Olena Bogdan

Dr. Olena Bogdan holds the following academic positions:

• Senior Research Fellow at Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Fellow at Ukraine Research Network@ZOiS (since September 2025)
• Researcher for VALREF project coordinated by University of Oslo

Her research spans:

• Religious and Ethnic Affairs policy
• Democracy and Good Governance frameworks
• Cross-cultural Democratization processes
• Meaning and Well-being metrics

Current work analyzes Orthodox-related political developments in Ukraine since 2014 through national resilience and international law lenses amid ongoing invasion, particularly examining governance challenges during full-scale war. Her dual expertise in academic research and high-level government service (including heading Ukraine's Ethnic Affairs agency) provides unique insights into policy-society interfaces during conflict.

Professional trajectory includes:

• Leadership of Ukraine's central Ethnic Affairs agency (2020-2022)
• Vice-Chair of Council of Europe's anti-discrimination committee (2021-2022)
• Expert roles for International Renaissance Foundation governance programs

She operates through the Centre for Sociological Monitoring, which conducts critical real-time societal analysis in wartime Ukraine, generating data on population well-being and resilience indicators essential for evidence-based policymaking.