Viktor Stepanenko
Biographic Data
| ID | 4428228 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Viktor Stepanenko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Viktor |
| FAMILY NAME | Stepanenko |
| SIGNATURE | STEPANENKO V |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3623-0057 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Academic activism in time of war: Voices from Ukraine
This piece sheds light on the significance of academic activism in time of war. Drawing on the voices of Ukrainian academics, we explore different practices of academic activism in Ukraine and develop interrelations of synergy, overshadowing, and decoupling between academia and activism. In the extreme context of war, the relationship between academia and activism, typically conceptualized as symbiotic, may manifest frictions that threaten to und…
Charles Tilly’s historical sociology: Research evolution and methodological orientations
The article examines the research evolution and methodological approaches of Charles Tilly’s historical sociology. It highlights that a defining feature of the scholar’s methodology is innovative research approaches, which can be characterized as theoretical synthesis. Theoretical synthesis is understood as the integration of diverse research perspectives, including disciplinary ones, theoretical approaches, concepts, or paradigms, to develop con…
The social organization of war: Ukrainian and Russian societies mobilized for war
This paper aims to analyze how Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has changed Ukrainian and Russian societies. It looks at the social organization of war, at how Ukraine and Russia adapt and change under wartime conditions. Combining political science and sociological approaches, we interpret the war under organizational and communicative aspects in the context of opposite political regimes: dictatorial autocracy in Russia versus democrac…
Who, if not us: Civic activism and defence in wartime Ukraine
The social organization of war: Ukrainian and Russian societies mobilized for war
This paper aims to tentatively analyze how Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has changed Ukrainian and Russian societies. It looks at the social organization of war, at how Ukraine and Russia adapt and change under wartime conditions. Combining political science and sociological approaches, we interpret the war under organizational and communicative aspects in the context of opposite political regimes: dictatorial autocracy in Russia ver…
Wartime psychological stressors: Proliferation and effects among the Ukrainian population
The article examines the impact of various wartime stressors on the mental health of the Ukrainian population. The psychological state of the population is assessed through indicators of psychological distress. A review of wartime stressors identified in previous research is presented, forming the basis for the authors’ proposed list of stressors (28 in total) encountered by the Ukrainian population. Through the empirical evaluation of these stre…
War-induced stress and resources of socio-psychological resilience: A review of theoretical conceptualizations
The article presents a review, analysis, and an attempt of methodological adaptation of relevant social and psychological research to the problems and realities of stressful situations of the Russian-Ukrainian war. In particular, it is about the role and functions of mediative resources in overcoming and buffering stressful situations caused by war, adaptation and formation of social psychological resilience. The specificity of stressful situatio…
The concept of civil society as a research program
The article attempts to apply the methodology of the research program in its sociological adaptation (D. Berger, M. Zelditch and D. Wagner) to the analysis of historical and contemporary issues of civil society. The concept of civil society is presented as a research program, which is characterized by its own logic of development, historical sequence, variability of semantic representations and actualization of various contextual accents. The str…
"Round-table discussion "Social experience of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ukraine: Sociological dimension
Круглий стіл мав на меті обговорення соціальних наслідків пандемії COVID-19 у їхніх соціально-структурних, суспільно-політичних, соціально-психологічних1 Круглий стіл відбувся онлайн 20 листопада 2020 року.Доповіді учасників з Інституту соціології НАН України презентували їхні напрацювання в
Covid-19 as the new social reality
In the paper some aspects of social problematic and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are considered under the angle of sociological approaches. In particular these are the issues of institutional capacity and efficiency of government in facing the pandemic, the problems of actualization of biopolitics and of social inequality, social psychological challenges of the pandemic. It is argued that the global consequences of the pandemic imply the…
S.Eisenstadt’s civilizational analysis in the contexts of sociological theorising
The article represents an overview of S. Eisenstadt's theoretical heritage, focusing on its theoretical and methodological core, that is, civilizational analysis. Theoretical sources, synthesis and links of civilizational analysis, its conceptual coordinates on the map of sociological theoretical knowledge are examined. It is argued that the formation of this theoretical direction meant the restoration of classic sociological tradition, in partic…
