Human rights and war memorialization centre

The Centre is an interdisciplinary unit of the Kyiv School of Economics,that conducts academic and applied research, as well as educational, institutional, commemorative, and media projects in the fields of human rights, memory culture, transitional justice, and the study of international armed conflicts
Mission — The Center aims to develop evidence-based solutions and practices—ranging from academic research and public policies to concrete community projects—for establishing a sustainable and just peace in Ukraine. This is grounded in the analysis of Ukrainian and global experiences in wartime and postwar reconciliation, transitional justice, and responsible memorialization. The Center also seeks to conceptualize and adapt successful outcomes for dissemination and implementation by other countries navigating war or post-conflict recovery

Anton Drobovych

Head of the Centre

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Viktoriia Mizierna

Researcher at the Center

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Karen Nikiforov

Administrative Manager of the Center

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Oksana Dovhopolova

Visiting Expert at the Center

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Human Rights During War and Post-War Recovery

Ensuring human rights in wartime and in the reconstruction period;

Criminal and non-criminal accountability tools for the crime of aggression and related violations;

Compensation for damages (individuals, legal entities, communities, the state);

The right to truth and memory (reputational, informational, and cultural dimensions);

Institutional reforms to support sustainable peace (conflict prevention systems, mediation mechanisms, regional stabilization, citizen reintegration);

Transitional justice for crimes of aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide;

War Memorialization

Memorialization during full-scale invasion;

Honest and unbiased analysis of the consequences of war and global dissemination of reliable information;

Paradigms, principles, and key concepts of remembering war;

Practices of “living memory”;

Research into preventive mechanisms within memorial discourse;

The connection between transitional justice and war memorialization;

Analysis of global commemorative practices and development of Ukrainian recommendations for stakeholders;

Documentation of war;

Memory and Conflict Studies — the Master’s Program that explores how societies remember the past and how this memory shapes politics, culture, and public life

Within the program, students gain skills in developing memory policies, working with archives and historical sources, and using digital tools.
As a result, students acquire hands-on experience in creating memorial, cultural, or educational projects

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