Simonchuk, E. (2014). Small proprietors: the constitution of a social class in contemporary Ukraine [In Russian]. Sociology: theory, methods, marketing, 4, 3–41.

Симончук, Е. (2014). Мелкие собственники: конституирование социального класса в современной Украине. Социология: теория, методы, маркетинг, 4, 3–41.

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This article studies the construction of the class of small proprietors in Ukraine in the period of post-Soviet transformation (1991–2012 years). As suggested by the author, the conceptualization of this class is differentiated on the basis of two criteria: 1) the level of entrepreneurial activity — to small employers and the self-employed, 2) sectorial specialization – by employment in four sectors of economy (agricultural, industrial, service and post-industrial ones). The intersection of these criteria forms the matrix of 16 class positions. The description of the constitution of each class of small proprietors includes an analysis of their institutional environment and the actual practices of their reproduction, as well as their quantitative dynamics and morphological structure during the studied period.

Simonchuk, E. (2014). Class of small proprietors in Ukraine in the 20th century [In Russian]. Sociology: theory, methods, marketing, 1, 84–111.

Симончук, Е. (2014). Класс мелких собственников в Украине в ХХ веке. Социология: теория, методы, маркетинг, 1, 84–111.

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This article analyzes the features of the constitution / reproduction of the class of small proprietors in Ukraine during the 20^th century. Stolypin reform created favorable institutional conditions for the constitution of the class of petty bourgeoisie. In the Soviet era, the doctrine of the destruction of private property and exploitative relations led to the deconstitution of this class. The liquidation of private property has been implemented through five successive reforms: War Communism, the New Economic Policy (NEP), mass collectivization, socialization of property, and the achievement of social homogeneity. The reconstitutution of the class of small proprietors was linked to the creation of the institutional prerequisites for the restoration and the legitimation of private property during the times of Perestroika and the post-Soviet transformations. A detailed presentation of the three cases within the process of constitution of this class in the mentioned historical periods includes an analysis of the institutional conditions for the reproduction of the class, of its socio-economic status, of its quantative and structural characteristics.

Simonchuk, E.V. (2014). The class structure of Ukraine in comparative and temporal perspectives. Sociological almanac [In Russian]. Minsk: Belaruskaya Navuka, 5, 155–167.

Симончук, Е. В. (2014). Классовая структура Украины в сравнительной и временной перспективах. Социологический альманах. Минск: Беларуская навука, 5, 155–167

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Simonchuk, E. (2014). Class positions and class identity: an analysis of relationship [In Ukrainian]. NaUKMA Scientific Notes. Sociological sciences, 161, 46–55.

Симончук, О. (2014). Класові позиції та класові ідентичності: аналіз взаємозв’язку. Наукові записки НаУКМА. Соціологічні науки, 161, 46–55.

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The article presents the results of an empirical study of class identities according to two research traditions. The analysis of data from the 2009 International Social Survey Programme was carried out within the tradition of studying the relationship between class positions and class identities. It allowed to state that the majority of the population of Ukraine, as well as of the number of post-socialist and capitalist countries has an adequate awareness of their class position. In particular, about two-thirds of the working and middle classes identify themselves with their corresponding class position. The correlation between the objective and subjective class is quite strong in all the countries under comparison (and it is higher in post – Soviet Ukraine than in the developed capitalist societies). Within the tradition of typological analysis, typologies of class identities of the middle and working classes were designed based on in-depth interviews. Consequently, the results of typological analysis allowed to specify the conclusions drawn on the basis of the mass survey data.

Simonchuk, E. (2013). Labor movement in Ukraine and Russia: Dynamics, actors and strategies of protection of class interests (results of 1989–2010). Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences, 6 (8), 1155–1174.

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Simonchuk, E. (2012). Class Action: Tendencies of Formation of the Social Classes in Ukraine. Ukrainian Sociological Review 2010–2011, 20–56.

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Simonchuk, E. (2013). Reception of class conflict: experience of an empirical study [In Ukrainian]. Наукові записки НаУКМА. Соціологічні науки, 148, 23–29.

Симончук, О. (2013). Сприйняття класового конфлікту: досвід емпіричного дослідження. Наукові записки НаУКМА. Соціологічні науки, 148, 23–29.

