Melnykovska, I. (2026). Beyond the rent-seeking: resilience and civic transformation of Ukrainian business. East European Politics, 1–33.
What role do businesses play in wartime – opportunistic rent-seekers, or defenders of the nation? This article explores how extreme geopolitical shocks reconfigure corporate agency by triggering civic transformation, arguing that such transformation is not a deviation from business interest but is embedded within it. It introduces a novel framework of constructive responses to conceptualise […]
Melnykovska, I., & Sokhey, S. W. (2025). The local and regional dimension of Ukraine’s resilience during Russia’s full-scale invasion: an introduction. Post-Soviet Affairs, 41(5), 401–410.
This introduction explores Ukraine’s local and regional democratic resilience during Russia’s full-scale invasion. It highlights how civic agency, informal networks of local stakeholders, and decentralized governance have enabled communities to adapt, mobilize, and uphold democratic institutions and values under extreme conditions. Drawing on empirical evidence and theoretical insights, the special issue rethinks resilience as a […]
Inna Melnykovska
Inna Melnykovska is a Jean Monnet Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin in 2016. She studied International Relations and Economics in Ukraine. Inna’s research is about the interaction of global, regional and local forces in […]
Melnykovska, I., Monnet, E., & Thiemann, M. (2025, January 15). How to build a Ukrainian Development Bank: Leveraging European history and Ukraine’s own reform experience. Centre for Economic Policy Research.
Establishing a Ukrainian Development Bank is key to Ukraine’s post-war recovery, to foster both international trust and local ownership. This column describes how, drawing on lessons from the European national development banks and Ukraine’s recent reforms, a Ukrainian Development Bank could integrate existing financial structures, channel EU aid, support small and medium-sized enterprises, and drive […]