Panel: WAR IS THE FATHER OF ALL THINGS: AGENCY OF UKRAINIAN RELIGIOUS ACTORS IN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY DURING WARTIME



1173.4 - MORE COOPERATION OR MORE CONTROL: EVOLUTION OF UKRAINE'S RELIGION-STATE

AUTHORS:
Vovk D. (Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law ~ New York ~ United States of America)
Text:
In October 2024, while presenting his plan of Ukraine's resilience, Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, claimed that the state would develop cooperationist relations with all religions, but not the "Moscow church," whose time "is over." This announcement marked a shift towards closer relations with the state and strengthening the role of religion in public life long-awaited and promoted by many Ukrainian religious groups. In the paper, Vovk will discuss the Ukrainian government's and Ukrainian religions' visions of and expectations from the turn to the cooperationist model and its potential impact to religion-state dynamics in the country.