Publications

BOOKS

Onuch O. & Hale, H. (2022). The Zelensky Effect. Oxford University Press: New York/HURST: London.

Onuch, O. (2014). Mapping Mass Mobilizations: Understanding Revolutionary Moments in Argentina and Ukraine. Palgrave MacMillan.

Onuch, O. and Onuch, J., (eds). (2011). Revolutionary Moments: Protest, Politics and Art. PMFA and NaUKMA press: Warsaw/Kyiv. Pp.159.

ARTICLES (selected)

Top 10 most read articleof all time in Problems of Post Communism: EuroMaidan Protests in Ukraine

Top 10 most read article of all time in Post Soviet Affairs: Studying identity in Ukraine

Top 20 most read article of all time in Post Soviet Affairs: Capturing and Measuring Ethnic and Linguistic Identity Top 20 most read article of all time in Post Soviet Affairs: Anti-regime action and geopolitical polarization

Top 10 Article 2016/17 in EAS: EuroMaidan Mass Protests: Maidan in Movement

Onuch, O. (2024). “Fighting for Europe: Ukrainians’, Belarusians’ & Poles Changing Vision of the EU & Their Place in it.” Journal of Common Market Studies.

Onuch & Hale (2023). Zelensky’s Fight After the War: What Peace Will Mean for Ukraine’s Democracy. Foreign Affairs. ( July 4, 2023). NOT PEER REVIEWED

Onuch, O., & Sasse G. (2023). “The Dynamics of Mass Mobilization in Belarus.” Nationalities Papers.

Onuch, O., Sasse G., & Michiels S. (2023). “Flowers, Tractors, & Telegram: Who are the Protesters in Belarus?: A Survey Based Assessment of Anti-Lukashenka Protest Participants.” Nationalities Papers.

Onuch, O. (2022). “Rallying To Democracy.” Journal of Democracy.

Onuch, O. (2022). “European Ukrainians and their fight against Russian invasion.” Nations and Nationalism.

Onuch, O. & Sasse, G., (2022). “The Belarus crisis: people, protest, and political dispositions”. Post-Soviet Affairs.

Onuch, O. & Sasse, G., (2022). “Anti-regime action and geopolitical polarization: understanding protester dispositions in Belarus”. Post-Soviet Affairs.

Onuch, O. (2021). Масова мобілізація в світі та українські Майдани Виступ у межах наукового форуму «Революція Гідності: на шляху до історії». [Mass mobilization in the world and Ukrainian Maidans. Forum “Revolution of Dignity: on the way to history”]. Official Publication of Academic Studies of Museum of The Revolution of Dignity of Ukraine 2021.

Onuch, O. & Arkwright C. (2021). “Ukrainian Youth on Europe: A cohort analysis of the drivers of attitudes towards the EU.” Demokratizatsiya.

Onuch, O., Mateo E. & Waller J. (2021). Mobilisation, Mass Perceptions, & (Dis)information: ‘New’ & ‘old’ Media Consumption Patterns & Protest.” Social Media + Society.

Hale, H., Shevel, O., & Onuch O. (2018). “Political Belief Formation: Odesa Tragedy”. GeoPolitics.

Onuch, O. and Hale, H. (2018). “Capturing Ethnicity: The Case of Ukraine.” Post-Soviet Affairs 34(3): 84–106.

Onuch, O., Hale, H. & Sasse, G. (2018). “Studying Identity in Ukraine.” Post-Soviet Affairs 34(2): 79–83.

Onuch, O. (2017). “The Revolution On The Granite”. New Eastern Europe, (June 2017). Available at

Onuch, O. and Sasse, G. (2016). Maidan in Movement. Europe Asia Studies. Volume 68, 2016. Available at

Onuch, O. (2015). EuroMaidan Protests in Ukraine: Social Media Versus Social Networks. Problems of PostCommunism, vol. 62: 1–19, 2015.

Onuch, O. (2015). “Facebook Helped Me Do It” Understanding The EuroMaidan Protester ‘Tool-Kit’. Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism.

Onuch, O. (2014). “Who Were The Protesters”. Journal of Democracy.

Onuch, O. and Martsenyuk, T. (2014). “Mothers and Daughters of the Maidan: Gender, repertoires of violence, and the division of labour in Ukrainian protests”. Social, Health, and Communication Studies Journal.

Onuch, O. (2012). “Why did they join en masse? Understanding “Ordinary” Ukrainians’ Participation in Mass-Mobilization in 2004”. Nowa Ukraina. (August 2012).

