For years state farm (and later exstate farm) communities have been shaping a specific syndrome of the so called “culture of poverty”. The community members do not receive any social capital by virtue of upbringing or ...

It is analysed the phenomenon and concept of global civil society. The principal methodological position of the analysis is the view on global civil society as a natural outcome of the contradictory process of globalization ...

The article contemplates the views on modern phase of world civilization development that were elaborated in the researches of globalization and world-system analysis. It is emphasized that the research of globalization ...

The article deals with stability of the Ukrainian society phenomenon. The author has suggested methodological aspects for study of stability phenomenon in insufficently integrated society. It has been revealed that ...

In this article the author tries to explain a nature of conflict within the Polish ecological discourse. The major four groups of amateurs and professionals were the subject of consideration: professional ecologists, the ...

Based on the public opinion research conducted in the last ten year period one can distinguish two opposite processes in the public consciousness of the Poles as regards economy functioning, free market and desirable ...

The author discusses the essence of a number of methodical issues related to require ments, conditions, and content of the functions performed by professional public relations counsel. Namely, special attention is paid ...

Beginning with the first round of Russia’s 1996 presidential election, through the December 26th third round of Ukraine’s presidential contest, this essay examines the fingerprints of fraud found in election returns ...

The article is based on data collection within “The Poles” project. It examines the 2000 social status of respondents in the context of their pretransition (1988) position. In this way winnerslosers of transition perspective ...