On February 6, 2026, a public defense of the dissertation of Serhiy Rutsky, a postgraduate student of the Department of Political Sciences and Law, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in specialty 052 Political Science on the topic "Information Confrontation in the Modern World Political Process in the Conditions of Digital Reality" was held at Ushynsky University on the Zoom platform. Scientific supervisor Svitlana Mykhailivna Naumkina, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Political Sciences and Law of Ushynsky University, Full Member of the Ukrainian Academy of Political Sciences of Ukraine.
The relevance, theoretical and practical significance of the dissertation work, its scientifically substantiated results, which are of significant importance for political science and ensuring national security, as well as the convincing public defense were highly appreciated by the members of the specialized academic board.
Head of the one-time specialized academic board:
- Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Political Sciences and Law of Ushynsky University Natalya Gedikova.
Reviewers:
- Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Political Sciences and Law of Ushynsky University Inna Pronoza.
Official opponents:
- Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Sociology of the National University "Odesa Law Academy" Liliya Yakovleva;
- Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Political Science, Sociology and Philosophy of the State University "Kyiv Aviation Institute", Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Oleksiy Tretyak;
- Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Journalism, Advertising and Media Communications of the National University " I. I. Mechnikov Odesa National University" Alevtina Pekhnyk.
We congratulate Serhiy Rutsky and his scientific supervisor Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor Svitlana Naumkina on a successful defense and wish you further success.
