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"the Historical European Studies" Ukrainian academic school
This collection of academic papers helps to provide a theoretical and methodological framework for the activities of "the Historical European Studies" Ukrainian academic school, fulfils an important role in academic coordination by bringing together the efforts of authors, editors and reviewers from various regions of Ukraine and abroad, whilst also reflecting trends in the development of scholarly thought in the fields of world history and international relations, and providing a forum for discussing topical issues and debates in the context of the conceptual renewal of Ukrainian social sciences and humanities.
"the Historical European Studies" Ukrainian academic school is an interdisciplinary field of research in world history.
The academic school specialises in:
- developing the theory and methodology in European History studies;
- the History and current problems of European International Relations and Foreign Policy;
- the History of Ukraine's and Ukrainian people's international relations, in particular, coverage of the Ukrainian presence in the Central-Eastern Europe geopolitical space and in the cultural and civilizational space of Europe at large;
- Ukraine's foreign policy since independence, providing scientific basis for the European choice of Ukraine and studying its experience in joining the European integration process and creating a positive image for Ukraine worldwide, particularly, in the European Union;
- the Recent History and the European integration experience of foreign European States, in particular, of Ukraine's Western neighbours.
With a view to coordinating efforts of this academic school's representatives in studying current issues of European History, in 1975-1989 on I. M.Mel'nykova's initiative the department published the "Historical research. History of foreign countries" interagency collected scientific papers, which at that time was the only academic periodical on World History in Ukraine. In 1991 P.S.Sokhan' initiated publication of "the International Relations of Ukraine: Scientific Searches and Findings". In setting out the main aim, objectives and thematic scope of the new periodical, P.S.Sokhan' emphasised in the first issue of 1991 that Ukraine's centuries-old history "has always been regarded merely as a component part of the history of Russia as a whole. And the fact that, in the context of world history, Ukraine has still not taken its rightful place as a distinct ethno-political community is undoubtedly also our responsibility as social studies scholars". P.S.Sokhan' noted the devastating consequences of political and ideological pressure (including the labelling of researchers as "bourgeois nationalists") on research of the history of the Ukrainian people in relation to the world historical process.
Currently, the editorial board of this collection of academic papers, headed by S.V.Vidnyanskyj, comprises renowned European historians. It has become a leading academic annual journal on the history of international relations and world history in independent Ukraine, and is well known beyond its borders, particularly in European countries, thanks to its in-depth and wide-ranging publications on European history.
"The International Relations of Ukraine: Scientific Searches and Findings" highlights relevant problems of World History and International Relations, key issues of methodology, historiography and source studies. Special attention is paid to insufficiently examined questions of the contemporary history of Central and Eastern Europe, international relations since the Great War and participation of Ukraine in them. This collection of studies provides historical research, dedicated to the international relations of Ukraine and Ukrainians, their importance in the context of European and World History, as well as the evolution of independent Ukrainian State's foreign policy, its place and role in the global international relations system. It regularly presents news about the scholarly life, publishes reviews of new monographs on World History.
The yearbook focuses on the promotion and coordination of theoretical and methodological research on World History, on the transformation of conceptual frameworks of historical cognitions and historiography according to the latest scientific trends, and especially on the reflection on key issues of Ukraine's history in the context of world-historical process.
Editorial board, reviewers' group and writing team are made up of scholars not only from the Institute, but also well-known specialists of academic institutions and higher education establishments of Ukraine and foreign States, in particular, the Czech Republic, the French Republic, Hungary, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Poland, the Slovak Republic, the Swiss Confederation and so on.
Against the backdrop of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the role of "the International Relations of Ukraine: Scientific Searches and Findings" as a platform for the implementation of scientific diplomacy has been strengthened. Its editorial board comprises not only renowned Ukrainian scholars but also representatives from leading scientific and educational institutions in the Czech Republic, the Republic of Poland, Romania and the Slovak Republic. A demonstration of solidarity from the international academic community with Ukraine was the signing of an agreement between the University of Warsaw and the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine regarding the inclusion of the annual publication "the International Relations of Ukraine: Scientific Searches and Findings" in "the Library of Science" database as part of the "Platform of Polish Scientific Publications" project, which is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (EU). It is important to highlight the date on which the Agreement was signed – 3 March 2022. Following the start of the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the international members of the yearbook's editorial board expressed their support for the heroic Ukrainian people. For example, Dorota Michaluk, a professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, circulated a statement from the Polish Society for Cultural Studies, which expressed the international academic community's deep solidarity with the Ukrainian people and condemned Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Professor Jan It is important to highlight the date on which the Agreement was signed – 3 March 2022. Following the start of the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the international members of the yearbook's editorial board expressed their support for the heroic Ukrainian people. For example, Dorota Michaliuk, a professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, circulated a statement from the Polish Society for Cultural Studies, which expressed the international academic community's deep solidarity with the Ukrainian people and condemned Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Professor Jan Rychlík of Charles University analyses the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war in the Czech media, calling on NATO to provide more effective assistance to Ukraine.
The yearbook is intended for scholars, teachers, diplomats, public and political figures, as well as everybody who is interested in the History of International Relations and World History.
The editorial board of "the International Relations of Ukraine: Scientific Searches and Findings" pursues an open access (OA) policy and international ethical guidelines for research publications. The manuscripts of the papers that are sent to yearbook staff are reviewed by members of the editorial board, as well as by independent external experts.
Copyright
When submitting a manuscript for publication in "the International Relations of Ukraine: Scientific Searches and Findings", an author certifies that he or she does not infringe the copyright of other persons or institutions.
The author transfers to the Institute of History of Ukraine of the NAS of Ukraine the rights to:
- publication of the paper in "the International Relations of Ukraine: Scientific Searches and Findings";
- posting this paper on the websites of "the International Relations of Ukraine: Scientific Searches and Findings", Institute of History of Ukraine of the NAS of Ukraine, Ukrainian and international databases.
The authors retain their copyright without restrictions.
The publication of the articles is free.
No paper of "the International Relations of Ukraine: Scientific Searches and Findings" may be reproduced without the prior permission of the Editorial board.
ISSN 2415-7198 (Online)
ISSN 2411-345X (Print)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/mzu
Registration in International Databases
Publication
Publication of the Institute of History of Ukraine
The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Interagency collected scientific papers
Registration with the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine
In accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Media", the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine registered the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine as a print media entity, media identifier in the Register - R30-01404, name of the print media - "the International Relations of Ukraine: Scientific Searches and Findings" (decision No. 980, protocol No. 22, dated from September 28, 2023)
Inclusion in the List of the academic publications of Ukraine
The
Order No.928, dated from June 11, 2026, of the Ministry of Education and Science
of Ukraine (B9 "History and Archaeology", Category "B")
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