Ukraine in Transformation From Soviet Republic to European Society
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
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Ukraine in Transformation
Alberto Veira-Ramos · Tetiana Liubyva · Evgenii Golovakha Editors
Ukraine in Transformation From Soviet Republic to European Society
Editors Alberto Veira-Ramos Carlos III University of Madrid Madrid, Spain
Tetiana Liubyva National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
Evgenii Golovakha National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
ISBN 978-3-030-24977-9 ISBN 978-3-030-24978-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24978-6 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: © ‘The Swimmers, 1969–2019’, original mosaic by Halyna Zubchenko and Hryhorii Pryshedko, Nauka Sport Complex in Kyiv, photo by Vladislav Slyusarev (Hvrenja) This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Preface
For decades since its independence, Ukrainian society has been going through a process of reluctant transformations, seemingly unsure about which vector of development to adopt in order to modernize its institutions and economic infrastructure: the Western European or the Eurasian model. The apparent immutable state of ambivalence displayed by Ukrainian society concerning political attitudes, values and geopolitical orientations combined with events like the Orange and the Euromaidan Revolutions constitute, thus, a very rich and challenging field for sociological research. Recent events, like the Russian annexation of Crimea followed by the hybrid war in the Donbas region have brought Ukraine to the forefront of the Western media. This aggression towards Ukrainian territorial integrity seems to have accelerated processes already underway, q
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