Pasts Cast in Concrete and Steel? Infrastructure and the War in Ukraine
In May 2024, following a barrage of Russian missile attacks on power stations across Ukraine, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced […]
Economic Remoteness and the ‘Development’ of Rural Ukraine
Brega, a village in Odessa province, Ukraine, has not always been a ‘remote’ place. During Soviet times, it was part
INTRODUCTION: UKRAINE & RUSSIA
Every once in a while we have to remind ourselves of the motto that governs Allegra’s operations: our Academic Slow
Ukraine Roundtable with Anthropoliteia (Part 1)
Last week Allegra shared some ‘jewels’ from our archives by revisiting the crises of Ukraine. This week we continue our
Returning to Crimea: Crimean Tatar homeland in a contested Ukraine
Over the past few weeks my news and Twitter feeds have been overwhelmed with news, analysis and speculation about recent
Which Constitution? What Order? Constitutional Politics in Ukraine
In his living room, the acting prime minister of Ukraine, Arseny Yatsenyuk, has a copy of the Ukrainian constitution standing
Shush! How silence is destroying European universities from within
The camera shows a deserted, dilapidated room somewhere in war-torn Ukraine. On an intercepted phone call a Russian soldier argues
Summer break, reading break
Allegra are, as is the custom, taking a Summer break from 1 July to 1 September. During this time, we
Collective Thinking, Collective Action
Our students and colleagues often raise the question of what ‘resistance’ should look like in the current moment (in case
Narrative Abandonment: Suffering and the Hidden Costs of Solidarity in Times of War
As the all-out war in Ukraine touched the baton with the Covid pandemic in the early 2022, the plight of