Field of research:

• Informational and analytical support of foreign policy of Ukraine,
• Ukraine’s integration to the european information environment (political, economic, cultural, media, PR and other dimensions),
• Informational paradigm of global development,
• International competition in the information sector of world, regional and national markets,
• Foreign-policy communication technologies (image, network, branding, media, GR diplomacy),
• Crisis communication management
• Modelling of international relations and conflicts,
• Information systems and technologies.

 Наукові співробітники

 
Piskorskaya Galina Andreevna

Graduated from Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University, faculty of history; Candidate of historical science, senior researcher.
Field of research: international information, information society, PR, propaganda and counter-propaganda.
 

 
Khlystun Anna Yurievna

Graduated from Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University, Institute of international relations (2001); Candidate of political science, junior researcher.
Field of research: media ethics,  press self-regulation in Europe.
 

 
Shvets Elena Viktorovna

Graduated from Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University, Institute of international relations (2003); Candidate of political science, junior researcher.
Field of research: PR in international relations, imagebuilding, mass communication.
 

 
Kisarets Irina Anatolievna

Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University in Kiev, Institute of journalism (2003); Candidate of political science, researcher.
Field of research: european and ukrainian information policy, european mass media, activity of Council of Europe in the field of information and communication.
 

 
Filipenko Dmitriy Aleksandrovich

Graduated from Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University, Institute of international relations (2002); researcher.
Field of research: international information, international information law, european law.
 

Principal publications

• Analysis, expertise, prognostication. Monograph / Makarenko Ye.A., Ryzhkov N.N., Ozhevan N.A. et al. – Kiev, 2003.
• Ukrainian diplomatic encyclopaedia / Ed. L.V. Huberskiy. – Кiev, 2004.
• International information security: actual challenges and threats. Monograph / Makarenko Ye.A., Ryzhkov N.N., Ozhevan N.A. et al. – Kiev, 2006.
• Information society: anthology. Manual / Ozhevan N.A., Novokhatko L.M., Piskorskaya G.A., Zaporozhets O.Yu., Kuchmiy E.P., Shvets E.V. – Кiev, 2006 .
• European communications. Manual / Makarenko Ye.A., Ozhevan N.A., Tichomirova Ye.B., Ryzhkov N.N. et al. – Кiev, 2007.
• Information policy of Ukraine: european context: Monograph / Huberskiy L.V., Makarenko Ye.A., Kaminskiy Ye.Ye. et al. – Кiev, 2007.
• Introduction to «International information». Textbook / Hondul V.P., Ryzhkov N.N., Andreeva O.N. – Кiev, 2009.
• Basics of national information security. Manual / Hondul V.P., Ryzhkov N.N., Andreeva O.N., Belousova N.B., Stepko A.M., Pipchenko N.A. – Кiev, 2008.
• Information support of analytical and prognostification activities in international relations. Manual / Ryzhkov N.N., Belousova N.B., Boychuk S.I. – Кiev, 2008.
• Information security: counter-manipulation strategies. Manual / Makarenko Ye.A., Ozhevan N.A., Ryzhkov N.N. et al. – Кiev, 2009.
• Pocheptsov G.G. Imagebuilding: theory and practice. Monograph.– Кiev, 1998.
• Pocheptsov G.G. Theory of communication. – Кiev, 1999.
• Pocheptsov G.G. Information wars. Monograph.– Мoscow, 2000.
• Kolomiets V.F. International information systems. Monograph.– Кiev, 2001.
• Makarenko Ye.A. European information policy. Monograph. – Кiev, 2000.
• Makarenko Ye.A. Information society, policy and law in UNESCO’s activities. Monograph.– Кiev, 2001.
• Makarenko Ye.A. International information relations. Monograph.– Кiev, 2002.
• Makarenko Ye.A. European information law. – Кiev, 2006.
• Ryzhkov N.N. (and co-authors) Informational and analytical support of international relations. – Sophia, 2003.
• Romanenko Yu.V. Analysis of social systems. Monograph.– Кiev, 2003.
• Romanenko Yu.V. Speechwriting (foreign-policy rhetoric). Monograph. – Кiev, 2006.
• Danilenko S.I. International journalism: Reporter’s communication. Monograph.– Кiev, 2002.
• Danilenko S.I. Press service. Monograph.– Кiev, 2006.
• Litvinenko A.V. Information operations and influences. – Кiev, 2003.
• Shevchenko E.V. PR-technologies in international relations: european experience and prospectives of Ukraine.Monograph. – Кiev, 2003.
• Shevchenko E.V. PR practice. Manual. – Кiev, 2007.
• Flur O.N. Global information society. The way of Ukraine. Monograph.– Кiev, 2004.
• Khlystun A.Yu. Ethics of mass media in modern political processes.Monograph. – Кiev, 2006.
• Zaporozhets O.Yu. Crisis communicatiom management in international relations. Monograph.– Кiev, 2006.
• Kuchmiy E.P. Intercultural cooperation in international relations. Monograph. – Кiev, 2006.
• Pipchenko N.A., Makarenko Ye.A. Virtual diplomacy in international relations. Manual. - Кiev, 2008.

