Press of Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Government and Civil Society in Countries of the World: Experience of Interaction

2025-09-25T07:36:11+00:00

The book contains an analysis of examples of interaction between state authorities and civil society organizations in different regions of the world – in the countries of the post-Soviet space, Central Eastern and Western Europe, Southeast Asia, and the African continent. The relationship between the nature of the political regime and the nature of its relations with civil society is revealed, and the growth of the influence of public organizations on political governance and on the solution of urgent social problems is traced. The content of the book illustrates the ability of civil society in democratic conditions to be one of the influential actors of public life and a noticeable factor of influence on political development. For scientists, lecturers, students of high school, state employees.

Ukraine 1917-1920: Eventual and Historiographical Contexts

2025-09-29T09:17:42+00:00

The proposed book attempts to focus attention on the most important, complex, and controversial moments of the experience of the revolutionary years (1917–1920) in Ukraine. For more than a century, discussions have not subsided around them, which do not always end with an understanding of the true meanings of what happened, an awareness of the essence of what happened, an indisputable approximation to the truth. Therefore, the historical aspects and plots selected for reproduction, interpretation, and evaluation are studied in close connection with the development of historiographical trends and scientific developments of different times.

Modern European policy on protection and fostering Jewish life.

2025-09-19T08:06:09+00:00

The monograph contains the results of the author's research on the European Union's (EU) policy regarding the "Jewish question", as well as the characteristics of contemporary Jewish communities in Europe. It analyzes current issues related to the development and implementation of the EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life (2021–2030).
It is argued that the development of new legislation to combat antisemitism, based on the definition of antisemitism proposed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), as well as the implementation of effective measures to support the development of Jewish life (the term "Jewish life" refers to the development of the traditional way of life of the Jews), are important tasks not only for the EU but for the entire civilized world. European efforts in these areas can serve as a benchmark and model for the United States, Canada, and other countries where such practices are just beginning to be established.
The author also analyzes the challenges of combating antisemitism in the EU and the reasons for the increasing emigration of Jews from the European continent. The monograph is intended for political scientists, historians, civil servants from EU countries and EU candidate countries, students of humanities, and all those interested in Jewish Studies.

Socio-political solidarity in Ukraine in times of war: monograph

2025-05-23T10:47:59+00:00

The monograph contains an analysis of the state of unity of Ukrainian society based on the conceptualisation of the phenomenon of solidarity, including in its socio-political manifestation. The author considers the importance of socio-political solidarity for the national stability of the country, assesses its level in the context of national trials, including depending on the development of the military situation. The role of such factors of Ukrainian solidarity as the activities of state and political institutions, the national elite, civil society organisations, and people's self-organisation is analysed. The importance of collective historical memory for the political consolidation of the Ukrainian population is considered.

The monograph was prepared based on the results of the research work ‘Socio-political solidarity of Ukrainians in the conditions of war’ (state registration number: 0124U003403).

Institutional (In)Capacity of the State in Ukraine: How to Break the Vicious Circle: Monograph

2025-06-06T09:19:34+00:00

The monograph is dedicated to a comprehensive study of the institutional capacity of state and local government bodies in Ukraine. The study, based on the use of numerous indices and indicators, analysis of legislation, sociological survey data, and statistical information, analyzes the quality of the performance of state bodies' functions, which constitutes the institutional capacity of the state. The dynamics of changes in the institutional capacity of government bodies in Ukraine are analyzed, as well as their determination by socio-economic and socio-political processes, particularly Russian military aggression. The monograph examines the outcomes of central government reform and decentralization reform, determining their impact on enhancing the institutional capacity and resilience of the state.

The monograph is intended for politicians, scholars in the fields of public administration, political science, law, and sociology; civil servants and representatives of local self-government interested in improving governance efficiency; experts and analysts engaged in civil service reforms, students and postgraduate students, and anyone interested in the development of public institutions in Ukraine.

Ukrainian state. Origins. Historical evolution. Modernity.

2025-06-12T11:58:58+00:00

The nation and the state are not once and for all frozen constructs. They are born and develop (and sometimes die), constantly proving their right to a place under the sun of history. Often, they can even exist separately (the example of stateless peoples), but in order to fully realize its inherent potential, a nation immanently needs a state form of its existence.

