Ruta Brazienė

Biographic Data

ID769632
NAMERuta Brazienė
GIVEN NAMESRuta
FAMILY NAMEBrazienė
SIGNATUREBRAZIENĖ R
AFFILIATIONSVilnius University
ORCID0000-0001-9371-3912
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS17
TOTAL CITATIONS7
AUTHOR COUNT17
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Resilience of Socially Vulnerable Populations to Disinformation in Lithuania

    Open AccessDaiva Skučienė, Ruta Brazienė et al.ARTICLESocial Inclusion2025References: 12

    The geopolitical context, particularly the ongoing war in Ukraine, underscores the necessity for societal preparedness and resilience against disinformation in Lithuania. This issue is especially important for the Baltic countries, which experience substantial disinformation flows from the Russian Federation. This study aims to investigate the resilience of socially vulnerable people in Lithuania to disinformation, with a specific focus on the ro…

  • Youth Life Chances and the Implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights in Lithuania

    Open AccessRuta Brazienė, Sonata VyšniauskienėARTICLESocial Inclusion2025References: 1

    This article examines the subjective perceptions of life chances among Lithuanian youth (aged 18–35) within the framework of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR). It explores key dimensions such as education and employment opportunities, housing conditions, financial independence, and overall well‐being. The research builds on Weber’s (1994) concept of life chances and integrates theoretical perspectives from life course theory, employment…

  • Active Labour Market Policies for Rural Neets in Lithuania

    Open AccessDaiva Skučienė, Ruta BrazienėARTICLEPolitics and Governance2024Cited by: 1References: 4

    This article aims to analyse active labour market policy efficiency for rural young NEETs integration into the labour market in the socioeconomic context of rural municipalities in Lithuania. For the empirical analysis, the administrative data of the public employment service concerning active labour market policy measures, e.g., training and mobility support, subsidised employment, and support for establishing or adapting workplaces of 2018 and …

  • Housing inequalities and housing provision for the youth in Lithuania

    Open AccessRuta Brazienė, Aima Okunevičiūtė L Neverauskienė et al.ARTICLERevista Calitatea Vieții2024

    This paper discusses housing inequalities and housing provision for the youth (aged 18-35) in Lithuania. The study's theoretical background is based on housing inequalities and housing provision (affordability, accessibility, etc.). 1 209 young people aged 18-35 participated in the study. According to the survey data in this article, the subjective assessment of young people's housing (households of young people) covers several highly interrelate…

  • Life Chances Differentiation in Lithuania

    Open AccessRuta Brazienė, Sonata VyšniauskienėARTICLEFilosofija. Sociologija2023

    The article examines the subjective attitudes towards life chances of the Lithuanian youth (aged 18–35). Following the concept of life chances introduced by M. Weber (1920) (cited by Grusky 2001), the theoretical aspects of life chances are analysed. The empirical part of the paper is to survey the research results on the life chances of young people in Lithuania in 2023. Based on the analysis of scientific literature and survey research data, we…

  • Subjective Well‐Being of Neets and Employability

    Open AccessPaolo Mazzocchi, Omeed Agahi et al.ARTICLEPolitics and Governance2023Cited by: 2References: 17

    Subjective well-being is of paramount importance when support is offered to young individuals seeking employment and social inclusion in general. The present study looks at different dimensions of youth well-being and the growing demands for skills to enable labour market integration. Based on survey data, this article examines the relationships between the role of public employment services in providing support and their impact on the subjective…

  • Challenges to Rural Neets' Transition From School to Work in Lithuania During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessSonata Vyšniauskienė, Ruta BrazienėARTICLERevista Calitatea Vieții2023

    This paper discusses challenges to rural NEETs' transition from school to work in Lithuania during the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus is on identifying the main issues related to the successful transition of young people from education to the labour market. The paper draws on extensive research on NEET youth transition from school to work in Lithuania, using mixed research methods including social and public policy, survey research on NEETs registe…

  • Workers' individual and dyadic coping with the Covid-19 health emergency

    Open AccessDonato, Agostino Brugnera et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Personal…2023Cited by: 4References: 65

    The aim of this study was to examine workers' psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic as a function of their individual coping, dyadic coping, and work-family conflict. We also tested the moderating role of gender and culture in these associations. To achieve this aim, we run HLM analyses on data from 1521 workers cohabiting with a partner, coming from six countries (Italy, Spain, Malta, Cyprus, Greece, and Russia) characterized by va…

  • The impact of Covid-19 on income and employment

    Ruta Brazienė, Romas Lazutka et al.ARTICLEJournal of Baltic Studies2022References: 12

    KEYWORDS: COVID-19 pandemicsocial policypopulation incomeemploymentwelfare statepublic governanceLithuania

