Abstract
This paper analyses attitudes towards veterans among the adult population of Ukraine, its support for veterans in politics, trust to veterans and expectations from them. It also identifies information sources used by the population to form their opinion about veterans. The paper is based on the results of the all-Ukrainian public survey conducted in May-June […]
Highlights
Проаналізовано ставлення дорослого населення України до ветеранів, підтримку політичної діяльності ветеранів та очікування від них
Almost half of the respondents believe that Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO)/JFO veterans who engage in politics should be trusted
Attitudes towards veterans and their political activity vary among different population categories
Summary
Проаналізовано ставлення дорослого населення України до ветеранів, підтримку політичної діяльності ветеранів та очікування від них. Since the beginning of the war in Eastern Ukraine, ATO/JFO veterans gradually engage in the national and local level politics [4]. There are opinions that veterans’ combat experience and motivation for change in the society are supportive factors for their engagement in political activism. A somewhat permanent demand for “new faces” in Ukrainian politics among the population as well as demand to end the war in the East of Ukraine could serve as favorable factors for the political activity of ATO/JFO veterans. Despite a demand for new politicians, effective approaches towards ending the war in Eastern Ukraine, and the necessity for veterans’ reintegration into civilian life, how Ukrainian society is disposed towards veterans and towards veterans in politics in particular? Knowing the attitudes towards veterans would help adjust reintegration programs for veterans implemented by the government, for shaping the media image of ATO/JFO veterans and for further investigations of media manipulations with the ATO/JFO veterans’ image and its consequences, analysis of veterans’ reintegration mechanisms, the efficiency of the reintegration programs, etc
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