The presented monograph, written at the intersection of political science, history and philosophy and not devoid of deep authorial reflections, is devoted to an excursion into the history of Ukrainian state-building (attempts and forms of realization of the statehood idea) from the ancient times of Kievan Rus to the present, which is passing in a fierce struggle with an existential enemy who seeks to deprive Ukrainians of national identity, statehood and even the right to freely make their European civilizational choice.

Non-governmental sector’s institutional capacity in Ukraine : monograph

2025-06-06T11:45:44+00:00

The study primarily examines approaches to defining and delineating the existence of the third sector, allowing for the substantiation of this phenomenon's relevance to Ukrainian realities. It is established that the level of institutionalization of the non-governmental sector is indicative of its institutional capacity, the nature of which emanates from defining the sector's role and functions, thereby influencing its operational effectiveness. The content of institutional capacity is comprehensive and multifaceted, necessitating the isolation of measurable indicators, the aggregate of which fully characterizes the phenomenon.

This research is pertinent for scholars, representatives of governmental bodies, the non-governmental sector, and the broader civil society.

Adaptive Changes in the Functioning of the Political System of Ukraine in the Conditions of Post-War Reconstruction

2025-06-04T12:47:35+00:00

The monograph contains an analysis of scenario approaches to problems that should become priority issues for Ukraine in the period of post-war reconstruction. The attention of the author team is focused primarily on the issue of ways and mechanisms for updating the system of government, the institutional basis of the political system, and establishing a balance of power that would ensure both the decisive role of the state in economic and social revival and the maximum full involvement of society in determining the national development strategy. Special attention is paid to increasing the efficiency of public administration, continuing the democratization of the information, spiritual, and legal spheres, and establishing universal justice in society. The monograph also considers the issues of the prospects for Ukraine's participation in the European process and the importance of public diplomacy for its integration into the global space.

For scientists, teachers, higher education students, and everyone who pays attention to issues of the country's political development.

Russian-Ukrainian War and Nationalisation of Religious Symbolic Space: Contextualisation, Problematization, Interpretation

2025-06-17T08:01:49+00:00

Raphael Lemkin called the persecution of Ukrainian national Churches by the Soviet regime an act of genocide similar to the Nazi Holocaust. The extermination of Ukrainian identity – civil, ethnic, cultural, religious – remains one of the goals of the war waged against Ukraine by the Russian Federation – the heir to and apparently surpasser of the worst Soviet practices. Conflicts around unique religious monuments and places of national history – the Kyiv Pechersk, Pochayiv, Svyatohirsk Lavras, the mirage of the Desyatynna church, etc. – illustrate the Russian policy of keeping Ukraine in the orbit of its neo-imperial and imperialistic interests ("Russian world") via abuse of religion and instrumentalization of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Patriarchate of Moscow), obstructing de-Russification and subsequently nationalization/Ukrainization of national symbolic sacred historical and cultural space whereas symbolic space transforms political. The political aspects of misuse of religion under the pretext of protecting ethnic minorities rights are shown by example of Romanian Orthodox Church’s policy to restore former jurisdiction in the Ukrainian territories on borderland of Bukovyna and Bessarabia.

For specialists in the field of humanities,( ethno-)political science, and social disciplines.

Political security of Ukraine: the problem of stabilising the country's political field. Prognostic assessment, mechanisms of ensuring : monograph

2025-06-09T13:25:20+00:00

Based on the results of the study of the state of political security of Ukraine during the war, the collective monograph examines the prospects for maintaining the stability of the country's political field in peaceful conditions. The analysis focuses on the key factors of ensuring the stability of the political field - social unity in the face of military threats and difficulties of post-war reconstruction, stability of the political system, political unity in the context of political competition. The work examines the prospects for solving a number of political problems that carry conflict potential, such as the de-occupation of Ukrainian territories, the existence of church-confessional and ethnopolitical contradictions, and the protection of the country's political field from external interference.

Ukraine – Hungary: current state and prospects of interstate relations

2025-04-02T15:45:39+00:00

The collection contains the texts of scientific articles prepared by the participants of the Round Table discussion "Ukraine – Hungary: the present and future of mutual relations" which was held in Kyiv, June 20, 2024. The meeting was organized by Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine ("Ethnopolitical Resilience of Ukraine", state registration number: 0123U100520) in collaboration with the National Institute for Strategic Studies (Kyiv), Uzhgorod National University, Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute named after Ferenc Rakoczi II, Transcarpathian Regional Center for Socio-Economic and Humanitarian Studies of the NAS of Ukraine, The Ukrainian Centre for Economic and Political Studies Named After Olexander Razumkov (Kyiv), Association of Political Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Political Sciences.

