Olexiy Haran is a Professor of Comparative Politics at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA). He was the founder of the NaUKMA Faculty of Social Sciences as well as the School for Policy Analysis. Prof. Haran is also the Research Director at the Democratic Initiatives Foundation, a leading Ukrainian sociological and analytical think tank. https://dif.org.ua/en/team/garan