S.Eisenstadt’s civilizational analysis in the contexts of sociological theorising
The article represents an overview of S. Eisenstadt's theoretical heritage, focusing on its theoretical and methodological core, that is, civilizational analysis. Theoretical sources, synthesis and links of civilizational analysis, its conceptual coordinates on the map of sociological theoretical knowledge are examined. It is argued that the formation of this theoretical direction meant the restoration of classic sociological tradition, in partic…
Covid-19 as the new social reality
In the paper some aspects of social problematic and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are considered under the angle of sociological approaches. In particular these are the issues of institutional capacity and efficiency of government in facing the pandemic, the problems of actualization of biopolitics and of social inequality, social psychological challenges of the pandemic. It is argued that the global consequences of the pandemic imply the…
"Round-table discussion "Social experience of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ukraine: Sociological dimension
Круглий стіл мав на меті обговорення соціальних наслідків пандемії COVID-19 у їхніх соціально-структурних, суспільно-політичних, соціально-психологічних1 Круглий стіл відбувся онлайн 20 листопада 2020 року.Доповіді учасників з Інституту соціології НАН України презентували їхні напрацювання в
The concept of civil society as a research program
The article attempts to apply the methodology of the research program in its sociological adaptation (D. Berger, M. Zelditch and D. Wagner) to the analysis of historical and contemporary issues of civil society. The concept of civil society is presented as a research program, which is characterized by its own logic of development, historical sequence, variability of semantic representations and actualization of various contextual accents. The str…
War-induced stress and resources of socio-psychological resilience: A review of theoretical conceptualizations
The article presents a review, analysis, and an attempt of methodological adaptation of relevant social and psychological research to the problems and realities of stressful situations of the Russian-Ukrainian war. In particular, it is about the role and functions of mediative resources in overcoming and buffering stressful situations caused by war, adaptation and formation of social psychological resilience. The specificity of stressful situatio…
The social organization of war: Ukrainian and Russian societies mobilized for war
This paper aims to tentatively analyze how Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has changed Ukrainian and Russian societies. It looks at the social organization of war, at how Ukraine and Russia adapt and change under wartime conditions. Combining political science and sociological approaches, we interpret the war under organizational and communicative aspects in the context of opposite political regimes: dictatorial autocracy in Russia ver…
Wartime psychological stressors: Proliferation and effects among the Ukrainian population
The article examines the impact of various wartime stressors on the mental health of the Ukrainian population. The psychological state of the population is assessed through indicators of psychological distress. A review of wartime stressors identified in previous research is presented, forming the basis for the authors’ proposed list of stressors (28 in total) encountered by the Ukrainian population. Through the empirical evaluation of these stre…
Academic activism in time of war: Voices from Ukraine
This piece sheds light on the significance of academic activism in time of war. Drawing on the voices of Ukrainian academics, we explore different practices of academic activism in Ukraine and develop interrelations of synergy, overshadowing, and decoupling between academia and activism. In the extreme context of war, the relationship between academia and activism, typically conceptualized as symbiotic, may manifest frictions that threaten to und…
Charles Tilly’s historical sociology: Research evolution and methodological orientations
The article examines the research evolution and methodological approaches of Charles Tilly’s historical sociology. It highlights that a defining feature of the scholar’s methodology is innovative research approaches, which can be characterized as theoretical synthesis. Theoretical synthesis is understood as the integration of diverse research perspectives, including disciplinary ones, theoretical approaches, concepts, or paradigms, to develop con…
The social organization of war: Ukrainian and Russian societies mobilized for war
This paper aims to analyze how Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has changed Ukrainian and Russian societies. It looks at the social organization of war, at how Ukraine and Russia adapt and change under wartime conditions. Combining political science and sociological approaches, we interpret the war under organizational and communicative aspects in the context of opposite political regimes: dictatorial autocracy in Russia versus democrac…
Who, if not us: Civic activism and defence in wartime Ukraine
Sociology (9 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (3 works) · Political economy (3 works)