APA style. Recommendations for use

2024-11-23T15:21:56+00:00

The methodological recommendations are developed on the basis of the current regulatory legal acts of Ukraine, taking into account the National Standard of Ukraine DSTU 8302:2015 “Information and Documentation. Bibliographic reference. General provisions and rules of compilation”; DSTU 7152:2020 ”Information and documentation. Publications. Formatting of publications in journals and collections”; the system of international standards ISO 8:2019 ‘Information and documentation Presentation and identification of periodicals’; Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine of 12.01.2017 No. 40. The guidelines are adapted for use in publications of the I.F. Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the editions (APA 6th ed. & APA 7th ed.) of the American Psychological Association standard for listing references and citations. The manual contains examples of compiling Bibliographic references and References, as well as general recommendations for the design of a scientific paper (font, margins, line spacing, paragraph, text placement on the page, etc.)

State Structure of Ukraine: Space of Interaction of National-Civic and Ethnic

2024-04-25T01:13:17+00:00

Interaction dynamic of national-civic and ethnic in state-building process in Ukraine is analyzed in the monograph starting from its sovereignization by the late of 1980s and state independence declaration in December 1991 up to February 2022 when full-scale Russian military aggression against Ukraine started.

The impact of ethnic factor on the process of state-building is analyzed. The preconditions, driving forces, process, results and consequences of attempts to autonomize some Ukrainian regions or to federalize state structure are considered.

The book could be useful for researchers, lecturers and students, politicians and all those who are interested in the process of state-building and ethno-politics in nowadays Ukraine.

Political security of Ukraine: problems of political and state governance. Predictive assessment, mechanisms of provision

2024-04-13T15:19:29+00:00

The monograph contains an analysis of the current situation and forecasts of possible dangers that could threaten political stability in Ukraine in the context of war, as well as proposals for their neutralization. The authors' analysis of the wartime situation focuses on the problems that are most likely to arise in the exercise of state power, especially in the center-region line, in relations between the country's political actors. The author examines the symptoms of problems observed in the efforts to mobilize the country to resist the aggressor, in the interchurch confrontation in the Orthodox environment, in interethnic relations, and in the geostrategic efforts of the state.

Ukraine: Consolidation. Unity. Victory. Action

2024-03-28T02:37:00+00:00

The peer-reviewed collection of scientific works includes the materials of the Sixth Round Table "History in Us and We in History: Psychology of Historical Memory", special project "Ukraine: Consolidation. Solidarity. Unity" (October 19, 2022) and the Seventh Round Table "History in Us and We in History: Psychology of Historical Memory", special project "Civilizational Subjectivity of Ukraine - Unity. Victory. Action" (October 19, 2023).

Adaptive changes in the political field of Ukraine in the conditions of war

2024-03-23T11:46:53+00:00

The monograph contains an analysis of the changes that have taken place in the political field of Ukraine under the influence of the war unleashed by Russia. The authors focused on the key aspects of political changes in Ukraine caused by the martial law conditions – functional changes in the country’s political system, new formats of relations between the government and society, innovations in the implementation of the Euro-Atlantic course of the Ukrainian state. The subject area of the analysis of political changes in the country is the functioning of political and governmental institutions, the nature of political governance in accordance with the intensification of social processes in the spiritual, cultural, ethno-political spheres, and the search for ways to integrate Ukraine into the world democratic space.For researchers, teachers, students, analysts, and anyone interested in the development of political processes in the country.

The Dialectics of the National-Civic and Ethnic in Ukrainian Society : monograph

2024-01-24T02:12:52+00:00

The monograph presents theoretical and praxeological results of the study of the dynamics of the dialectical interaction of the national-civic and ethnic in the development of the identity of the Ukrainian nation, state construction, social and cultural processes in Ukraine starting its sovereignization time at the end of the 1980s and the declaration of independence in 1991 until 2022 – the first year of full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine and its people.

It could be useful for scholars, teachers, students and politicians interested in the processes of formation of the modern Ukrainian nation and ethnic policy in Ukraine.

