On February 6, 2026, a public defense of the dissertation of Kostyantyn Svekla, a postgraduate student of the Department of Political Science and Law, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in specialty 052 Political Science on the topic “New Political Technologies of Electoral Processes of the First Quarter of the 21st Century: Ukrainian and Foreign Experience” was held at Ushynsky University on the Zoom platform. The scientific supervisor is Tetyana Kamenchuk, Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science and Law of Ushynsky University.
The relevance, theoretical and practical significance, new scientifically substantiated results of the dissertation work, and its 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 Science and Law of Ushynsky University Natalya Gedikova.
Reviewers:
- 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 Svitlana Naumkina;
- Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Political Siences and Law of Ushynsky University Inna Pronoza.
Official opponents:
- Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Political Theories, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, Political Science and Sociology of the National University "Odesa Law Academy" Denys Yakovlev;
- 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 sincerely congratulate Kostyantyn Svekla and his scientific supervisor Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor Tetyana Kamenchuk on a successful defense and wish them further scientific achievements.
