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烏克蘭危機
在這本內容豐富的著作中，加拿大、烏克蘭和美國學者從多個角度探討了烏克蘭危機，並思考了其對歐洲的影響。章節涵蓋的主題包括：俄羅斯對烏克蘭的敘述；兩國各自不同的國家建設議程背後相互矛盾的假設；關於極右翼參與獨立廣場抗議活動的新發現；從西方大戰略視角看待烏克蘭危機；俄羅斯在烏克蘭地緣政治議程的安全影響；導致頓巴斯分離主義興起的因素；以及烏克蘭選擇與歐洲而非歐亞大陸經濟一體化的經濟代價。本書表明，烏克蘭當前的危機遠比媒體報道的要複雜得多。本書還探討了這樣一個事實：由於俄羅斯和烏克蘭將永遠是鄰居，因此兩國之間必須找到某種妥協方案。
古希臘悲劇如何教給我們解決衝突的道理
https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110743371/html?lang=en
Nicolai N. Petro 2023
關於本書
烏克蘭的衝突有著深厚的國內根源。三分之一的人口，主要在東部和南部，認為其俄羅斯文化認同與烏克蘭公民認同完全兼容。國家不願承認這個民族是現代烏克蘭民族的合法組成部分，這造成了一個悲劇循環，使烏克蘭政治陷入困境。
《烏克蘭悲劇》認為，要化解烏克蘭內部的衝突，必須在情感和製度層麵加以解決。本書借鑒了理查德·內德·勒博的“政治悲劇觀”以及古希臘悲劇，以幫助理解這場衝突的持續性。古希臘悲劇曾是雅典社會治愈深刻社會創傷和建立更公正製度的機製。《烏克蘭悲劇》反思了古希臘悲劇如何幫助我們重新思考公民衝突和兩極分化，並為彌合深刻的社會分歧樹立榜樣。
對烏克蘭衝突的極具創新性的分析
挑戰了烏克蘭衝突主要為國家間衝突的傳統觀點，借鑒古希臘悲劇，幫助理解這場衝突的持續及其解決機製
作者/編輯信息
尼古拉·N·佩特羅是羅德島大學政治學教授，專攻俄羅斯和烏克蘭問題。他的專業重點是宗教、曆史和文化符號在民主發展中的作用。
評論
“精彩絕倫、見解深刻、研究透徹的研究。對於希望了解烏克蘭戰爭起因及其對世界其他地區影響的人來說，這是必讀之作。” 傑克·F·馬特洛克，美國駐蘇聯大使（1987-1991），著有《帝國解剖》和《超級大國幻想》。
“這本書的獨特之處在於，它放大了‘另一個烏克蘭’的聲音，而這些聲音既不符合普京的‘單一民族’，也不符合烏克蘭主導的國家建設計劃。”柏林自由大學 Volodymyr Ishchenko
“這項令人信服且獨具匠心的研究為我們這個時代的一大悲劇提供了獨特的視角，必將成為經典。” Richard Sakwa，肯特大學，《烏克蘭前線》作者
“《烏克蘭的悲劇》是了解烏克蘭曆史和文化多樣性的重要指南，引人入勝，也對幾個世紀以來困擾該地區的最新一係列衝突的現狀進行了引人入勝的描繪。” Katrina vanden Heuvel，《國家報》出版商
“這本充滿智慧和意義的著作將希臘悲劇的教訓應用於烏克蘭衝突。Petro 的文筆優雅而深邃，仔細地追溯了通往毀滅的道路以及潛在的出路。”約翰·昆西·亞當斯學會會長兼科羅拉多學院名譽教授戴維·C·亨德裏克森
“尼古拉·佩特羅以古希臘悲劇為視角，對烏克蘭衝突的分析論證精辟，圖文並茂，且具有潛在的療愈作用。如果我們仔細聆聽他基於長期居住在烏克蘭的經曆所作的描述，就會發現他筆下所描繪的烏克蘭是一個文化深度斷裂的國家，如果中央集權的絕對統治得以延續，衝突將不可避免。” 卡內基國際事務倫理委員會高級研究員兼美國全球參與項目創始主任戴維·C·斯皮迪
“佩特羅提出的解決方案是將古希臘悲劇作家的寶貴經驗應用於烏克蘭危機，這一方案及時、獨到，最重要的是，它充滿智慧。” 詹姆斯·卡登，《負責任的治國之道》
“這本書主要寫於2022年俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭之前，[...]對於任何想知道如何應對危機的人來說，它都是一本富有啟發性的讀物。”
Wūkèlán wéijī
Ukraine In Crisis
Nicolai Petro 2017
In this comprehensive volume, Canadian, Ukrainian, and American scholars examine various aspects of the Ukrainian crisis, and consider its impact on Europe. The chapters include topics such as: Russian narratives about Ukraine; the conflicting assumptions underlying their divergent nation-building agendas; new findings about the far right's involvement in the Maidan protests; the Ukrainian crisis from the perspective of Western grand strategy; the security implications of Russia's geopolitical agenda in Ukraine; the factors that contributed to the rise of separatism in Donbass; and the economic costs for Ukraine of choosing economic integration with Europe rather than Eurasia. This book demonstrates that the current crisis in Ukraine is much more complex than comes across in the media. It also explores the fact that, since Russia and Ukraine will always be neighbours, some sort ofmodus vivendibetween them will have to be found.
