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Unfortunately, it is hardly possible to conduct nationwide surveys through face-to-face interviews, but even such tasks can be performed in some regions and settlements.
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We wish peace to all of you, and especially security to those who stay in Ukraine. We are waiting for information from you. Please contact Victoria Zakhozha <victoria@kiis.com.ua> and Eugen Ilienko <ugin@kiis.com.ua>.

The readiness to offer armed resistance increased from 33.3% to 37.3%. In addition, from 21.7% to 25% increased readiness to resist by participating in civil resistance actions. In general, 57.5% of Ukrainians are ready to resist in one way or another, compared to 50.2% in December.

Some anecdotes very accurately and succinctly describe social processes. "What is democracy? - once asked the Sociologist. And he replied: "This is a social system in which power belongs to the people, and everything else - to the government." And instead of this witty answer, the sociological concept of minimalist democracy could be explained for a long time. The author has selected anecdotes from various topics studied by sociologists, and in his comments to the anecdotes shows what conclusions sociologists could draw by analyzing the situation described in the anecdote. Each topic is accompanied by a brief description of sociological concepts from the lectures of the introductory course in sociology, read by the author at the "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy". It is hardly possible to completely replace the systematic presentation of the basics of sociology with anecdotes, but it is possible to show the specifics of the sociological approach to the analysis of society. The main task of the book is to show that sociology is interesting and fun.

It is possible to buy in online store "Duh i Litera".

The research was carried out within the framework of the project "Digital, inclusive, accessible: support for digitalization of public services in Ukraine (Diia Support Project)", implemented by the United Nations Development Program in Ukraine with the financial support of the Government of Sweden.

January 22, 2022 marks the 75th anniversary of the well-known Ukrainian sociologist, co-founder and Director General of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, Professor of the Department of sociology of the National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy" Volodymyr Paniotto.