fedkovych,
- Volyn National University named after Lesya Ukrainka,
- Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University,
- Ukrainian Catholic University (Ukraine),
- Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University, and other leading higher education institutions.
🌐 The program of the international scientific conference can be downloaded via the provided link.
📢 A collection of abstracts and reports will be prepared and published following the conference. We invite you to follow the publications on the Department of Political Science’s website.
The student team game was prepared and organized by the Department of Political Science, the Center for Political Studies, and the student association “Polis” with financial support from the European Union under the Erasmus+ Programme, Jean Monnet Module for Higher Education (Project Title: “Political Institutions and Systems in Europe: Comparisons and Lessons for Ukraine,” No. 101126702).
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