The conflict in Ukraine has deep domestic roots. A third of the population, primarily in the East and South, regards its own Russian cultural identity as entirely compatible with a Ukrainian civic identity. The state’s reluctance to recognize this ethnos as a legitimate part of the modern Ukrainian nation, has created a tragic cycle that entangles Ukrainian politics.
The Tragedy of Ukraine argues that in order to untangle the conflict within the Ukraine, it must be addressed on an emotional, as well as institutional level. It draws on Richard Ned Lebow’s ‘tragic vision of politics’ and on classical Greek tragedy to assist in understanding the persistence of this conflict. Classical Greek tragedy once served as a mechanism in Athenian society to heal deep social trauma and create more just institutions. The Tragedy of Ukraine reflects on the ways in which ancient Greek tragedy can help us rethink civic conflict and polarization, as well as model ways of healing deep social divisions.
- Highly innovative analysis of the Ukrainian conflict
- Challenges the conventional view that it is primarily an interstate conflict
- Draws on classical Greek tragedy to assist in understanding the persistence, and resolution, of this conflict
Author / Editor information
Nicolai N. Petro is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island, specializing in Russia and Ukraine. His professional focus is on the role that religion, history, and cultural symbols can play in democratic development.
Reviews
"Brilliant, insightful, thoroughly researched study. Essential reading for those who wish to understand the causes of the war in Ukraine and its implications for the rest of the world." Jack F. Matlock, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to USSR, 1987–1991, author of Autopsy on an Empire, and Superpower Illusions
"The book is unique in amplifying the voices of the ‘other Ukraine’ that fit neither Putin’s ‘single people’ nor the dominant Ukrainian nation-building projects." Volodymyr Ishchenko, Freie Universität Berlin
"This convincing and original study provides a unique insight into one of the great tragedies of our time and is set to become a classic." Richard Sakwa, University of Kent, author of Frontline Ukraine
"The Tragedy of Ukraine is an important and intriguing guide to Ukraine’s historical and cultural diversity, and a riveting portrait of the current in the latest series of conflicts that have besieged this area of the world for centuries." Katrina vanden Heuvel, Publisher, The Nation
"This wise and important book applies the lessons of Greek tragedy to the conflict in Ukraine. Petro writes gracefully and knowingly, carefully tracing the path into doom and the potential ways out." David C. Hendrickson, president of the John Quincy Adams Society and professor emeritus at Colorado College
"Nicolai Petro’s analysis of the Ukrainian conflict through the lens of ancient Greek tragedy is brilliantly argued, meticulously illustrated and potentially therapeutic, if we heed his account – based on extended periods of residence in Ukraine – of a deeply and culturally riven state, in which conflict is inevitable if absolute rule from the center is perpetuated." David C. Speedie, Senior Fellow and founding director of the program on U.S. Global Engagement at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
"The solution offered by Petro, to apply to the Ukraine crisis the lessons handed down to us by the ancient Greek tragedians, is timely, original, and most of all, wise." James Carden, Responsible Statecraft
"Written mostly before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the book [...] is an illuminating read for anyone wishing to know how we arrived at the existential crossroads that threatens WWIII. This is the book for those hungry for an historical understanding of Ukraine’s seething internal conflict — western hypernationalism versus eastern cultural diversity — that made Ukraine vulnerable to a geopolitical power struggle, a pawn in the cruel hands of both Russia and the United States." Marcy Winograd in: Counterpunch, 06.01.2023, https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/01/06/the-tragedy-of-ukraine/
