The war in Ukraine has had a profound impact on local governments, which play a crucial role in providing essential services and protecting citizens. Although local governments in Ukraine differ in many respects from the Nordic model of municipalities, there are still good reasons to ask whether the experiences gained from operating under wartime conditions can offer important lessons for preparedness and resilience in Nordic local governments. This is a question we intend to explore in this one-hour session.
The main guest speaker is Associate Professor Oleksandra Keudel from the Kyiv School of Economics. She serves as Vice Dean for Science in the Department of Social Sciences and is the Founding Director of the Center for Democratic Resilience at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE). Her research and outreach activities focus on strengthening societal resilience in democratic societies facing contemporary authoritarian challenges and hybrid threats.
Programme
- Introduction, by conference organizer
- “Ukraine – a learning ground for Nordic local governments? And vice versa?” Keynote from Oleksandra Keudel, Kyiv School of Economics.
- “This is what we do, and why..” A comment from Akershus Fylkeskommune: by/ Are Ausland
- Comment from NIBR-researcher Aadne Aasland
About the session
This year, OsloMet (the Oslo Business School and NIBR) is hosting the annual NORKOM Conference, which brings together leading Nordic scholars in local government research. The session on Ukraine is one of the conference's two plenary sessions and is open to students and staff who are interested in the topic.
Welcome to an interesting discussion!
