War and the Transformation of Ukrainian Society (2022-23) - (Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society) by Volodymyr Paniotto & Anton Grushetsky

About the Book

This book examines the profound transformation that has occurred in Ukrainian society as a result of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, 2022.

Book Synopsis

This book examines the profound transformation that has occurred in Ukrainian society as a result of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, 2022. The authors--two renowned sociologists and directors of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology--document and explain the post-Soviet evolution of Ukrainians' views, values, and behavior. Utilizing data from hundreds of opinion surveys from 1991 to 2023, they analyze how the war affected the formation of Ukrainian national identity, geopolitical orientations, society's readiness to resist, attitudes towards the state and its institutions, as well as other aspects.

This timely study highlights socio-economic transitions, migration moods, the moral-psychological state of the population as well as the changing media and Internet consumption among Ukrainians. It also examines the thorny issue of possible social tension that may arise in post-war Ukraine.

The volume is not only an invaluable source of public opinion data, but constitutes also as a basis for further analysis of the post-war reality. It offers an essential tool for understanding the challenges and opportunities facing Ukraine on its path to recovery and development. Most of the data from the studies used have been transferred to the National Data Bank "Kyiv Archive", which provides scholars with the opportunity to conduct more detailed research.

Review Quotes

This is a truly unique book. It was written by Ukraine's foremost public opinion experts. The data was obtained by the most qualified public opinion research service in Ukraine, and describes a society which in recent years has been heroically resisting the most terrible threat to human civilization in the last decades. Everyone who cares about the future of the democratic development of humanity should read this book, which reflects the results of methodologically grounded and theoretically verified studies of the public opinion of a country resisting the onslaught that is advancing on Europe and the entire civilized world.--Yevgen Golovakha, Director, Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

About the Author

The authors

Anton Grushetskyi is Executive Director of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) and author of the majority of recent KIIS publications.

Volodymyr Paniotto is co-founder and the President of KIIS as well as a Professor of Sociology at the National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy" (NaUKMA). Paniotto is the author of 12 academic books and about 300 articles. His previous monographs include Statistical Analysis of Sociological Data (NaUKMA 2004), Survey Methods (NaUKMA 2017), and Sociology in Anecdotes ("Dukh i Litera" 2022).