Simonchuk Olena Volodymyrivna
Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Head of the Department of Social Structures
Research interests
Social structure and inequality, class analysis, stratification and mobility.
Biography
Education:
1987 specialist diploma, Taras Shevchenko Kyiv State University, faculty of philosophy, speciality: psychologist, lecturer in psychological disciplines.
Academic degrees:
2019 Doctor of Sociological Sciences, speciality: 22.00.03 – social structures and social relations; Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine. Dissertation topic: «Social classes in contemporary societies: the heuristic potential of class analysis».
2000 Candidate of Sociological Sciences, speciality: 22.00.03 – social structure, social institutions and social relations; Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine. Dissertation topic: «Inter-occupational mobility and the change of social identity».
Academic title:
2009 senior research fellow, speciality: 22.00.03 – social structures and social relations.
Research interests:
- Class analysis of society
- Validation of class schemes
- Studies of social inequality
- International sociological research
Membership in sociological associations:
- Sociological Association of Ukraine
- International Sociological Association: RC 28 “Social Stratification and Social Mobility”.
- European Sociological Association: RN 36 “Sociology of Transformations: East and West”.
Main publications:
As of the beginning of 2025 she is the author of more than 120 publications.
For the list of main publications by section see here.
For the texts of the publications see http://www.simonchuk.kiev.ua/.
Projects
Stability and change in the reproduction of social structure and inequalities under extraordinary conditions
2024 – 2026 · Principal investigator
The social consequences of the reform of Ukraine's coal industry
1997 – 1998 · Principal investigator
Selected publications
Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The country's leading sociology research institution, founded in 1990.