Onuch, O. (2011). “When East Meets West: The Reproduction Of The Myth Of Dichotomy In Contemporary Ukrainian Studies”. Journal Of Ukrainian Studies. Vol. 33-34, 2008-2009.

Onuch, O. (2009). “Crisis-related social mobilization in transition states”. Development and Transition. No. 13/2009

BOOK CHAPTERS

Onuch, O. (2023). Transition. Encyclopedia of Political Economy.

Onuch, O. (2021). “Legacies, Innovations, & Contention.” In Stoltzfus, N., et. al. Eds. (In Print). The Power of Populism and People. Bloomsbury: London.

Onuch, O. (2020). “The Forgotten Revolution On The Granite (1990): A Legacy of Contention In Independent Ukraine”. In Kowal et. al. (Eds.). Three Revolutions. https://www.academia.edu/34957623/The_Revolution_On_The_Granite_1990_The_Legacy_Contention_In_Independent_Ukraine

Onuch, O. and Sasse, G. (2018). “The Maidan in Movement: Diversity and the Cycles of Protest”. In: Averre, D. and Wolczuk, K. (Eds.), The Ukraine Conflict Security, Identity and Politics in the Wider Europe. Rutledge: London. (Reprint of Europe-Asia article). https://www.routledge.com/The-Ukraine-Conflict-Security-identity-and-politics-in-the-Wider-Europe/Averre-Wolczuk/p/book/9781138047433

Onuch, O. (2016). “Causas Politicas, de Movilizacion Durante la Crisis Economica de 2001”. En: Levey, C. et.al. (Eds.). Crisis, Respuestas y Recuperacion: Quince Anos Despues del Argentinazo 2001-16. Prometeo: Buenos Aires.

Onuch, O. (2015). “Brothers Grimm or Brothers Karamazov: The Myth and the Reality of How Russians and Ukrainians View the Other“. In: Pikulicka-Wilczewska, A. & SAKWA, R. (2015). Ukraine and Russia: People, Politics, Propaganda and Perspectives. E-IR Press: Bristol.

Onuch, O. (2015). “The Maidan past and present: Euromaidan and the Orange Revolution”. In David Marples & Frederick V. Mills ed. Euromaidan. Columbia University Press: New York. https://cup.columbia.edu/book/ukraines-euromaidan/9783838207001

Berti, B. and Onuch, O. (2015). “From the Colour Revolutions to the Arab Awakening: EU Approaches to Democracy Promotion and the Rising Influence of CEE States”. In Berti, Mikulova, and Popescu. Democratization in EU Foreign Policy. Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies. https://www.routledge.com/Democratization-in-EU-Foreign-Policy-New-member-states-as-drivers-of-democracy/Berti-Mikulova-Popescu/p/book/9781138309890

Onuch, O. (2014). “‘It’s The Economy Stupid’ Or Is It?: The Political Causes Of The Argentine Mass-Mobilization During The Economic Crisis Of 2001″. In: Levey, C. et. al. (Eds.).Argentina Since the 2001 Crisis: Recovering the Past, Reclaiming the Future. Palgrave: London. https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781137434258

POLICY PAPERS & BRIEFS (SELECTED & PUBLIC)

Onuch (2020). ZOiS Spotlight 46/2020. ZOiS Spotlight.

Sasse, Kulyk, Hale, and Onuch (2020). ZOiS Spotlight 21/2020 by Gwendolyn Sasse.ZOiS Spotlight.

Onuch (2020). “A year of somehow getting things done.” in Reichardt and Stępniewski (2020). Policy Paper 1/2020: “Zelenskyy’s Ukraine One Year Later: A Western Perspective.” Instytut Europy Środkowej.

Gilsepie, O’Loughlin, Onuch, Nieto-McAvoy, Mahlouly, Wilding. (July 2018).‘The Cultural Value Project. Cultural Relations in Societies in Transition.” (Academic report commission by British Council and Goethe Institut)

Onuch, O., Doyle, D., Ersanilli, E., Sasse, G., and Toma, S. (2018). “Secondary Survey Data on Migration and Protest: Content, Geographic Scope, and Limitations.” Scoping Report on Data Availability. Scoping study migration and protest data_JAN_2018.

Onuch, O. (2018). Protests and political coalitions in Ukraine. ZOiS Spotlight. January 31, 2018.

