“SOCIOLOGY AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS”
Faculty of Sociology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
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Scientific Society of Students of the Faculty of Sociology
invite all students and young scholars to participate in the 18th All-Ukrainian Conference with International Participation
“SOCIOLOGY AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS”
This year, we continue to actively engage in researching society, responding to challenges, preparing recommendations, developing strategies for overcoming crises, and organizing academic discussions. Such work would never have been possible without those who defend and help defend our country. Therefore, we express our deepest gratitude to everyone thanks to whom we are able to carry on our activities!
Concept of the conference:
Every year, the Faculty of Sociology, with the support of the student community, holds the traditional conference “Sociology and Contemporary Social Transformations” — a platform for discussion, debate, and reflection on the transformations our society is undergoing. Over the years of struggle for freedom, we have faced new challenges. The scale of internal displacement, migration abroad, as well as the experience of living under occupation, siege, surviving filtration camps, and enduring psychological and cultural traumas have become a reality for many Ukrainians.
At the same time, society has demonstrated an extraordinary capacity for instant mobilization and unity, a stronger sense of national identity, and a profound respect for its own culture and state. Equally important has been the flexibility in rethinking interpretations, symbols, and frameworks of memory, as well as the creation of new meanings under challenging circumstances.
These changes pose new challenges to the sociological community and open up crucial themes for research. Our scholars are actively focusing on studying these urgent issues, reshaping the directions of their work, while students are choosing new, relevant topics for their projects.
This year, during the conference, we will present and discuss the academic work of participants, focus on key areas of interest, and together reflect on the transformations, problems, and challenges that our society faces today.
Important dates
03.11.2025
registration deadline
07.11.2025
sending the conference program
10-11.11.2025
holding a conference and additional activities
14.11.2025
deadline for submitting abstracts
Format and place
The plenary session and section meetings on November 10 will take place online via the Zoom platform. On November 11, workshops and discussions will be held both online and in person at the Faculty of Sociology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Links and access details will be shared with all participants and published on the faculty and conference websites on November 7.
Following the conference, an electronic collection of abstracts will be published.
Conditions of participation
Working languages of the conference: Ukrainian and English
Participation in the conference and publication of abstracts are free
To participate, you must:
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By November 3, 2025, fill out the
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By November 7, 2025, send the abstracts of the report to the email address naukove.tovaristvo@gmail.com, indicating “SCST-25” in the subject line. The file name must begin with the participant's last name in Latin letters.
The conference abstract collection will be published in electronic format and posted in open access on the website of the Faculty of Sociology at this link
Requirements for theses
File Format and Naming
Please submit abstracts in .doc or .docx format. The file name should include the participant’s last and first name in Latin letters (e.g., PetrenkoPetro.doc).
Plagiarism Policy
The organizing committee reserves the right to select and edit submitted materials. All abstracts will undergo a mandatory plagiarism check using the UniCheck service. Submissions containing plagiarism will be automatically rejected.
Co-Authorship Rules
Abstracts with more than three authors will not be accepted.
Each participant may appear as an author or co-author in only one submission.
Each co-author must complete a separate registration form, indicating the same corresponding author’s email address (i.e., the contact email that will appear in the collection of abstracts for reader correspondence).
Accuracy and Reliability
Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy of facts, quotations, statistical data, and proper names included in their submission.
Abstract Length
Abstracts should be between 3 to 6 pages (approximately 9,000 - 18,000 characters with spaces), excluding references and appendices.
Formatting Requirements
Margins: 2 cm on all sides; Line Spacing: 1.0; Font: Georgia; Title: 16 pt, bold, left-aligned; Author's Name: 14 pt, bold, left-aligned; Abstract Text: 14 pt, justified (page-width aligned); Paragraph Indentation: 1.25 cm (set automatically); Text Emphasis: Italics only; Table/Figure Captions: 14 pt, italics, centered (placed below the object)
Citations and References
Heading "LITERATURE" – 14 pt, uppercase, non-bold, left-aligned; Reference List: 14 pt, left-aligned, automatically numbered; Citation Format: In-text citations: [Weber, 2018: p. 34] or [Weber, 2018] (if no page is specified); References should be listed in order of appearance; Formatting should follow the Higher Attestation Commission of Ukraine (HAC) standards: https://vak.in.ua/
Composition of the organizing committee
Responsible for the conference – Artemiy Deyneka, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Sociology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;
Head of the Organizing Committee – Nechyporenko Marta, Head of the Learned Society of Students of the Faculty of Sociology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 2nd-year Bachelor's student of the Faculty of Sociology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;
Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee –
Members of the Organizing Committee:
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Zlatoslava Holinko, Member of the Learned Society of Students of the Faculty of Sociology, 3rd-year Bachelor's student of the Faculty of Sociology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;
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Maria Dzhus, Member of the Learned Society of Students of the Faculty of Sociology, 1st-year Bachelor's student of the Faculty of Sociology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;
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Anastasia Kravtsova, Member of the Learned Society of Students of the Faculty of Sociology, 3rd-year undergraduate student of the Faculty of Sociology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;
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Yana Serdyuk, Member of the Learned Society of Students of the Faculty of Sociology, 1st-year graduate student of the Faculty of Sociology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv;
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Anastasiia Fishchuk, Member of the Learned Society of Students of the Faculty of Sociology;
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Nika Korobitsyna, Member of the Learned Society of Students of the Faculty of Sociology;
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Anna Sidenko, Member of the Learned Society of Students of the Faculty of Sociology;
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Maria Duz, Member of the Learned Society of Students of the Faculty of Sociology;
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Natalia Sidorycheva, Member of the Learned Society of Students of the Faculty of Sociology;
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Maria Smagliy, Member of the Learned Society of Students of the Faculty of Sociology;
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Maria Ladynska, Member of the Learned Society of Students of the Faculty of Sociology;
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Tetyana Kostenko, Member of the Learned Society of Students of the Faculty of Sociology.
Conference organizers:
Contacts
Contact person: Nechyporenko Marta
Email: naukove.tovaristvo@gmail.com
Technical developer Anastasiia Fishchuk