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War and the Willingness to Resist and Fight in Ukraine

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: This study explores the effects of Russia's use of military force on the Ukrainian willingness to fight and resist. We find assumptions from the theoretical literature on the willingness to fight of limited relevance. Instead, our analysis suggests that Ukrainian willingness to fight and resist correlates with (1) a growth in Ukrainian civic nationalism; (2) an increase in trust in Ukrainian political institutions, particularly the Ukrainian armed forces; and (3) a spread of the impressions that Ukraine is not alone in its struggle. We find little difference based on region and gender, but some on education and income.

Source: Problems of Post-Communism

DOI: 10.1080/10758216.2023.2277767

Authors: Tor Bukkvoll, Frank Brundtland Steder

Institution: Norwegian Defence Research Establishment

Language: English

Topic: European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Norges Forskningsråd