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The aim of the study is to compare the level of perceptions of class conflict in post-socialist and developed Western societies. The data of different waves of the project to study social inequalities, implemented within the International Social Survey Program (ISSP), form the empirical base of this study. The results show, firstly, that the perception of different types of conflict in Ukraine, post-socialist and Western countries are quite similar (ranging between strong and not very strong). The conflict between the people at the top of society and the people at the bottom is seen as the most acute, while the conflict between the working and the middle classes is deemed the least important. Secondly, in the 1990s in the West there was a trend towards the weakening of the perception of the conflicts and in the 2000s the level stayed the same; at the post-Socialist space worsening assessment of conflicts in the post-reform period changed to the trend of the perception of social consensus. Thirdly, in all of the compared countries class positions influence the perception of conflict in society only to a small extent.

Simonchuk, O. (2012). Socio-structural characteristics of a large city [In Ukrainian]. In V. Vorona & M. Schulga (Eds.), Ukrainian Society 1992–2012. Status and dynamics of change. Sociological monitoring (pp. 420–428). Kiev: Institute of Sociology, NAS of Ukraine.

Симончук, О. (2012). Соціально-структурні характеристики великого міста. В В. Ворона & М. Шульга (Ред.), Українське суспільство 1992–2012. Стан та динаміка змін. Соціологічний моніторинг (сс. 420–428). Київ: Інститут соціології НАН України

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Simonchuk, E. (2012). Class mobilization time? [In Russian] Sociology: theory, methods, marketing, 3, 186–204.

Симончук, Е. (2012). Время классовой мобилизации? Социология: теория, методы, маркетинг, 3, 186–204

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Simonchuk, E. (2011). Class action: trends in the formation of social classes in Ukraine [In Russian]. Sociology: theory, methods, marketing, 4, 50–96.

Симончук, Е. (2011). Классовое действие: тенденции формирования социальных классов в Украине. Социология: теория, методы, маркетинг, 4, 50–96

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Simonchuk, E. (2009). The Occupational Structure of Ukrainian Society in Time and Comparative Perspectives. Ukrainian Sociological Review 2008–2009, 77–119.

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Simonchuk, O. (2011). Dynamics of social class structure in post-Soviet Ukraine [In Ukrainian]. In V. Vorona & M. Schulga (Eds.), Ukrainian society. Twenty years of independence. Sociological monitoring: in 2 volumes (vol. 1, pp. 68–83). Kiev: Institute of Sociology, NAS of Ukraine.

Симончук, О. (2011). Динаміка соціально-класової структури у пострадянській Україні. В В. Ворона & М. Шульга (Ред.), Українське суспільство. Двадцять років незалежності. Соціологічний моніторинг: у 2 т. (т. 1, сс. 68–83). Київ: Інститут соціології НАН України.

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Simonchuk, E. (2010). Class consciousness: experience of a comparative empirical research [In Russian]. Sociology: theory, methods, marketing, 4, 56–84.

Симончук, Е. (2010). Классовое сознание: опыт сравнительного эмпирического изучения. Социология: теория, методы, маркетинг, 4, 56-84.

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The article presents the results of a comparative study of class consciousness in Ukrainian and developed Western societies. The data from different waves of the project ‘Social Inequality’ under the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) were taken as an empirical database. Conceptualization of the class consciousness, methodology and history of studies of this subject matter in large-scale international projects are reviewed. The empirical part examines two aspects of class consciousness — class identity and the awareness of the class interests. The study indicates that, in all the countries under comparison, the class identities are sufficiently formed because the majority of the representatives of objective class positions (selected according to the EGP-scheme) have corresponding class identities, while the class interests are not adequately understood by all classes (the strength of association between the objective class positions and attitudes towards social inequality in all the countries is quite low). In the conclusion the author discusses the methodological limitations of this project which could affect the findings and makes the case for the need to monitor the level of class consciousness in the Ukrainian society.

Simonchuk, O. (2009). Institutionalization of qualitative sociology in post-Soviet countries [In Ukrainian]. In N. Kostenko & L. Skokova, Qualitative research in sociological practices: textbook (pp. 136–173). Kiev: Institute of Sociology, NAS of Ukraine.

Симончук, О. (2009). Інституціоналізація якісної соціології у пострадянських країнах. В Н. Костенко & Л. Скокової, Якісні дослідження в соціологічних практиках: навч. посібник (сс. 136–173). Київ: Інститут соціології НАН України.

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Simonchuk, E. (2009). Occupational structure of modern Ukraine [In Russian]. Sociology: theory, methods, marketing, 3, 62–99.

Симончук, Е. (2009). Профессиональная структура современной Украины. Социология: теория, методы, маркетинг, 3, 62-99

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