Onuch, O. (2016). Conflict and Foreign Policy Preferences: Examining Ukrainian Public Opinion from May 2014 to December 2015.Dahrendorf Forum: Europe-Russia Blog Series. April 25, 2016.

Hale, H., Kravets, N., Onuch, O. (2015). “Can Federalism Unite Ukraine in a Peace Deal?” PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo No. 379. Ukrainian version available at https://krytyka.com/ua/articles/chy-zmozhe-federalizm-obiednaty-ukrayinu-u-spravi-myru

Onuch, O. (2015). Good Governance and Quality of Government: Towards A People-Centric Approach. Getting around the concepts & an agenda for measurement. OECD. January 7, 2015.

Onuch, O. (2014). “The Puzzle of Mass Mobilization: Conducting Protest Research in Ukraine, 2004–2014.” Reviews and Critical Commentary. The Council for European.

With Livny, E., Petrov, N., & Galushko, V. (2013). “Report On The State Of Think Tanks In Ukraine”. USAID & Open Society: Think Tank Fund. (March 2013).

Onuch, O. (2013). Thinking about Think Tanks in Ukraine: Experiences from the Field. A Policy Blog As Part of the Open Society Think Tank Fund, International Renaissance Foundation and USAID-funded UNITER project implemented by Pact: Study on Think Tanks in Ukraine.

REVIEW ARTICLES

Onuch, O. (2014). “Dealing With The Quality Of Electoral Accountability In Eastern Europe”. (Review of Roberts, A. (2010). The Quality Of Democracy In Eastern Europe: Public Preferences And Policy Reforms. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). Czech Sociological Review.

POLICY/NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AND BLOGS

Onuch. (2024). « Ukrainians’ Unwavering Path Toward the EU .» Carnegie Europe.

Onuch & Way. (2024). «Why Ukraine’s Elections Can Wait.» Journal of Democracy Online. May 2024.

Onuch & Hale (2022). The Zelensky Effect. Toronto Star. (March 26, 2022).

Onuch & Pérez Sandoval (2022). A majority of Ukrainians support joining NATO. Does this matter? Monkey Cage: Washington Post. (February 4, 2022).

Onuch, Herasimenka & Bedford (2021). Belarus’s hijacking isn’t a show of strength. It’s a sign of weakness. Poorly informed leaders with few allies are more likely to take risks, the research shows. Monkey Cage: Washington Post. (May 27, 2021).

Herasimenka, Lokot, Onuch and Wijermars (2020). There’s More to Belarus’s ‘Telegram Revolution’ Than a Cellphone App. Monkey Cage: Washington Post. (September 11, 2020).

Hale, Kulyk, Onuch, and Sasse (2020). Ukraine’s citizens worry about covid-19. And they still have to worry about the war. The Washington Post Monkey Cage.

Onuch, O., Sasse, Hale, Kulyk, and Santos (2020). Will The Protesters Return? Civil Disobedience In The Time Of Covid-19. Political Violence At A Glance Blog

Onuch, O. and Santos (2020). “¿Volveremos A Las Calles? Disposición A Protestar Durante La Pandemia.” [Return to the Streets?: The Disposition to Protest During a Pandemic]. Agenda Publica. El Pais. Google translated English version.

Onuch, O. and Lutsevych (2020). “Iran shot down a Ukrainian plane. How did Ukraine respond?” Washington Post. (January 2020).

Interview with Tucker, J. (2018). “Ukrainians are getting less divided by language, not more. Here’s the research“. Washington Post. (June 8, 2018).

Onuch, O. and Uva, J. (2017). “Venezuela’s latest elections are likely to trigger a regional migration crisis”. Washington Post. (October 19, 2017).

Onuch, O. and Sagarzaz, I. (2017). “Don’t be duped or misled about the Venezuela protests. These 5 insights will help“. Washington Post. (May 25, 2017).

Onuch, O. (2014). “What have we learned in the year since Ukraine’s EuroMaidan?”. Washington Post. (November 26, 2014).

Onuch, O. & Sasse, G. (2014). “What does Ukraine’s #Euromaidan teach us about protest?”. Washington Post. (February 27, 2014).

Onuch, O. and Kravets, N. (2014). “Russia’s shifting role in Ukraine crisis”. Al Zajeera English Op-ed. (February 14, 2014).

Onuch, O. (2014). “Social Networks and Social Media in The Ukrainian ‘Euromaidan’ Protests“. Washington Post. (January 2, 2014).