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The collective monograph of the Department of Economic Sociology has been published: “Digitalisation: the socio-economic dimension. A collective monograph”, edited by V. Smakota, Candidate of Sociological Sciences. Kyiv: Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine, 2026.

The collective monograph “Social traumas of war and new directions in the transformation of Ukrainian society”, edited by H. Chepurko, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, has been published. Kyiv: Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine, 2026.

Ahead of the all-Ukrainian Day of Human Responsibility, marked in Ukraine on 19 October, the “Pershyi” TV channel approached the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine with questions about the responsibility of Ukrainians.

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published a popular science material by V. A. Pliushch, PhD, “Migration orientations of Ukrainian society: internal rootedness and mobility potential”.

On 14–17 September, the Sociological Monitoring Sector of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine, together with Research UA and the Social Design Laboratory, conducted the third wave of the sociological omnibus survey “Reliably About Ukrainians” (N = 506).

The socio-political analytical magazine Ukrainskyi Tyzhden (The Ukrainian Week), a modern online media outlet, published an extensive interview with Liudmyla Skokova, Doctor of Sociological Sciences and Acting Head of the Department of Sociology of Culture and Mass Communication at the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published an analytical material by S. S. Dembitskyi, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, “How to read the school block: who actually answers about schoolchildren”.

We wish to inform you that the full texts of the articles of the latest issue of the journal “Sociology: Theory, Methods, Marketing” (2026, No. 3) have been posted on the journal’s website. Contents: Articles Salnikova, S. (Kyiv), Savelyev, Yu. (Kyiv), Deineka, A.

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published a popular science material by L. O. Malysh, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, “Consumer activity in wartime: buy cannot save”.

In July and August, the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine, in cooperation with the Social Design Laboratory and with the financial support of Research UA, conducted two waves of the sociological omnibus survey “Reliably About Ukrainians”.

Following the announcement by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine of a competition to fill the positions of directors of the research institutions of the NAS of Ukraine, the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine announces the election of the Director of the Institute…

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published a popular science material by O. H. Zlobina, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, “Changes in the image of contemporary life during the war”. Sociological research shows that during the war the level of life satisfaction among Ukrainians has been…

A few days after conferences like this are needed simply to let everything settle a little. The 17th conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA) in Warsaw was genuinely impressive in scale: 3892 abstracts submitted, 3285…

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published a popular science material by I. V. Matsko-Demydenko, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, “Art under the sirens: theatre in times of war”. The full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war has shifted ordinary…

On Ukraine’s Independence Day, Kyiv Post published an interview with the Director of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor Yevhen Golovakha.

On 3 August 2026 Iván Szelényi passed away — an outstanding Hungarian sociologist and one of the most influential scholars of social structure, intellectuals and post-socialist transformations in Central and Eastern Europe.

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published a popular science material by K. V. Ivashchenko, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, “Migration attitudes of Ukrainians: pre-war trends, the current state and future prospects”. Although the full-scale war…

The well-known website TELEGRAF has published an interview with the Director of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor Yevhen Golovakha.

July 2026 brought a week of major reshuffles to Ukraine's defence hierarchy. On 15–16 July President Zelenskyi announced the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov as minister of defence — the long-serving head…

At the height of the new wave of “cardboard” protests, the Director of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor Yevhen Golovakha gave an interview to Suspilne, published in text and…

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published a popular science material by Ye. V. Siryi and S. S. Dembitskyi, Doctors of Sociological Sciences.

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published an analytical material by V. S. Reznik and S. S. Dembitskyi, Doctors of Sociological Sciences.

The book “Theoretical synthesis in contemporary sociology: problems, practices, prospects”, edited by V. Reznik, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, has been published. Kyiv: Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine, 2025. 337 pp.

We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of the journal “Sociology: Theory, Methods, Marketing” (2026, No. 2) has been published. Contents: Our anniversaries Bakirov, V.

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published an analytical material by S. S. Dembitskyi, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, “Spontaneous reasoning of Ukrainians about corruption: findings of a sociological study”. In spontaneous reasoning about…

The book “Solidary social interactions in Ukraine during the war and in the post-war perspective: a sociological dimension”, edited by V. Stepanenko, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, has been published. Kyiv: Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine, 2026.