Defended theses

CANDIDATE

• Litvinenko A.V.  Problems of information security in post-soviet countries (example of Ukaine and Russia) 1998
• Litvinenko N.P. Regulation of foreign trade policy of Ukraine under market transformation 2000
• Veselovskiy S.G. Political identification of ukrainian society in the context of european integration 2001
• Alekseenko N.D. Forming foreign-policy priorities of transitional societies by mass-media (example of Ukraine, Russia and Poland) 2001
• Golovinskiy K.S. Personality factor in elaborating and carrying out foreign police in modern international relations 2002
• Panteleymonov A.E. Activities of world information agencies in the age of global communication environment 2003
• Andreeva О.N.  International political problems of information security of Ukraine 2003
• Shevchenko E.V.  Public relations as a factor of political culture in international relations  2003
• Vaganova E.V. The role of mass media in globalization 2003
• Varivoda Ya.О.  Information strategies in foreign police of USA and Russia in the time of crises  2004
• Flur О.N.  Ukraine’s integration to the world information environment  2004
• Stepko А.М. Information activity of  the UN 2004
• Belousova N.B. Adaptive methods of identification and management on the basis of Lyapunov’s method of functions2005
• Khlystun A.Yu. Media ethics in modern political processes  2005
• Zaporozhets О.Yu.  National crisis reputation strategies in international relations (on the example of Ukraine and Russia) 2005
• Kuchmiy Е.P.  Intercultural cooperation as a factor of foreign and internal policy in the age of state transformations 2006
• Shvets Е.V. Building political image of Ukraine in the international information environment 2006
• Panchenko J.О. Geopolitical positioning of Ukraine in the process of european integration 2006
• Yalovaya E.V. Ukraine’s image on western and russian  vectors of foreign policy 2006
• Kalashnuk Ye. А. Political strategies of european information society 2007
• Huan Tsing Information policy of People’s Republic of China in international relations 2007
• Kravchenko А.P. Evolution and prospectives of the common EU foreign policy: conceptual and regulatory aspects 2007
• Pipchenko N.A. Conceptual and political dimensions of virtual diplomacy 2008
• Dobrzhanskaya Е.L. Political identity of ukrainian society in the conditions of european integration 2008
• Kisarets I.A. Political and cultural paradigm of national information policy 2008
• Semenuta T.V. Counter-manipulative estimation of US foreign policy  2008
• Starish А.G. National information policy under globalization 2008

PH.D. (DOCTORATE)

• Makarenko Ye.A.  International information policy: structure, trends, prospects 2002
• Litvinenko A.V. Special information operations as an instrument in national security policy 2002
• Tichomirova Ye.B.  The role of  Public relations in the process of political globalization 2005
• Romanenko Yu.V. Images of sensemaking factors in social systems functioning 2006
• Ryzhkov N.N. Doctrinaire dimension of  US foreign-policy strategies: from containment to global democratization 2007
• Shunevich B.I. The development of distance learning in higher school  in the countries of Europe and Nothern America 2008

Conferences, organized by the department:

• International information systems and technologies in the profession „international information” (November, 2001)
• University-International relations - UNESCO (December, 2002)
• Modern diplomatic service: gender aspect (March, 2003)
• Informational and analytical activity in international relations (April, 2003)
• Youth says “yes” to information society (April, 2003)
• Modelling of international relations (April, 2004)
• Human rights begin  with child’s rights (May, 2004)
• Universities – Information society - UNESCO (December, 2004)
• UNESCO – Cultural and media diversity - Ukraine (October, 2006)
• International information security: actual challenges and threats (December, 2006)
• Scientific readings «Information security in the modern international relations»,  dedicated to the memory of  Prof. V.P. Gondul, foundator of  «International information» (November, 2007)
• Cultural and media diversity in the age of globalization: ukrainian context (February, 2008)
• International information: history, theory, practice (November, 2008)
• 60th anniversary of Council of Europe – understanding of achievements and prospectives for 21st century (April, 2009)