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The Maidan's success, powered by Ukrainian civil society, hasn’t made headlines but it is something the European Union must support (Photo: blu-news.org)

Ukraine's new lease of civic life

A year since the violent peak of Ukraine’s revolution when over one hundred people were killed, Maidan has succeeded where others have failed.

While protest movements like Occupy and the Arab Spring struggled, for different reasons, to capture the energy they created and channel people’s passion in tangible ways, Ukrainian civil society is proving a model of how to do just that.

This success, powered by Ukrainian civil society, hasn’t made headlines but it is something the EU must...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

The Maidan's success, powered by Ukrainian civil society, hasn’t made headlines but it is something the European Union must support (Photo: blu-news.org)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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