title: The ‘New’ Ukraine: A State of Regions
abstract: Post-Soviet Ukraine is composed of regions which historically have never been united within one independent state. The contribution argues that the ‘new’ Ukraine has had to face several regional rather than clear-cut ethnic 242challenges since gaining independence in 1991. Rather than being a destabilizing factor, the regionalization of Ukraine’s political, socioeconomic and administrative structures has contributed to its political stability. Regional political mobilization occurred in only a f