Dr Maksym Balaklytskyi
School of Journalism, Media and Communication
Visiting Researcher
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School of Journalism, Media and Communication
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- Profile
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Maksym Balaklytskyi holds a PhD in Ukrainian Literature (2003) and is a Doctor of Sciences in Social Communications (2014) received from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine. He had internships in the UK (Cambridge University), Germany, and Poland. He started his career in media as a production team member of a news and opinion TV weekly, he made video reports from the Ukrainian Parliament and served as a News Editor at the Hope Media Group, Ukraine.
In 2004-2022 Maksym worked as a Professor of the Journalism Department at V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University, the leading university in Ukraine. He also was a visiting lecturer at Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, Poland. He is a member of editorial boards of three academic journals in Ukraine 鈥 The Journal of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Series: Social Communications; Bulletin of Lviv Polytechnic National University: Journalism; Ukrainian Information Space.
Maksym holds a two year scholarship for doing research on possible susceptibility of Ukrainian refugees in the EU toward Russian disinformation.
Since the Russo-Ukrainian war began in 2022, over four million Ukrainians have fled to the European Union, benefiting from the Temporary Protection Directive. Many refugees from southeastern Ukraine, where Russian language and media were common, hold diverse views on Russian culture. Russia, positioning itself as a defender against Western influence, uses disinformation to discredit these refugees and destabilize Europe. This study analyzes Russian propaganda narratives, particularly those targeting Ukrainian refugees, to identify how they exploit political vulnerabilities. The goal is to help the EU counter Russian disinformation and prevent further division within its borders.
- Qualifications
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PhD (Doctor of Sciences) in Social Communications
- Selected publications
Balaklytskyi, M., Kuryliak, V. Psychological analysis of military journalist's professional activity. Brazilian Journalism Research. 2020. Vol. 16, No 1, 184-207.
Kuryliak, V. and Balaklytskyi, M. Religious Communities Of Ukraine As Agents Of Resilience During The Russian Invasion, Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: 2024. Vol. 44 : Iss. 7, Article 5.
Balaklytskyi, M. Hope Channel Ukraine as "the Spiritual Front": Mediatization of Religion in the War Against Ukraine, Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: 2023. Vol. 43 : Iss. 7, Article 10. 111-128.
Balaklytskyi, M., Kotliarov, P., and Korchuk, V. Ukrainian Protestants鈥 Communicative Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: 2021. Vol. 41 : Iss. 4 , Article 14. 160-181.
Balaklytskyi, M. and Shevchuk, 袗. Ukrainian Protestants and Digital Culture, Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: 2021. Vol. 41 : Iss. 4 , Article 15. 182-193.
Balaklytskyi, M. Ukrainian Protestant YouTube Live Streams during Coronavirus Pandemic: Statistics and Analytics, Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: 2021. Vol. 41 : Iss. 4 , Article 16. 194-207. 194-207.
Kuryliak, V. and Balaklytskyi, M. Armed Conflict and Protestant Volunteering in Eastern Ukraine, Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: 2021. Vol. 41 : Iss. 4 , Article 20. 268-287.
Kuryliak, V., and M. Balaklytskyi. The Seventh-day Adventists鈥 Military Service Peculiarities. East European Historical Bulletin, no. 14 (2020): 190鈥205.
Balaklitsky, 袦., and V. Kuryliak. Development of Interview Taking Competence by Beginner Journalists with the Help of a Psychophysiological Component. Interdisciplinary Studies of Complex Systems, no. 13 (2018): 85鈥97.