This book is among the first comprehensive efforts to collectively and academically investigate
the legacy of the Euromaidan in conflict-torn Ukraine within the domain of civil society
broadly understood. The contributions to this book identify describe conceptualize and
explain various developments in Ukrainian civil society and its role in Ukraine's
democratization state-building and conflict resolution by looking at specific understudied
sectors and by tracing the situation before during and after the Euromaidan. In doing so
this trailblazing collection highlights a number of new themes challenges and opportunities
related to Ukrainian civil society. They include volunteerism grassroots community-based
activism social activism of churches civic efforts of building peace and reconciliation
civic activism of journalists and mediators digital activism activism of think tanks and
expert coalitions the LGBT movement challenges of civil society relations with the state and
the closing of civic space.
