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Russia's war in Ukraine
Free resources, commentary, and analysis
Like most people around the world, we are shocked and saddened by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
These pages bring together journal articles, book chapters, and expert analysis from Taylor & Francis and Routledge authors and editors that can help us make sense of the situation.
They look at the background to the crisis and the role of media and disinformation in the conflict. They examine what research could tell us about what might happen next – during the conflict and beyond.
We're also offering free access to selected Handbook of Refugee Health chapters and highlighting how institutions in Ukraine can get free access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content.
Recent insights
18 July 2024
Food security in light of the war in Ukraine: food studies meets defence studies
by Arita Holmberg in Defence Studies
14 June 2024
Resilience of primary health care in Ukraine: challenges of the pandemic and war
by Elina Dale et al. in Health Systems & Reform
4 December 2023
Migration and soft power: the EU's visa and refugee policy response to the war in Ukraine
by Matilde Rosina in the Journal of Policy Studies
30 November 2023
The impact of war on human capital and productivity in Ukraine
by Balázs Égert & Christine de la Maisonneuve in the Journal of Policy Studies
17 November 2023
More river pollution from untreated urban waste due to the Russian-Ukrainian war: a perspective view
by Vita Strokal, Anna Kurovska & Maryna Strokal in the Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences
26 October 2023
How do uncertainties affect the connectedness of global financial markets? Changes during the Russia-Ukraine conflict
by Yang Wan, Wenhao Wang, Shi He and Bing Hu in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics
Background and geopolitics
Article
Between Dependence and Integration: Ukraine’s Relations With Russia
by Rilka Dragneva and Kataryna Wolczuk in Europe-Asia Studies
Since it gained independence in 1991, Ukraine's economy has depended heavily on Russia. This article examines Ukraine's response to Russian initiatives and explores how Ukraine aims to extract economic benefits while minimizing its commitments to its eastern neighbor.
Article
Russia and its Allies in Three Strategic Environments
by Nikolai Silaev in Europe-Asia Studies
This article provides a geopolitical analysis of Russian alliance policy in three environments: Russia's immediate post-Soviet neighborhood; more distant regions of the Eurasian continent; and the global stage.
Book
Ukraine: Contested Nationhood in a European Context
by Ulrich Schmid
This 2021 book explores the common view that Ukraine is a country split between a pro-European West and a pro-Russian East. It looks at the complicated cultural history of Ukraine and highlights the importance of regional traditions for an understanding of the current political situation.
Book chapter
Diasporic Visions of Democracy and Territory
by Jumana Bayeh in Democracy, Diaspora, Territory: Europe and Cross-Border Politics
This chapter explores the complexity of territory within the field of diaspora studies. It emphasizes a modern perspective of diaspora, framed by deterritorialization.
Media and disinformation
Article
Making Sense of the News in an Authoritarian Regime: Russian Television Viewers’ Reception of the Russia–Ukraine Conflict
by Maxim Alyukov in Europe-Asia Studies
Do citizens in autocracies trust state media? This study uses Russian television viewers’ reception of the Russia–Ukraine conflict to investigate media perception in an autocracy. It argues that citizens in non-democracies lack the opportunities, motivation, and tools to substantively process news.
Article
Presidential Elections 2018: The Struggle of Putin and Navalny for a Media Agenda
by Anastasia Kazun and Kseniia Semykina in Problems of Post-Communism
In Russia, the mainstream media is largely influenced by the authorities, while the Internet has more freedom.
This study compared the issue agendas of Vladimir Putin and opposition leader Alexey Navalny across traditional and digital media in the run-up to the 2018 presidential election.
Book chapter
Russia's hybrid aggression against Ukraine
by Yury E. Fedorov in Routledge Handbook of Russian Security
Disinformation and propaganda campaigns are a common method in 'hybrid warfare' – a term that describes a mix of conventional military operations with non-military methods. This chapter exposes the Russian concept of hybrid warfare. It highlights its strategic goals toward Ukraine and outlines the evolution of its war plans from ‘traditional’ to hybrid operations.
Book
Russia Today and Conspiracy Theories: People, Power, and Politics on RT
by Ilya Yablokov and Precious N Chatterje-Doody
The Russian international media outlet Russia Today (RT) has been widely accused in the Western world of producing government propaganda and conspiracy theories. This book explores for the first time the role that conspiracy theories actually play in the network’s broadcasts.
Free access to Handbook of Refugee Health chapters
The UN reports that almost 8 million people – including many children – have left Ukraine seeking safety, protection, and assistance since the invasion. The war has forced many more to move inside the country.
Worldwide, there are at least 89 million people who have been forced to flee their homes.
The conditions refugees experience during their journeys and how they're received at their destinations will determine their health outcomes as well as the health of those living in host communities.
To support health professionals and humanitarians, we're offering free online access to selected Handbook of Refugee Health chapters:
- Part 1, chapter 1 – the global reality: forced migration and health
- Part 2, chapter 1 – health needs assessment in the context of forced displacement
- Part 3, chapter 1 – emergency scenarios
This book provides a framework to identify and approach health needs, from basic elements like service mapping and initial interventions to more complex elements of ongoing healthcare. It also discusses associated areas, including human rights and law, public health, medical anthropology, and cultural awareness.
Find out more about the book on the Routledge website.
How to support Ukrainian research
Free access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content to institutions in Ukraine
Taylor & Francis is one of almost 200 publishers providing free access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content to institutions in Ukraine (and many other countries) through the Research4Life program.
#ScienceforUkraine
This community group highlights support opportunities for graduate students and researchers directly affiliated with an academic institution in Ukraine. You can support by offering help such as temporary accommodation, access to facilities, scholarships and stipends, employment opportunities, and research visits.
Donating laptops to Ukrainian children
Many children fleeing the war in Ukraine didn't have a chance to gather their possessions, including the devices they use for school work and keeping in touch with friends and family.
We've been giving old laptops a new lease of life and donating them to Ukrainian children who are in the U.K.
So far this year we've donated 100+ laptops. And there are plans to donate more – in the U.K. and in the U.S. and India.
Thank you very much for the laptop that you donated to me! I can now do online classes with my school back in Ukraine and stay in touch with my friends.
Alexandra Sevko, Headteacher at Reading Ukrainian School
Alexandra Sevko, Headteacher at Reading Ukrainian School
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