Daryna Dvornichenko received her PhD in political science alongside an MA and BA in international relations from Odesa I Mechnikov National University. Additionally, she earned certificates at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the European Academy of Diplomacy (Warsaw), and the British Law Centre.
Before 24 February 2022, she worked as an associate professor at the National University Odesa Maritime Academy and as an adviser to the head of the Research Institute of Informatics and Law of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine. She has been a guest lecturer at the University for Foreigners in Perugia, the University of Zagreb, and Ukrainian Catholic University, and is the author of over 40 publications on issues of European integration and gender.
In 2021, Darina was affiliated with the University of Wroclaw as a Kirkland Research Fellow, and in 2022 she completed a year as a Research Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States doing research on the role of women in politics in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova. She is also a founder of “Agents of Change!”—a nongovernmental organisation that promotes women’s participation in decision-making and non-formal education in Ukraine.
Publications
Chapters in edited collections:
- Dvornichenko D. (2019), Impact of Crimea’s Annexation on Security Policies in Europe: Addressing Challenges and Vulnerabilities by the EU and Visegrad Group. Democratic Transit in Terms of Security and Development: Ukrainian and Foreign Experience, pp. 271-290.
- Dvornichenko D. (2018), Social Dimension of Europe – Commission’s strategy for a European Pillar of Social Rights. New dynamics in the European integration process – Europe post Brexit. Edited by: Baumgartner, Tobias; Kellerhals, Andreas, Zürich: Schulthess Verlag, 201-219.
- Dvornichenko D. (2016), Ukraine’s Security: Old Threats and New Challenges. Perspectives of security in Europe - current challenges, EU strategies, international cooperation: 7th Network Europe Conference, Yerevan, 15th-17th July 2015. Edited by: Kellerhals, Andreas; Baumgartner, Tobias, Zürich: Schulthess Verlag., pp. 59-83.
- Dvornichenko D. (2015), The Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine: Legal Analysis. The Eastern Partnership – Current Developments and Perspectives for the European Integration Process. Edited by: Kellerhals, Andreas; Baumgartner, Tobias, Zürich: Schulthess Verlag, 35-47.
Peer-reviewed articles (selected)
- Dvornichenko D.. and Howlet M. (2024), To Return or Not? Ukrainian Women’s Experiences of Internal Displacement. Carnegie Europe.
- Dvornichenko D. (2022), Assessing the Correlation Between Women’s Civic Engagement and Elected Political Participation: A Case Study of Six Polish Cities. Studia Regionalne I Lokalne, issue 1/2022.
Policy papers and reports
- Baetens, F., Kopytsia, I., Dvornichenko, D. (2024). RE: BUILDING UKRAINE FOR ALL: Recommendations for Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025. University of Oxford.
- Dvornichenko D. (2022), Breaking Barriers to Women’s Participation in Politics in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, German Marshall Fund of the US.
- Dvornichenko D. and Barskyy V. (2021), Local Self-Government and Women Entrepreneurs: in Search of an Effective Model of Communication. Analytical Report.
Other publications:
- Dvornichenko D. (2023), Russia’s War in Ukraine and Women’s Agency. The Oxford University Politics Blog.
- Dvornichenko Daryna (2023), Growing Agreement but Remaining Uncertainty. German Marshall Fund of the US.
- Dvornichenko D. (2022), Women’s Participation in Politics in Ukraine. Release Peace Magazine.
Dvornichenko Daryna (2022), How the War Makes Ukraine Leap Forward in Digitalisation. Release Peace Magazine.
