Volodymyr Volkovskyi

Volodymyr Volkovskyi is a Ukrainian researcher specializing in modern Ukrainian and Eastern European intellectual and cultural history. Currently affiliated with the Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, he serves as a research assistant and principal investigator on the MSCA4UKRAINE grant project (2023-2025) examining Ukrainian exceptionalism in philosophical and political thought.

His research spans multiple interconnected domains including:

• History of Ukrainian philosophy from the 19th-20th centuries
• Social and political philosophy with emphasis on Nationalism Studies and Postcolonial Studies applied to Eastern Europe
• Analysis of the 'Russian world' doctrine in the context of the current war
• Intellectual history of Ukrainian emigration in interwar Czechoslovakia
• Philosophy of dialogue, religion, and contemporary Orthodoxy in Eastern Europe

Volkovskyi's scholarly output includes a 2017 monograph on political-philosophical thought in 19th-century Ukraine and a forthcoming book on Ukrainian exceptionalism. His recent research has been supported through multiple competitive grants including the MSCA4UKRAINE scheme, the Researchers at Risk program, and grants from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

His major awards and research support include:

• MSCA4UKRAINE grant (2023-2025) as principal investigator
• Researchers at Risk fellowship (2022-2023) at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences
• Research grant project at the Ukrainian Catholic University (2021-2022)
• National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine grant for young scientists (2020-2021)

With over a decade of research experience at the Skovorody Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2010-2022), Volkovskyi has established himself as a significant voice in Ukrainian intellectual history, particularly regarding political philosophy and exceptionalism. His current work bridges historical scholarship with contemporary geopolitical analysis, offering valuable insights into Ukraine's intellectual traditions during a critical period in its history.