Academic Scientific JournalsIdentity policy as a component of national security and the consolidation of Ukrainian society
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https://doi.org/10.26881/jpgs.2026.2.07Keywords:
identity policy, Ukrainian identity, Russian-Ukrainian war, consolidation of Ukrainian society, national security, European integrationAbstract
The article examines the development of Ukrainian civic identity under wartime conditions and analyses identity policy as a component of national security. It argues that the Russian-Ukrainian war has acted as a catalyst for the reassessment of linguistic practices, cultural orientations, political values, and patterns of civic self-identification. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between identity policy, social cohesion, national resilience, and resistance to external information and psychological influence. The study also considers the growing importance of the European dimension of Ukrainian identity in the context of European integration. It is shown that support for Ukraine’s European course coexists with an incomplete understanding of the values and institutional principles on which the European Union is founded. The article concludes that a coherent identity policy should combine the consolidation of Ukrainian national and civic identity with systematic civic education, the strengthening of democratic values, and the development of institutional mechanisms capable of supporting social cohesion during and afer the war.
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