Tetiana Liubyva is a researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kiev. She has a PhD in sociology from this institution, with a thesis on structural equation modelling as a tool for testing middle-range sociological theories, and bachelor's and master's degrees from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. She has also been a visiting researcher at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Her current research interests are civil engagement and conflict mitigation.