The staff of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine congratulate Vil Savbanovych Bakirov — Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor, Academician of the NAS of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Educational Sciences…

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published a popular science material by A. A. Bova, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, “The happiness of Ukrainians in wartime: how freedom, pride and solidarity become our armour”. Can one be happy when…

Expert discussions at the Book Arsenal are always notable events. In the context of this year's Arsenal theme — “Carrying your freedom” — a weighty contribution was made by Olena Strelnyk, Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Social Structures…

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published an analytical material by S. S. Dembitskyi, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, “The reburial of Andrii Melnyk: quantitative and qualitative findings of a study”. In May 2026 the remains of Andrii Melnyk were brought from Luxembourg to Kyiv…

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine announces a competition to fill a vacant research position: Head of the Research Department of the Sociology of Culture and Mass Communication. Candidates for the vacant…

On 11–12 May Olena Strelnyk, Doctor of Sociological Sciences and Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Social Structures, took part in the high-level Europe and Central Asia forum organised by UN Women, “Transforming Care…

The Sociological Association of Ukraine, the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine and the N. V. Panina Sociological Centre announce the competition “Best young sociologist of 2026”. The competition is open to persons who hold a full higher…

The full presentation in PDF format is available at: https://bit.ly/4ddkvFr On 14 May the first public discussion of the findings of a nationwide survey on the perception of responsibility in Ukraine took place at the Sheptytsky Center of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv…

At the end of April the General Meeting of the national coordinators of one of the world's largest comparative sociological projects — the International Social Survey Programme…

In April 2026 the Institute of Sociology hosted the customary meeting of the guarantors of PhD programmes in “Sociology” in Ukraine, now held for the third time.

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published a popular science material by O. V. Bohdan, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, “A sense of meaning in life during the war”. What are the trends in our society when it comes to a sense of meaning in life?

Marking the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster. The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published an analytical material by H. I. Chepurko, Doctor of Sociological Sciences.

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published a popular science material by S. S. Dembitskyi, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, “One society, five voices”. Ukrainian society is neither apathetic nor mobilised.

The website of Ukrainian Radio has published an interview with the Director of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences.

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published a popular science material by V. F. Burlachuk, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, “War and symbolic action”. Symbolic action has a nature of its own; it cannot be treated as a general characteristic…

On 4 March a cross-sectoral meeting was held with representatives of the state, the expert community, business and civil society (organised by the Frontier Institute). It opened with a presentation by Serhii Dembitskyi, Doctor of Sociological Sciences.

Performers and partners. The study was carried out on commission from and with the strategic support of PrivatBank in the course of the project “The architecture of trust: how good becomes a force” of the Centre for Social Change and Behavioural Economics.

The well-known Belgian sociologist, professor at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain) and current President of the International Sociological Association (ISA) Geoffrey Pleyers has published an article on the prestigious international platform…

Ihor Yakovenko's YouTube channel has published, under the title “Thinking together with Yevhen Golovakha”, an interview with the Director of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine…

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published a popular science material by O. A. Rakhmanov, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, “Ukraine: transformation through catastrophes”. Present-day Ukraine is in a state of unprecedented historical…

We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of the journal “Sociology: Theory, Methods, Marketing” (2026, No. 1) has been published. Contents: Articles Reznik, O.

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published a popular science material by T. Ya. Liubyva, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, “Distrust of politicians and support for democracy: the Ukrainian paradox”. Ukrainian society is often described as…

On 5 March 2026 the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine held the third sociological readings dedicated to the memory of Valerii Mykhailovych Vorona, Academician of the NAS of Ukraine, on the theme of making sense of the social, economic…

Donors, performers and partners. The study was carried out as part of the participation of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine in the work of the World Association for Public Opinion Research.

From 30 January to 16 February this year the CATI studio of the Institute of Sociology collected data as part of a joint project with the European research agency ExtremeScan (https://www.extremescan.eu/).

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published a popular science material by Yu. A. Hetman, Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology.

Dear colleagues, we invite you to take part in a scholarly dialogue! The 7th International Interdisciplinary Research and Practice Online Conference “Culture, science, education: the values that give life meaning in today's conditions”, 25–27 March 2026, as part of…

In the latest wave of the sociological monitoring survey “Ukrainian Society” (September 2025, N = 1835) one of the questions concerned the character of the interaction between the state and society.

Dear colleagues! The Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine and the Sociological Association of Ukraine invite you to take part in the third sociological readings in memory of V. M. Vorona, Academician of the NAS of Ukraine, “Ukrainian society in the post-Chornobyl…

Storing information about the literature and producing citations and reference lists in line with journals' requirements can take up a great deal of researchers' time that could be spent on…

The website of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine has published a popular science material by N. B. Otreshko, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, “Artificial intelligence and new trends in learning: international practice and Ukrainian experience”. In the world of digital technologies…

Last Thursday Serhii Dembitskyi and Olha Burova of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine presented selected data from the sociological monitoring survey “Ukrainian Society” at Northwestern University.

The online outlet Lviv Media approached Svitlana Shevchenko, Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine, Candidate of Sociological Sciences.

To understand the prospects of the post-war political structure of Ukrainian society it is important to establish how the war and the traumas it has inflicted may affect political consciousness and the country's further democratisation.

This collective monograph by the staff of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine continues the annual analysis of Ukrainian society under conditions of large-scale war, addressing such themes as the national resilience of Ukrainians…

An interview by Radio Liberty with the Director of the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor Yevhen Golovakha has been published on the video platform YouTube.