Anton Shynkaruk (PhD in political science, Rivne Institute of Slavonic studies, Ukraine) is an Associate Professor of International Information Department of Rivne Institute of Slavonic studies. His main research interests are crisis management, political communications, social media, electronic government and electronic participation. He has received several research fellowships in Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, USA and Belarus. Currently Dr. Shynkaruk works on e-participation projects in Central and Eastern Europe.