The current state and distinguishing features of solidarity-based relations in Ukraine in the third year of the full-scale

The section examines several key aspects and characteristics of solidarity relations in Ukraine during the period of protracted war. The analysis is based on a dedicated set of items included in the 2024 monitoring survey conducted by the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The principal findings of the study can be summarized as follows: 1) The degree of expected solidaristic support at the basic social level – coming from the everyday social environment of citizens – shows a generally positive balance in respondents’ self-assessments, with only minor regional variations. 2) An overwhelming majority of respondents demonstrate a high level of concern and personal involvement regarding Ukraine’s future. 3) Perceptions of a civic (political) Ukrainian nation serve as an essential foundation for a pro-European and democratic model of solidarity in contemporary Ukrainian society. 4) The war has predominantly strengthened paternalistic orientations within Ukrainian society, thereby reinforcing a paternalistically grounded socio-economic model of solidarity, in which public expectations are largely directed toward the state’s responsibility to provide social protection and support.

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