European Integration, and Democracy and Human Rights Reforms in Ukraine in the Wartime
Journal: Palgrave studies in European Union politics
Year: 2024

Wars naturally restrict citizens’ rights and limit the functioning of democratic institutions. However, being major existential threats, wars can also create conditions for reforms. In Ukraine, both the process of European integration and reforms have accelerated since Russia’s full-scale invasion. To address these parallel processes and investigate their inter-relationship, we ask: To what extent, how, and why does the EU integration accelerate reforms in Ukraine amidst the war? We build on com