Romaniuk Centre for Ukrainian Studies
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| Romaniuk Centre for Ukrainian Studies | |
|---|---|
| Name | Romaniuk Centre for Ukrainian Studies |
| Established | 2020 |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Type | University research centre |
| Director | Dr. Oksana Romaniuk |
| Affiliations | University of Toronto; Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies; Ukrainian Canadian Congress |
Romaniuk Centre for Ukrainian Studies is a multidisciplinary research centre based in Toronto focusing on Ukrainian history, culture, politics, and diaspora studies. It engages scholars, students, policymakers, and community organizations through research, archives, conferences, and publications linked to contemporary and historical subjects in Ukraine and the Ukrainian world. The Centre collaborates with universities, cultural institutions, think tanks, and international organizations to promote scholarship on Ukraine, Eastern Europe, and Euro-Atlantic affairs.
Overview
The Centre situates itself within networks that include University of Toronto, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, University of Warsaw, Jagiellonian University, Central European University, European University Institute, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Lviv National University, Shevchenko Scientific Society, Ukrainian Catholic University, Ukrainian Free University, Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Holodomor Research and Education Consortium, Ukrainian World Congress, Embassy of Ukraine in Canada, Government of Canada, European Commission, NATO, United Nations, Council of Europe, International Criminal Court, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Atlantic Council, Chatham House, German Marshall Fund, Wilson Center, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Center for Strategic and International Studies, RAND Corporation, Brookings Institution, Levada Center, Institute of History of Ukraine, Vladimir Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, National Archives of Ukraine, British Library, Library of Congress, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Rectorate of Lviv Polytechnic, National Museum of the History of Ukraine, Ukrainian Museum-Archives of Canada.
History
Founded in 2020 and named after philanthropist Dr. Romaniuk, the Centre built on legacies established by Ukrainian Studies Program at Harvard, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard, Ukrainian Free University, Shevchenko Scientific Society in Europe, Kievskaya Starina, Hrushevsky Institute, Soviet Archives Project, Holodomor Study Group, Maidan Revolution, Orange Revolution, Euromaidan, Crimean Crisis, Russo-Ukrainian War (2014–present), 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Geneva Conventions, Bucharest Nine, Normandy Format, Minsk agreements (2014–2015), Treaty of Pereiaslav, Union of Lublin, Treaty of Andrusovo, Council of Nicaea—while engaging comparative frameworks with Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire, Soviet Union, European Union.
Early initiatives included partnerships with Ukrainian Canadian Congress, donations from Romaniuk family, joint programs with University of Toronto Scarborough, student exchanges with Jagiellonian University, visiting fellowships from Princeton University, University of Chicago, Indiana University, McGill University, and public lectures featuring scholars from National Endowment for Democracy, Open Society Foundations, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Robert Bosch Stiftung.
Mission and Objectives
The Centre's mission aligns with objectives similar to those of Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, Institute of History of Ukraine, Ukrainian World Congress, and Embassy of Ukraine in Canada: to produce peer-reviewed research, curate archival materials, train graduate students, advise policymakers, and foster cultural resilience. It aims to convene experts from European Commission, NATO Parliamentary Assembly, United Nations Human Rights Council, International Criminal Court, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and regional think tanks such as Center for Eastern European Studies, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, Razumkov Centre, Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation.
Objectives include supporting scholarship on topics like Holodomor, Ukrainian Insurgent Army, Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, Hetmanate, Cossack Hetmanate, Kyivan Rus', Hutsuls, Crimean Tatars, Galicia (Eastern Europe), Transcarpathia, Bukovina, Donbas, Kharkiv Oblast, and legal issues involving International Criminal Court indictments and European Court of Human Rights cases.
Academic Programs and Research
Programs encompass undergraduate seminars, graduate fellowships, postdoctoral appointments, and collaborative grants with Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Mitacs, and foundations like Open Society Foundations, MacArthur Foundation, Gates Foundation. Research clusters focus on political science, history, sociology, law, and cultural studies, drawing on scholars affiliated with Princeton University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, London School of Economics, Sciences Po, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Yale Law School, Harvard Law School, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Institut d'histoire du temps présent, and Ukrainian Centre for Holocaust Studies.
Ongoing projects include studies of wartime displacement linked to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, transitional justice with International Criminal Court, memory studies in conversation with Holocaust Memorial Museum, language policy in dialogue with Council of Europe, and energy security research connected to Gazprom and Naftogaz.
Partnerships and Collaborations
The Centre maintains formal ties with academic units and cultural institutions: University of Toronto Libraries, Vladimir Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, British Library, Library of Congress, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce, Ontario Heritage Trust, Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario, Ukrainian Museum-Archives of Canada, St. Michael's Cathedral (Toronto), Shevchenko Foundation, Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum of Canada, and international partners such as European University Association, International Council on Archives, and Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
Academic exchange programs involve Jagiellonian University, University of Warsaw, Charles University, Masaryk University, Eötvös Loránd University, Sofia University, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Lviv Polytechnic, Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, and consortia including Humboldt Foundation fellows and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions researchers.
Events and Public Engagement
The Centre hosts lecture series, conferences, symposia, and cultural events featuring figures from President of Ukraine, Prime Minister of Canada, Governor General of Canada, Mayor of Toronto, diplomats from Embassy of Ukraine in Canada, representatives from NATO, European Commission, and scholars from Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, Wilson Center, Chatham House, Atlantic Council, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), EuroMaidanPR, Ukrinform, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, BBC, The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, National Post.
Annual conferences align with commemorations such as Holodomor Remembrance Day, anniversaries of Euromaidan, and forums addressing reconstruction post-2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine with participation from World Bank, International Monetary Fund, European Investment Bank, United Nations Development Programme.
Facilities and Collections
Facilities include seminar rooms, digital labs, and an archival reading room housing collections from donors such as Vladimir Vernadsky Library, Ukrainian Museum-Archives of Canada, private papers from émigré figures associated with Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, materials on Stepan Bandera, Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ivan Franko, Lesya Ukrainka, Taras Shevchenko, and photographic archives documenting events like Battle of Ilovaisk, Siege of Mariupol, Battle of Kyiv (2022), Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, and records relating to Holodomor. Digital humanities initiatives partner with Europeana, Digital Public Library of America, HathiTrust, and Google Arts & Culture to provide online access.