Ukraine Decolonial Studies Network

Ukraine Decolonial Studies Network is a global community of researchers, cultural practitioners, and policy-makers dedicated to the interdisciplinary exploration and analysis of Ukraine’s past and present. The Network engages with, and moves beyond, established methodological frameworks of postcolonial and decolonial theories to examine and situate Ukrainian experiences of colonialism, resistance, and cultural development within a global context. Russia’s war against Ukraine has underscored the urgent need to address the colonial entanglements affecting Ukrainian society, including cultural appropriation and the deliberate destruction of heritage.

Founded in 2022, the Network provides a platform for both scholarly and public-facing dialogue on decolonial transformation and anti-colonial resistance in Ukrainian society, culture, and the arts. It is an affiliated group of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES)