A Marchenko
Biographic Data
| ID | 35649 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Marchenko |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Marchenko |
| SIGNATURE | MARCHENKO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7178-7344 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Perceptions of Danger Around Jewish Pilgrimages to Uman in Times of Insecurity
This text examines Uman in contemporary Ukraine as a significant Jewish pilgrimage destination in Europe, with a particular focus on the period of 2019–2024. Through the lens of integrated threat theory of prejudice, the author analyzes popular perceptions of danger among pilgrims and local residents. Utilizing qualitative content analysis of posts and comments in Facebook groups, as well as field observations during that period, the research hig…
Introducing the ‘female pilgrim’s gaze’ on a pilgrimage to Uman in Ukraine
Do all roads lead to Uman? The Hasidic pilgrimage during the pandemic times
In this text, I analyze official public narratives in Ukraine in 2020 connected to the Hasidic pilgrimage to Uman, the best known and most popular destination of its kind in Europe. The pandemic year 2020 brought restrictions to mass gatherings, including the pilgrimages, for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union. I have differentiated two competing discourses connected to the pilgrimage - "pilgrimage as a source of danger" and "p…
In the Eyes of Uman Pilgrims
This article is focused on the visions of pilgrimages to Rabbi Nachman’s site located in Uman, Ukraine. Research results are based on the analysis of in-depth interviews with eighteen Americans who have made the pilgrimage, supplemented by reading in secondary sources about pilgrimage and travel, especially American Jewish travel to Eastern Europe. Emphasis is made on the perception of both place and locals, as well as upon the leading motives an…
Etic and emic approaches to the collective memory in media coverage of the Hasidic pilgrimage to Uman
Countries versus Disciplines
The objective of this paper is to outline and compare frameworks for studying post-Soviet transformations developed by social scientists from various disciplines in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The objective is realized by means of quantitative content analysis of scholarly articles’ abstracts in ninety-four journals in eight (inter)disciplinary fields that covers the period of 2001-2015. This paper seeks to answer the question whether difference…
Civic activities in Eastern Europe
This article analyses civic activities in East European countries using data from the European Values Study (2008–2010), which reveals the linkage between civic activities and democratic political culture at the country level. The analysis looks at the elements of democratic political culture which could promote or prevent the rise of civic engagement in Eastern Europe, namely trust towards political institutions, interest in politics, and satisf…
Civic activities in Eastern Europe
This article analyses civic activities in East European countries using data from the European Values Study (2008–2010), which reveals the linkage between civic activities and democratic political culture at the country level. The analysis looks at the elements of democratic political culture which could promote or prevent the rise of civic engagement in Eastern Europe, namely trust towards political institutions, interest in politics, and satisf…
Introducing the ‘female pilgrim’s gaze’ on a pilgrimage to Uman in Ukraine
Civic activities in Eastern Europe
This article analyses civic activities in East European countries using data from the European Values Study (2008–2010), which reveals the linkage between civic activities and democratic political culture at the country level. The analysis looks at the elements of democratic political culture which could promote or prevent the rise of civic engagement in Eastern Europe, namely trust towards political institutions, interest in politics, and satisf…
Countries versus Disciplines
The objective of this paper is to outline and compare frameworks for studying post-Soviet transformations developed by social scientists from various disciplines in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The objective is realized by means of quantitative content analysis of scholarly articles’ abstracts in ninety-four journals in eight (inter)disciplinary fields that covers the period of 2001-2015. This paper seeks to answer the question whether difference…
In the Eyes of Uman Pilgrims
This article is focused on the visions of pilgrimages to Rabbi Nachman’s site located in Uman, Ukraine. Research results are based on the analysis of in-depth interviews with eighteen Americans who have made the pilgrimage, supplemented by reading in secondary sources about pilgrimage and travel, especially American Jewish travel to Eastern Europe. Emphasis is made on the perception of both place and locals, as well as upon the leading motives an…
Etic and emic approaches to the collective memory in media coverage of the Hasidic pilgrimage to Uman
Do all roads lead to Uman? The Hasidic pilgrimage during the pandemic times
In this text, I analyze official public narratives in Ukraine in 2020 connected to the Hasidic pilgrimage to Uman, the best known and most popular destination of its kind in Europe. The pandemic year 2020 brought restrictions to mass gatherings, including the pilgrimages, for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union. I have differentiated two competing discourses connected to the pilgrimage - "pilgrimage as a source of danger" and "p…
Introducing the ‘female pilgrim’s gaze’ on a pilgrimage to Uman in Ukraine
Perceptions of Danger Around Jewish Pilgrimages to Uman in Times of Insecurity
This text examines Uman in contemporary Ukraine as a significant Jewish pilgrimage destination in Europe, with a particular focus on the period of 2019–2024. Through the lens of integrated threat theory of prejudice, the author analyzes popular perceptions of danger among pilgrims and local residents. Utilizing qualitative content analysis of posts and comments in Facebook groups, as well as field observations during that period, the research hig…
Sociology (6 works) · History (5 works) · Pilgrimage (5 works) · Religious Tourism and Spaces (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Judaism (3 works)