Author(s) / Editor(s):

 Stepanenko Viktor Petrovich, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Chief Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Year: 2024

Pages: 151–170

Publication language: Ukrainian

Publisher: Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Type of Publication: chapter in edited volume

Publication Place: Kyiv

DOI: TBD

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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