Department of Social Structures
- Phone:
- +380 (44) 255-60-65
- Office:
- 313
The Department is a direct descendant of the Sociology Department (in 1979-90 known as Department of Social Studies of Labor) of the UkSSR AS Institute of Philosophy led by Vilen Pylypovych Chornovolenko. During 1980s, the Department's primary reserach topics were: dynamics of prestige of professions and social professional orientations of the youth, problems of inter-generational labor mobility, families and reproduction of labor structure, social problems of reproduction of scientific cadre, social transitions in the city.
The Department exists since the establishment of the NASU Institute of Sociology. In 1992-2023, the Department was led by Doctor of Sciences in Sociology, Professor S.O. Makeiev. Since 2024, the Department is led by Doctor of Sciences in Sociology O.V. Simonchuk.
Scientific staff of the department:
- Simonchuk Olena Volodymyrivna – Doctor of Sciences in Sociology, Lead Research Fellow, Head of the Department of Social Structures
- Pribytkova Iryna Mykhajlivna – Lead Research Fellow, Doctor of Sciences in Economy, Professor
- Oksamytna Svitlana Mikolaivna – Doctor of Sciences in Sociology, Senior Research Fellow, "Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine"
- Ivashchenko Olga Vasylivna – Candidate of Sciences in Philosphy, Senior Research Fellow
- Malysh Lina Oleksandrivna – Doctor of Sciences in Sociology, Senior Research Fellow
- Belenok Oleksij Andrijovich – Research Fellow
- Bova Andriy Andriyovych – Candidate of Sciences in Sociology, Senior Research Fellow (part-time)
- Kovalisko Nataliia Volodymyrivna – Lead Reserach Fellow, Doctor of Sciences in Sociology, Professor (part-time)
- Kovalska Yelena Valeriivna – Chief Reserach Fellow, Candidate of Sciences in Sociology (part-time)
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- Sydorov Mykola Volodymyr-Stanislavovych – Senior Reserach Fellow, Candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics, Associate Professor (part-time)
- Strelnyk Olena Oleksandrivna – Senior Research Fellow, Doctor of Sciences in Sociology, Associate Professor (part-time)
Primary scientific interests and research topics:
Social status stratification under conditions of establishment of market economy, modern trends of social mobility in Ukrainian society, status and professional identities, problems of the population migration.