Ukrainian society: political and psychological dimension of generational change

2024-03-17T14:02:44+00:00

The collection contains the materials of the All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference „Ukrainian Society: Political and Psychological Dimension of Generational Change”, which took place in Kyiv on December 15, 2023.

The scientific event was organized and conducted by the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine within the framework of the research work „The Concept of Unity of Ukraine: Origins, Evolution, Political Relevance” (state registration number: 0122U000572) in cooperation with the Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, the Association of Political Sciences of Ukraine and the Association of Political Psychologists of Ukraine.

The political elite of Vinnytsia region: organizational, axiological and behavioral models

2023-11-19T10:33:27+00:00

In the monograph, based on a wide range of diverse sources and literature, the author analyzes the process of establishing of the regional political elite of Vinnytsia region – its structure at various historical stages, as well as the main mechanisms of recruitment and promotion channels of elite actors. The immanent connection of the old Communist Party elite of the Soviet era with the modern regional political elite of Vinnytsia region is shown. The key values and identities of the regional elite have been identified and characterized, and it has been established that the real values are in stark contrast to the declared ones. The political behavior of representatives of the political elite of the region is covered in detail. The important role of informal connections and practices in the formation, structuring and functioning of the political elite of the region is clarified.

Intended for sociologists, politicians, experts and anyone interested in the regional political elites of Ukraine.

Concepts of the Ukrainian revolution and national unity in the light of political practice of 1917 and 1920

2023-11-09T13:09:22+00:00

In the monograph, an attempt is made to recreate the complex and contradictory process of ideological substantiation of the organically interconnected concepts of the Ukrainian national-democratic revolution and national unity, to trace their essential evolution under the influence of the experience of implementation in social and political practice in 1917–1920. Scientific analysis and evaluations have been carried out in the context of historiographic trends of different periods and schools.
The study was carried out within the framework of the research work "The Concept of the Unity of Ukraine: Origins, Evolution, Political Relevance" (state registration number: 0122U000572).
The book is intended for scholars, teachers of history, political science, graduate students, and anyone interested in Ukrainian political history and contemporary socio-political development of Ukraine.

Political System of Ukraine: Constitutional Model and Political Practices

2023-10-10T18:37:26+00:00

The monograph is devoted to the study of the institutional, normative-legal and informative-communicative subsystems of the political system of Ukraine from the point of view of the combination of formal and real constitutionalism. Non-political institutions are studied – civil society organizations, financial and industrial groups, media, which directly influence the nature of the political system and political practices.

The publication is designed for politicians, experts, scientists, students and postgraduate students and everyone who wants to understand the intricacies of the functioning of the political system of Ukraine, understand cause-and-effect relationships and explain the peculiarities of political practices.

Ethnopolitics in Ukraine in the context of modern socio-political changes: real state, challenges, prospects

2023-09-04T10:00:29+00:00

The monograph analyzes the experience of European countries’ policies in the ethnopolitical sphere and the possibilities of its use in domestic ethnopolitical practices. The dynamics of changes in national and civic identities in Ukraine and the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on these dynamics are studied. The problem of interrelation and mutual influence of ethnic policy and migration policy in the context of Russian aggression and subsequent reconstruction is actualized. The models of state policy in the religion sphere of Ukraine are comprehended, the essential features of secularization measures are substantiated. The peculiarities of the memory policy in context of the information war imposed by Russia are substantiated. The authors formulated proposals for public authorities and local self-government bodies on modeling and implementing domestic ethno-national policy in wartime and post-war modernization processes.

Modern political discourse on the problems of multipolar restructuring of the modern world

2023-07-20T06:54:14+00:00

The monograph examines the socio-political phenomenon of world order as a systemic phenomenon. The crisis state of modern world order realities is analyzed through the lens of a broad spectrum of cause-and-effect relationships: geopolitical, socio-economic, regional-bloc, civilizational, socio-cultural, resource, religious-denominational, demographic, ethical. Alternatives, threats and challenges that require a priority response both at the theoretical-conceptual and praxeological levels of the functioning of modern society are thought out.

The target audience of the monograph is socio-political scientists, teachers of institutions of higher education, politicians, managers, researchers of patterns of global transformations.

Unity of Ukraine: history and modernity

2023-06-20T11:16:31+00:00

The collection contains the materials of the All-Ukrainian scientific conference "Unity of Ukraine: History and Modernity", which took place in Kyiv on January 19, 2023 and was dedicated to the Day of Unity of Ukraine. The scientific event was organized and conducted by the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine together with V. I. Vernadskyi Taurida National University.

The Ethnic Traps of Decolonization: African Experince : monograf

2023-06-07T05:32:50+00:00

The book deals with the influence of ethnic factor on such aspects of african countries postcolonial development, as lack of evident socio-economic progress, decorative character of their political system’s democratization, implantation of neo-patrimonial mode of governance and prebendal economy, ethnicization of political field, the generating of conflict situations in internal life and in international relations, the stunted process of nation-building. For scientists, lecturers, students, for all, who has interest to problems of political life in foreign countries.

New generation of Ukrainian politicians in the conditions of war and post-war social transformations

2023-03-19T14:44:20+00:00

The collection contains the materials of the round table "New generation of Ukrainian politicians in the conditions of war and post-war social transformations", which took place on November 15, 2022. The indicators of the turnover of political generations in Ukraine; political and psychological portraits of the new generation of Ukrainian politicians; synchronization of processes of change of political generations in Ukraine and the world are analyzed. The authors investigate the causal relationships between the rotation of political generations and changes in mass consciousness; necessary prerequisites for the formation of a new political elite within civil society. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the Russian-Ukrainian war in the context of the generational conflict of national political elites, the creation of institutional and other safeguards for the restoration of oligarchy in Ukrainian politics in the post-war period.

It is addressed to researchers in the field of social and behavioral sciences, experts, political and public figures, students and post-graduate students of higher educational institutions, and everyone who is interested in generational issues in politics.

Ukraine in world democracy ratings : мonograph

2023-01-29T20:13:31+00:00

The monograph covers the issue of political governance in Ukraine in accordance with the world rankings of democracy. The research and analytical reports of such international non-governmental organizations as «Freedom House», «The Economist Intelligence Unit», «Reporter without Borders» and others were taken into account. Based on the analysis of these materials, the dynamics of the index and rating of democracy of Ukraine against the background of the state of global freedom during 1996–2021 – a period of active monitoring of Ukrainian political processes. The monograph is intended for social scientists, politicians, experts and anyone interested in the democratization of management processes in Ukraine.

Crises of political development in Ukraine: causes, content and methods of leveling : monograph

2023-01-03T15:24:33+00:00

The monograph analyzes political development crises as components of the modernization crisis syndrome. The neo-institutional approach, which is the basis of the proposed research, made it possible to analyze the development of Ukraine during the years of independence through the prism of crisis phenomena, which have a systemic and permanent nature and, in their combination, convergence and interpenetration, slow down, and sometimes make impossible, the processes of democratization. Crises of political development, among which the authors analyze the crisis of identity, the crisis of legitimacy, the crisis of penetration, the crisis of distribution, and the crisis of participation in their interaction, as well as due to extremely contradictory external influences due to a specific geopolitical environment (between two large centers of power, which is also analyzed in the monograph), have effectively led to the trials and tribulations that the Ukrainian state is currently
undergoing.
The monograph is intended for social scientists, politicians, experts and anyone interested in the political development of Ukraine.

The political process in independent Ukraine: summaries and problems

2022-10-22T15:02:17+00:00

The monograph is dedicated to the research of modern problems of the political development of Ukraine. Issues related to the choice of the general strategic course of the state, the transformation of the socio-political system, and the ethno-political and spiritual evolution of Ukrainian society are analyzed.

The publication is addressed to scientists, teachers and students, everyone who is interested in the problems of socio-political development.

Sociopolitical and historical aspects of developing the modern Jewish community in Ukraine: European context

2022-09-26T10:52:00+00:00

The proposed scientific work is an attempt to identify and analyze the main sociopolitical and historical aspects of the modern Jewish community in Ukraine development, as well as to highlight the main prospects for its development in the near future in the context of Ukraine's European path of progress. The study was conducted by the Center of Jewish History and Culture of Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and was supported by scientists from other scientific institutions. The monograph reveals the development of Hasidism at the present stage, the historical fate of Krymchaks, the peculiarities of the complex memorialization of Babyn Yar, the relationship between Jewish communities in European Union countries and national governments, the possibility of borrowing this experience and applying it in Ukrainian realities and others. The collective monograph is intended for political scientists, historians, humanities students, and anyone interested in research in the field of Ukrainian Judaic studies.

