title: Constructing the neighbor: Ukraine’s location in Belarusian Internal Relations scholarship
abstract: This article examines how Belarusian International Relations (IR) scholarship portrays Ukraine. Drawing on constructivist and sociological approaches, it argues that local academic discourse can shed light on the interplay between domestic political constraints, regional allegiances, and knowledge production. The analysis focuses on three peer-reviewed IR journals, examining articles that refer or are primarily devoted to Ukraine. While Ukraine ranks second to Russia in terms of general mentions
journal: Polityka i Społeczeństwo