On Monday, May 13, a roundtable discussion “The Importance of Conservative Ideas in Modern Ukraine” was held in the small conference hall of the Eurohotel in Lviv. The event was organized by the NGO “Foundation for Promotion of Democracy” with the support of the Hans Seidel Foundation in Ukraine.
The event was attended by:
– Yuriy Pidlisnyi, Head of the Ethics-Politics-Economics Program at the Ukrainian Catholic University;
– Valeriy Maidaniuk, PhD in Political Science, expert at the NGO Democracy Support Foundation.
– Maksym Koliba, Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Ukrainian Catholic University, Senior Lecturer at the UCU School of Law.
– Yuriy Honcharenko, Vice President of the NGO Democracy Support Foundation. – Mykola Posivnych, Head of the Center for National Revival
The participants discussed modern approaches to understanding conservatism and exemplary models to follow. They also talked about the role of tradition and the prospects for spreading the conservative idea in Ukraine. They also discussed the forms and methods of influencing right-wing conservative environments and movements in Europe and the United States in the context of electoral processes and assistance to Ukraine.
Main topics:
- the importance of the conservative idea in modern Ukraine;
- forms and methods of influence on right-wing conservative environments and movements in Europe and the United States in the context of electoral processes and assistance to Ukraine;
- countering Russian propaganda narratives on the ideological front;
- the possibility and principles of cooperation between related conservative environments in Ukraine;
- motivation for young people to participate in the development and dissemination of conservative ideas in Ukraine.
In addition to the speakers, the event was attended by journalists, teachers, students, and public figures.
Recording of the event: