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The Academic Council and the Specialised Academic Council

Institute Academic Council

Defines research directions, approves R&D plans, handles staffing and attestation matters.

chair

Golovakha Ievgenii Ivanovich

Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

deputy chair

Dembitskyi Serhii Serhiyovych

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Deputy Director on Scientific Affairs · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

academic secretary

Marynich Iryna Vyacheslavivna

Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Scientific Secretary · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Burov Igor Volodymyrovych

Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Deputy Director on General Affairs · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Burlachuk Viktor Fokich

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Leading Research Fellow, Chair of the IS NASU Trade Union Committee · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Bakirov Vil Savbanovych

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor, Academician of the NAS of Ukraine · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Bevzenko Lyubov Dmitrivna

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Leading Research Fellow · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Gorbachyk Andrii Petrovych

Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Leading Research Fellow, Docent · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Zlobina Olena Genadiivna

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor, Department Head · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Kostenko Nataliia Viktorivna

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor, Department Head · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Parashchevin Maksym Anatoliyovych

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Leading Research Fellow · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Pryvalov Yurii Oleksijovych

Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Senior Research Fellow · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Rakhmanov Oleksandr Adolfovych

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Docent, Leading Research Fellow · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Reznik Volodymyr Stanislavovich

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Docent, Department Head · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Reznik Oleksandr Stanislavovich

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Department Head · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Ruchka Anatolii Oleksandrovich

Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Principal Research Fellow · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Simonchuk Olena Volodymyrivna

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Leading Research Fellow · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Skokova Lyudmila Georgiivna

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Docent, Leading Research Fellow · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Smakota Viktoria Vitaliivna

Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Department Head · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Sobolieva Natalia Ivanivna

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Leading Research Fellow · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Stepanenko Viktor Petrovich

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Principal Research Fellow · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Chepurko Gulbarshyn Iskakivna

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Department Head · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

member

Shulga Mykola Oleksandrovych

Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Principal Research Fellow · Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine

Specialised Academic Council D 26.229.01

Defense of doctoral (candidate) dissertations in sociology in specialties 22.00.01 and 22.00.04.

Specialties: 22.00.01, 22.00.04

Upcoming defenses

There are no upcoming defenses at the moment.

Past defenses

Viktoriia Sereda 22.09.2026, 12:00
Sociocultural consequences of wartime displacement: changes in historical memory, national and civic identities, and the sense of belonging of Ukrainian citizens after 2014
held doctoral · 22.00.04
Kateryna Nastoiashcha 24.01.2025, 11:00
The transformation of everyday practices in contemporary society
held doctoral · 22.00.01
Kateryna Maltseva 02.07.2024, 12:00
The influence of sociocultural and socio-economic stressors on human health: mechanisms, determinants and channels of causation
held doctoral · 22.00.04
Olena Stukal 17.12.2021
Constructs of tolerance in the consciousness of Ukrainian youth: an empirical study
held candidate · 22.00.04
Ivan Sokolovskyi 14.05.2021
The sociological dimension of corporate reputation
held candidate · 22.00.04
Anna Prokhorova 14.05.2021
Framing analysis in historical-sociological interpretations of protest events: the case of the Euromaidan of 2013–2014
held candidate · 22.00.01
Rostyslav Kurinko 11.05.2021
The formation of socially responsible business in Ukraine
held candidate · 22.00.04
Nadiia Lintsova 11.05.2021
Consumption in the lifestyle of village residents
held candidate · 22.00.04
Nataliia Boiko 07.05.2021
The internet as a resource for the democratisation of Ukrainian society
held doctoral · 22.00.04
Oleksandr Katsora 05.03.2021
The formation of social entrepreneurship in the context of social problems (the case of Zakarpattia oblast)
held candidate · 22.00.04
Lina Malysh 27.09.2019
Principles and rules for measuring structural inequalities in sociology
held doctoral · 22.00.03
Liudmyla Skokova 05.07.2019
Cultural practices in contemporary society: theoretical approaches and empirical dimensions
held doctoral · 22.00.04
Serhii Dembitskyi 02.07.2019
The development of sociological tests: methodology and the practices of its application
held doctoral · 22.00.02
Myroslava Kukhta 21.06.2019
The social potential of older people in contemporary Ukrainian society
held doctoral · 22.00.04
Olena Simonchuk 31.05.2019
Social classes in contemporary societies: the heuristic potential of class analysis
held doctoral · 22.00.03
Iryna Matsko-Demydenko 29.03.2019
Patterns of mobile and immobile behaviour among residents of small towns
held candidate · 22.00.03
Maksym Parashchevin 22.02.2019
The transformation of religion as a social institution in contemporary Ukrainian society
held doctoral · 22.00.04

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