local self-government Archive

A State in a Smartphone without a State in Law: The Dictatorship of Algorithms

 An Analysis of Draft Law No. 14005 on the Legalization of Fictitious Debt Collection for the Benefit of Monopolies Introduction: Diagnosis of the Problem In Ukraine, over 106.6 billion UAH in household debt for utility services

Scylla and Charybdis of Power: How the “Vertical” and “Feudals” are Dividing Ukraine Under the Guise of Reform

(This article is my expert response to the public discussion surrounding Draft Law No. 14048. It analyzes the positions of key parties, particularly the opinions published by Member of Parliament Roman Lozynskyi, and presents my author’s position

Draft Law on “Supervision” No. 14048: A Legislative Cover for Robbing Communities or Building an Authoritarian Vertical Like Russia’s?

Introduction Imagine your apartment is being robbed. But instead of immediately calling the police, the law forces you to first write the robbers a polite “request” to stop and then wait 20 days for their response. While

The collapse of the Kyivmiskbud pyramid: some will build palaces, while others will be left homeless

“Those who promise us paradise on Earth have never created anything but hell.” Karl Popper Anotation In this article, I: analyze the transformation of the construction industry in Kyiv over the years of “independence” from a sector