Ukraine in Transformation : From Soviet Republic to European Society

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This edited collection provides a comprehensive overview of the major changes and transformations in Ukrainian society, from its independence in 1991, through to 2018. Based on solid empirical quantitative data generated by local institutions such as the monitoring survey Ukrainian Society, produced by the Institute of Sociology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IS NASU), the contributions explore transitions in values, occupational structure, education, inequality, religiosity, media, and identity, as well as the impact of the “Revolution of Dignity” (Euromaidan) and the Donbas conflict. Covering more than 25 years of Ukrainian history and complemented by qualitative research carried out by authors, Ukraine in Transformation will be invaluable to upper level students and researchers of sociology, political science, international relations and cultural studies, with a particular interest in post-Soviet Eastern Europe. Front Matter ....Pages i-xx Introduction: Ukrainian Society Under Reluctant Transformation and Institutional Duality (Evgenii Golovakha, Tetiana Liubyva, Alberto Veira-Ramos)....Pages 1-18 Empirical Evidence of Persistent Institutional Duality in Ukraine (Alberto Veira-Ramos, Evgenii Golovakha)....Pages 19-34 Attitudes About Privatization and the Shadow of Communism: 25 Years of Anti-market Scepticism (Tymofii Brik, Oleksii Shestakovskyi)....Pages 35-53 The Dynamics of Class Structure in Post-Soviet Ukraine (Elena Simonchuk)....Pages 55-90 Education in Transition: Structure, Expansion and Inequality (Svitlana Oksamytna)....Pages 91-122 Civil Society in Ukraine (Maxim Gatskov, Kseniia Gatskova)....Pages 123-144 Religious Markets in Ukraine: Post-communist Revivals and New Directions (Tymofii Brik, Stanislav Korolkov)....Pages 145-165 The Ukrainian Media Landscape (Tetyana Nikitina)....Pages 167-201 Ukrainian Identities in Transformation (Alberto Veira-Ramos, Tetiana Liubyva)....Pages 203-228 What’s Wrong with the Donbas? The Challenges of Integration Before, During and After the War (Kateryna Ivaschenko-Stadnik)....Pages 229-260 Conclusions: Institutional Reform and Changes of Values for the Successful Transformation of Ukrainian Society (Evgenii Golovakha, Tetiana Liubyva, Alberto Veira-Ramos, Svitlana Oksamytna, Elena Simonchuk, Kateryna Ivaschenko-Stadnik et al.)....Pages 261-276 Back Matter ....Pages 277-282