Behavior of voters who did not decide in electoral processes in Ukraine and european countries (2010–2019) : monograph

2022-06-27T12:45:07+00:00

The monograph examines the behavior of undecided voters, based on an analysis of the presidential and parliamentary election campaigns of 2010-2019 in Ukraine, France and Poland. The main factors influencing the formation of electoral preferences of citizens, the reasons for the growth of electoral uncertainty and absenteeism are identified. Recommendations for reducing the level of electoral uncertainty among the population of Ukraine are proposed.

Regional political elite of Sumy region: values, identities, political behavior : monograph

2022-06-21T12:43:40+00:00

The monograph analyzes the source and historiographical base of the research. Against the background of the analysis of all-Ukrainian elite processes, the formation and development of regional elites of Sumy region in the period from the end of 1991 to 2021 were studied. The transformation of regional political elite identities and its political values was revealed. The policy of regional identity is conditioned by the culture of regional elites, their ideas about the past and future of the region, the country. Regional political elites often contribute to the growth of polar and conflicting identities. In the process of studying political behavior, it was proved that the chosen line of behavior of the regional political elite of Sumy region was not always consistent, as it was subject to the influence of many environmental factors and individual characteristics of the elite.

Civilization identity of Ukraine: history and modernity

2022-05-27T14:55:55+00:00

In the monograph the authors examines the phenomenon of Ukrainian civilizational identity, its origins, formation and current state in the context of humanitarian interdisciplinarity, of a combination of historical, philosophical, political, sociological and cultural methods of cognition, from the standpoint of civilizational, anthropological and socio-cultural approaches.
Authors clarify the theoretical and methodological foundations of the essence of civilizational identity, its structure: ethnic, national, cultural, religious, political, civic, European and other components, the connection of civilizational identity with mentality and globality in the dynamics of historical progress and transformations, starting from the Middle Ages, the Kyiv Rus' state, the Renaissance, Modernism and ending with Postmodernism, Shows the historical mission of the Ukrainian Cossacks as the bearer of new qualities of national identity, Traces the civilizational self-determination of Ukrainian identity at the turn of the XIX–XX centuries, the role of consciousness, social psychology and the national idea in the transformation of identity, highlights the causes of the crisis and the split of identity in the conditions of totalitarianism, its devastating consequences for the identification process of Ukrainians in general.
The central place is given to the study of the specifics of the civilizational identity of independent Ukraine, the role of its components – ethnic, religious, national, civic and Euroidentity, revealed the impact of interethnic relations, democratization, digitalization and globalization of the modern world, Russia's aggressive policy on identification processes. Ways of preserving Ukrainian identity in a foreign environment, the role of foreign Ukrainians in the formation of civilizational identity are highlighted. A number of proposals for further study of the problem, the role of the state and civil society in intensifying the identification process in modern Ukraine and its prospects.
The monograph focuses on the study of the specifics of the civilizational identity of independent Ukraine, the role of its components – ethnic, religious, national, civic and European, reveals the influence of interethnic relations, democratization of society, digitalization and globalization of the modern world, Russia's aggressive policy on identification processes. Highlights the ways of preserving Ukrainian identity in a foreign environment, the role of foreign Ukrainians in the formation of civilizational identity. Contains a number of proposals for further study of the problem, the role of the state and civil society in intensifying the identification process in modern Ukraine and its prospects.
Designed for scientists, teachers of history, philosophy, cultural studies, sociology, social psychology, political science, ethnology, teachers, graduate students and students, all who are interested in Ukrainian history, the methodology of its civilizational, anthropological and sociocultural knowledge.

National resilience of Ukraine: hybrid threats challenge response and prevention strategy: national report

2022-05-23T13:40:53+00:00

The national report, prepared by the staff of the Section of Social Sciences and Humanities of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The report seeks to justify the concept of national resilience as resilience of the civilizational subject of a country in modern geopolitical conditions. The report also aims to define country’s strategy for ensuring the balance of development on the one hand and successful counteraction to external and internal threats, including hybrid ones on the other. The question of interaction of national resilience and national security of a state is investigated, the problem of institutional maintenance of strategy of national resilience is set.

