Protest and resistance in Ukraine

The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend will host an online discussion with Yuriy Matsiyevsky, head of the Center for Political Research at Ostroh Academy, on March 20. The 1 p.m. program, which is open to the public, will focus on the ways Ukrainians have resisted Russian control in parts of the country that are now occupied by foreign forces.

Lena Surzhko Harned, an associate teaching professor of political science at Behrend and associate director of the Public Policy Initiative, will moderate the discussion.

To learn more, or to register, visit the Public Policy Initiative webpage.

Matsiyevsky will highlight the role of partisan units in Ukraine’s armed resistance. Using open-source data, he will explore the ways that repressive measures in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Crimea have sparked civil and armed resistance and peaceful protests, including the Yellow Ribbon movement and the “Flag of Ferocity” campaign.