The beneficiaries of such a project should be the government, the Verkhovna Rada and local self-government. In this case, the role of the OP will be minimal.
Chairman of the Board of Transparency International Ukraine (TI Ukraine) Andriy Vyshnevsky emphasizes that s today is a unique historical moment when the President of Ukraine has the moral right and objective grounds to apply for intellectual assistance to >such as Gregory Menkew, Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz, Amartya Saint, Arendt Leiphart, Roger Brubaker, Larry Diamond, Martha Nussbaum, Peter Singer, Joseph Raz, Jeremy Waldron, Michael Walzer, Michael Sandel, Michael Sandel, Michael Sandel Rem Kolgas, Janet Sadiq-Khan, Enrique Peñalosa, Saskia Sassen, Edward Glaser and many other world-class thinkers. This is stated in Vyshnevsky's material “Post-war reconstruction of Ukraine: great times require great actions” for ZN.UA.
“I must admit: not so long ago a good half of these two dozen names were unknown to me, as many Ukrainians may be now. But thanks to the time spent studying most of these scientists at the academic program in Oxford, I now have the opportunity to consciously offer their expertise for Ukraine, “the author writes.” Just as I used to share the contacts of a first-class surgeon or an impeccable bricklayer with my loved ones. can be used to solve Ukrainian problems. ”
According to Vyshnevsky, many of the named and unnamed intellectual giants here would probably be happy to respond to the call of the Ukrainian president. They may be interested in applying their approaches and visions to a country that is not just reforming or rebuilding what it has lost, but building its recaptured future almost from scratch and with a pure heart.
Then the president could create a kind of strategic thinking committee for Ukraine. (Let's tentatively call it that for the purposes of this article.) Something like the Committee on Global Thinking at Columbia University in New York, which was chaired at various times by the same Joseph Stiglitz and Saskia Sassen. The only difference is that while the Colombian Committee can be associated with a loudspeaker (narrower entrance and wider exit), Ukrainian will be more like a watering can, and therefore may be even more effective in filling the bowl of our society with new meanings and solutions. All that would be needed for the work of such a committee is a group of highly qualified local data analysts with appropriate access to the necessary information and the organization of quality communication between committee members and the beneficiaries. their work. All this could be successfully provided, for example, by Ukrainian think tanks. A show of decency and respect could also be an opportunity to offer committee members a reasonable amount of compensation for their time spent. I am convinced that it would be morally and ethically correct to finance this honorary fund at the expense of Ukrainian public funds.
The expert explains that the role of the President of Ukraine in forming such a think tank should be limited to invitations to join, intermediate motivational expressions of gratitude and final gratitude, perhaps even with the awarding of state awards to those who have served Ukraine best. In principle, there is no role for the president's office here, except for assisting the head of state in communicating with potential members of the committee.
The main beneficiaries of the Strategic Thinking Committee for Ukraine should be primarily the Ukrainian government as the highest body in the system of executive bodies, the Verkhovna Rada as a legislative body, as well as local self-government bodies , because one of the main subjects of post-war reconstruction will be territorial communities, and one of the main objects of such restoration – settlements and their social infrastructure.
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More materials by Andriy Vyshnevsky at the link.
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