Ukraine in Struggle: War and the Transformation of the State

Authors

Oleh Rafalskiy
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 

8 General Almazov Street, Kyiv, 01011

, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7317-2765
Галина Зеленько
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7219-4703
Rostyslav Balaban
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8373-9561
Svitlana Brekharya
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5547-5984
Nataliia Kononenko
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8397-2830
Tetyana Lyashenko
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5807-1130
Svitlana Sytnyk
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3035-1998

Keywords:

transformation of political institutions, concentration and dispersion of power, public administration, anti-corruption policy, local military administrations, the legitimacy of authority during wartime

Synopsis

The monograph is devoted to a comprehensive analysis of transformations in Ukraine’s
system of state power under the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war, which has become
a key driver of profound institutional change. The study focuses on the contradictory processes
of concentration and dispersion of power, as well as on the mechanisms for preserving
democratic procedures during the legal regime of martial law. It examines the specific features
of public administration functioning in crisis conditions, the transformation of bureaucratic
competencies, and changes in the system of justice and anti-corruption policy. Particular
attention is paid to the interaction between military administrations and territorial
communities, as well as to the instruments of legitimizing public authority in wartime.
The publication is intended for scholars, educators, civil servants, public managers, and
all those interested in issues of public administration, political institutions, and democratic
transformations in the context of wartime challenges.

Published

December 31, 2025

Details about this monograph

Co-publisher's ISBN-13 (24)

978-617-14-0505-9

Date of first publication (11)

2025