"In the space of the decade 2004-2014, Ukraine's people have twice demonstrated deep democratic desires by massive street actions and twice succeeded in overturning authoritarian governments. Sadly, civil society has then twice been disappointed by the politicians who rose from these successes. This book not only details how strong Ukraine's civil society is but addresses comprehensively how it is maturing further to ensure that democratic revolutions are followed up and properly implemented. An important read for anyone involved in Ukrainian issues."-Prof. Oleh Havrylyshyn, Carleton University, Ottawa
Dr. Natalia Shapovalova is an Associate Fellow at Vesalius College Brussels and member of the Carnegie Civic Research Network. She studied politics and international studies at Warwick, Maastricht, Lublin and the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Her research has been published with Routledge, Palgrave, John Hopkins University Press as well as in European Security, East European Politics and the Kyiv-Mohyla Law and Politics Journal. Dr. Olga Burlyuk is a Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) Fellow at the Centre for EU Studies at Ghent University. She studied international relations and law at Kent, Maastricht and the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Her papers have appeared in the Journal of Common Market Studies, East European Politics and Societies, East European Politics, and Kyiv-Mohyla Law and Politics Journal. The author of the foreword: Dr. Richard Youngs is a Senior Fellow in the Democracy and Rule of Law Program at Carnegie Europe.