Hierarchy of values of the population of the East and South of Ukraine: ethnopolitical aspect in the context of Russian aggression

2022-05-15T14:30:52+00:00

The monograph analyzes the essential content, condition and dynamics of value orientations of the population of the East and South of Ukraine, its social behavior and social practices in the context of Russian aggression. Based on the use of a broad empirical base, the results of research by sociological services analyzed the main ideologies of «Russian World», the main channels of their spread in Ukraine and ways to adapt to specific Ukrainian realities, the prevalence and dynamics of national and civic values. Demographic distribution and evolution of linguistic identities and practices of the population of East and South of Ukraine, dynamics of religiousconfessional preferences of the population, peculiarities and nature of ethnocultural policy in the region, behavior and mobility of the main actors of ethnocultural sphere were studied. Recommendations for the development and implementation of a social consolidation strategy have been formulated. The book is designed for scientists, politicians, activists of non-governmental organizations, everyone who is interested in the problems of national development.

National minorities of Ukraine in the political processes of (1945– 1991): scientific discourse: monograph

2022-06-21T17:11:53+00:00

In the monograph it is examined the scientific discourse of the problem of participation of national minorities in the socio-political life of the Ukrainian SSR in 1945–1991, systematized the existing scientific knowledge on this issue and summarized the main problems of Soviet national policy. The comprehensive research of Soviet, modern Ukrainian and foreign scientific literature is carried out, the main directions of scientists research are singled out and development trends are revealed. A number of problems of historical and ethno-political science raised by scholars are covered.

Responsible policy in modern Ukraine: illusions and realities

2022-02-07T20:23:37+00:00

The collective monograph is devoted to the one of most discussed in Ukrainian society problem that concerns the relationship between the character of political governing and socio-economic situation. The focus of the book is key problem to this question - about the level of social responsibility of the country ruling class and its main segments, such as political parties, ruling regime, business corporations, spiritual and intellectual leaders, etc. The book contains analysis of the degree of the ruling class awareness of their responsibility and of their willingness to act responsibly the immediate and long-term consequences of their actions. The analysis is illustrated with situation in a number of political and spiritual spheres, the situation in which is important for overcoming the crisis and for consolidating citizens to find way out.

The monograph was prepared based on the results of the research project "Social Responsibility in Political Activity in Modern Ukraine: Status and Trends", carried out within the framework of the target research program "Social Ideal and Political Interests in Modern Ukraine". The book is intended for scientists, politicians, and both post- and undergraduate students ofpolitical science, as well as for everyone who is interested in the peculiarities of political development of Ukraine.

Changes in political regimes and prospects for strengthening democracy in Ukraine

2021-12-25T14:32:17+00:00

The present monograph analyses the processes of transformation of the political regime in Ukraine during the period of independence. Resting on a broad empirical basis, this research project analyses a deviant correlation of the projected and the effective political regimes in Ukraine, the specifics of the public administration system, regional practices of the political regime, the nature of political parties and civil society, as well as the aspects of political culture and political consciousness of Ukrainian citizenry under the current political regime in Ukraine, together with the role of financial-industrial groups in political processes. The book analyses the dynamics of Ukraine’s performance in global rankings of democracy, as well as the phenomenon of ‘state capture’, while due recommendations are formulated with regard to the prospects of strengthening democracy in Ukraine. The book is intended for scientists, politicians, and both post- and undergraduate students of political science, as well as for everyone who is interested in the peculiarities ofpolitical development of Ukraine.

Political process in independent Ukraine: outputs and problems

2021-10-08T09:00:25+00:00

The articles included in the collection cover the most important issues of Ukraine's political development since independence. The problems connected with the choice of the general strategic course of the state, with the transformation of the socio-political system, with the ethno-political and spiritual evolution of the Ukrainian society are considered. For scientists, teachers, students, for everyone who pay attention to the problems of national development.

National minorities of Ukraine in the political processes of the XX - XXI centuries: state and problems of research

2021-06-23T19:28:01+00:00

The book presents the results of research on the experience of formation, trends, problems and current challenges of scientific knowledge about the place and role of national minorities of Ukraine in the political processes of XX – XXI centuries, namely: a) early XX century, b) during the First World War, Ukrainian revolution and state formation, c) in the interwar period, d) during the Second World War, e) in the Ukrainian SSR 1945-1990, e) in modern Ukraine.

The publication is designed for researches, lectures and graduate students.