  • From Education to the Labor Market in Lithuania

    Open AccessRuta BrazienėARTICLEThe Annals of the American…2020References: 20

    This article examines how the education of youth and parents influences the transition of youth from schooling to the labor market. I use a representative survey of youth aged 16 to 29 ( N = 1,590) in Lithuania in 2013 to create an analysis that yields estimates of the influence of family education on factors such as youth employment, obstacles to finding a first job, and difficulties in the first job. My hypothesis that youth from families with …

  • Housing Provision for the Youth in Lithuania

    Open AccessRuta BrazienėARTICLEFilosofija. Sociologija2019

    This paper is aimed at analysis of housing provision for the youth in Lithuania. In this paper, the main trends of scientific research and the newest studies in the housing provision for the youth field were briefly discussed. Based on a qualitative data, young person’s attitudes and experiences towards housing provision were identified. In this paper only part of the data collected by implementing the National Science Programme ‘Welfare Society’…

  • Jaunimo apsirūpinimas būstu

    Ruta BrazienėARTICLECulture & Society2018

    This article aims to analyze the Lithuanian youth housing provision opportunities and problems. Youth housing is related to many socio-economic factors: housing market, conditions for young people to become real estate owners and the young persons’ status in the labor market. Moreover, the newest demographic trends (declining birth rate, declining marriage rate, voluntary childlessness and etc.) also play an important role. The paper presents an …

  • Diskriminacijos dėl amžiaus raiška Lietuvos darbo rinkoje

    Open AccessRuta Brazienė, Inga MikutavičienėARTICLEFilosofija. Sociologija2015

    Straipsnyje nagrinėjama vyresnio amžiaus asmenų diskriminacijos raiška Lietuvos darbo rinkoje. Aptariami diskriminacijos dėl amžiaus teoriniai aspektai, vyresnio amžiaus asmenų užimtumas kaip socialinės politikos problema ir pristatomi 2014 m. Lietuvoje atlikto diskriminacijos dėl amžiaus darbo rinkoje sociologinio tyrimo rezultatai. Mokslinės literatūros ir kiekybinio tyrimo duomenų analizės pagrindu galime teigti, kad vyresnio amžiaus asmenys d…

  • Lietuvos jaunimo perėjimas iš švietimo sistemos į darbo rinką

    Open AccessRuta Brazienė, Gediminas MerkysARTICLEFilosofija. Sociologija2013

    Šiame straipsnyje analizuojamas Lietuvos jaunimo perėjimas iš švietimo sistemos į darbo rinką. Straipsnio tikslas – pateikti jaunimo perėjimo iš švietimo sistemos į darbo rinką teorines prielaidas ir aptarti pagrindinius empirinius radinius. Teorinį tyrimo modelį sudaro daugelio mikro- (individualios charakteristikos) ir makrolygmens (struktūriniai, ekonominiai pokyčiai ir kt.) sociologinių, edukologinių, vadybinių ir ekonominių požiūrių sintezė …

  • Jaunimo ir jaunų suaugusiųjų socialinė atskirtis ir gyvenimo sąlygos

    Open AccessRuta Brazienė, Gediminas MerkysARTICLEFilosofija. Sociologija2012

    Straipsnyje nagrinėjama jaunimo ir jaunų suaugusiųjų socialinė atskirtis ir gyvenimo sąlygos. Pirmoje straipsnio dalyje apžvelgiamos socialinės atskirties bei gyvenimo sąlygų koncepcijos, aptariamos jaunimo ir jaunų suaugusiųjų, kaip socialinės atskirties grupės, charakteristikos, antrojoje – socialinės atskirties matavimo metodologiniai klausimai. Trečioje dalyje pateikiama originali jaunimo ir jaunų suaugusiųjų socialinės atskirties ir gyvenimo…

  • Grįžtamoji lietuvių emigracija

    Open AccessJustina Ražanauskaitė, Ruta BrazienėARTICLEFilosofija. Sociologija2011

    Straipsnyje nagrinėjamos lietuvių grįžtamosios emigracijos prielaidos ir socialinis kontekstas. Sociologinių migracijos teorijų ir teorinių grįžtamosios migracijos modelių analizės pagrindu išskirtos pagrindinės tyrimo indikatorių grupės: migraciniai motyvai, socialinis statusas, socialinė tinklaveika ir grįžimo į tėvynę nuostatos. Lietuvių emigrantų grįžimo prielaidoms ir socialiniam kontekstui atskleisti 2010 m. kovo–balandžiomėnesiais pusiau s…

  • Attitudes of Lithuanian students towards consumption

    Open AccessRuta Brazienė, Eglė ButkevičienėARTICLEFilosofija. Sociologija2010

    The article offers a discussion of the main consumption patterns by Lithuanian students. The theoretical analysis focuses on various aspects of consumption, presented by T. Veblen, P. Bourdieu, M. Marcuse, J. Baudrillard, M. Douglas and B. Isherwood. Theoretical assumptions have been tested in an empirical research based on an original methodology. Data of the empirical study revealed four main types regarding leisureactivities: (1) elite culture…