UDC 332.1:339.92(477:4-6EU); JEL R11, R58, O18, F15
Danylyshyn, B. M. (2026). Novyy rehionalizm: yak maye rozvyvatysya rehional'na polityka Ukrayiny kriz' pryzmu yevrointehratsiyi [New regionalism: how Ukraine’s regional policy should develop through the prism of European integration]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 121 (3), 96-106. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36818/1562-0905-2026-3-7 [in Ukrainian].
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Danylyshyn Bohdan Mykhaylovych

Doctor of Economics, Professor, Academician of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine

Director of the Research Institute of Regional Studies of the Kyiv National Economic University n.a. Vadym Hetman; Head of the Department of regional studies and tourism of the Faculty of Marketing of the Kyiv National Economic University n.a. Vadym Hetman

Contacts: bm65@online.ua, kre@kneu.edu.ua

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Objective. To substantiate the conceptual foundations of a new regionalism for Ukraine in the context of war, postwar reconstruction, and European integration, and to develop an institutional and financial model for the transition from a predominantly redistributive budget equalization policy to a territory-oriented development policy compatible with the principles of EU cohesion policy. Methodology. Systemic, institutional, and comparative approaches were applied, along with the case study method to analyze the experiences of Poland, Romania, and Croatia. The information base consists of EU and Ukrainian legislation, materials from the European Commission and RDNA5, documents from the Ukraine Facility, and scholarly works on place-based development, Cohesion Policy, and smart specialization. Results. The paper justifies the need to transition from a policy of resource allocation among administrative units to the development of functional territories, taking into account their potential, security risks, demographic changes, and institutional capacity. A model of the “5Ps of New Regionalism” is proposed: space, potential, partnership, powers, and cohesion policy. The directions for its implementation are identified: the formation of a national territorial typology; the introduction of multi-year regional programs; the professionalization of regional development agencies; the combination of grants, loans, and guarantees; the development of smart specialization; and the transition from evaluating the absorption of funds to a system of economic, socio-demographic, and institutional outcomes. Originality. A place-based approach has been developed by adapting it to Ukraine’s security-asymmetric economy, in which territorial disparities are determined not only by productivity and the quality of institutions but also by risks of asset destruction, forced migration, and the transformation of logistical links. The principle of asymmetric decentralization is substantiated, according to which the scope of delegated functions depends on the proven institutional capacity of regional structures. Practical Value. The proposed approach can be used to formulate Ukraine’s State Strategy for Regional Development for 2028-2034, to develop territorially differentiated recovery programs, and to prepare Ukraine’s institutional system for the implementation of the requirements of Chapter 22 of the EU acquis.

Keywords:

regional policy, new regionalism, EU cohesion policy, place-based development, multilevel governance, smart specialization, Ukraine’s reconstruction, European integration