Lecture
Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Speaker
The presentation will be followed by a discussion in which Nataliia Natalina can share her recent findings regarding the evolution of Ukrainian government's communication strategies during the ongoing conflict as well as their effects on both domestic and international stages.
Key talking points:
- Evolution of the strategic communication system in public administration in Ukraine since the conflict start in 2014
- Security VS Democracy post February’22: Reinforcement of state control over narratives as opposed to subjectlessness of political communication in the digital media
- Empirical insights on communication impacts on political institutions legitimacy and public trust in Ukraine after just about 2 years of full-scale war
Points for discussion:
- What can be estimated as political communication during the war
- How thin the line can be between the interests of national security & defense and democratic freedoms
- When crisis communication in politics becomes permanent , what are the societal implications?