Ukraine’s Modern Statehood and Ethnopolitical Relations

In this book, Csilla Fedinec provides a comprehensive analysis of national minority policies and ethnopolitical relations in independent Ukraine. Bringing together insights from political science, constitutional law, history, and minority studies, the volume traces the evolution of Ukrainian statehood from the late Soviet period to the contemporary challenges of full-scale war and European integration. Based on extensive research into parliamentary debates, legislative acts, Constitutional Court rulings, international agreements, and multilingual academic and official sources, the book examines how questions of national identity, minority protection, and political representation have influenced the institutional development of Ukraine. Particular attention is devoted to the participation of ethnic minority representatives in the Verkhovna Rada and to the Hungarian community of Transcarpathia as a case study of the complex interplay between domestic politics, bilateral relations, and European minority protection frameworks. Moving beyond simplified narratives of nationalism and geopolitical confrontation, Fedinec offers a nuanced account of Ukraine as a diverse and evolving state, where democratic practices, constitutional principles, and minority rights have been continuously debated, negotiated, and
transformed.

In this book, Csilla Fedinec provides a comprehensive analysis of national minority policies and ethnopolitical relations in independent Ukraine. Bringing together insights from political science, constitutional law, history, and minority studies, the volume traces the evolution of Ukrainian statehood from the late Soviet period to the contemporary challenges of full-scale war and European integration. Based on extensive research into parliamentary debates, legislative acts, Constitutional Court rulings, international agreements, and multilingual academic and official sources, the book examines how questions of national identity, minority protection, and political representation have influenced the institutional development of Ukraine. Particular attention is devoted to the participation of ethnic minority representatives in the Verkhovna Rada and to the Hungarian community of Transcarpathia as a case study of the complex interplay between domestic politics, bilateral relations, and European minority protection frameworks. Moving beyond simplified narratives of nationalism and geopolitical confrontation, Fedinec offers a nuanced account of Ukraine as a diverse and evolving state, where democratic practices, constitutional principles, and minority rights have been continuously debated, negotiated, and
transformed.