Scientific Departments of the Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Department of Economic Sociology

Brief Information about the Department.
The department was organized in 1990 and works on scientific studies of social and economic problems of Ukrainian society. The main directions of its research are profound studies of social aspects related to the national economy reforming. The studied problems are the following: development of entrepreneurship as to social-status and personal characteristics, social mechanisms and their role in privatization and economy reforming, various kinds of social-economic behavior in different groups of population. Apart from the above-mentioned research directions, the department conducts the researches commissioned by governmental bodies and private companies.

Department Director - Valeriy M. Vorona, Doctor of Economy, Member-Correspondent of the NAS of Ukraine, Director of the Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Science.


Research Fellows of the Department:
  1. Yevghen I. Suimenko, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Chief Research Fellow (Deputy Director).
  2. Valeriy Ye. Pylypenko, Doctor of Sociology, Professor, Leading Research Fellow.
  3. Anatoly G. Arseenko, Candidate of History, Leading Research Fellow.
  4. Kyryll K. Gryschenko, Candidate of Philosophy, Leading Research Fellow.
  5. Igor V. Burov, Candidate of Philosophy, Senior Research Fellow.
  6. Mykola O. Sakada, Candidate of Philosophy, Senior Research Felow.
  7. Tetyana O. Yefremenko, Candidate of Economy, Junior Research Fellow.
  8. Natalia V. Tolstykh, Candidate of Sociology, Junior Research Fellow.

Scientific Assistance Staff:
  1. Raisa O. Peshaya, leading sociologist.
  2. Ondriy M. Maliuk, sociologist of the 1st category.
  3. Natalia M. Otenko, leading sociologist.
  4. Veronica Kh. Suimenko, sociologist of the 2nd category.
Department tel.: 291-55-16.
Room number: 307


Research Projects Conducted by the Department:
Social Aspects of Enterpreneurship in Ukraine;;
Social Mechanisms of Privatization;
Social and Economic Behavior of Individual Involved in Production Activity at Industrial Enterprises;
Kinds of Social and Economic Behavior among the Population Capable of Working.