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Prof. Andriy Gorbachyk


Contact Information:


Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University,

Faculty of Sociology,

64, Volodymyrska str.,

01017, Kyiv, Ukraine

work tel.: (380+44) 239-33-51

e-mail address: agorbach@agorbach.kiev.ua


Current position:

Dean of the Sociology Faculty, National T.Shevchenko University of Kyiv


Degree:

1995 Associate Professor in Methodology and Methods of Sociological Research, Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University

1986 Candidate of Science (PhD) in Mathematics - Institute of Cybernetics, Ukrainian National Academy of Science,


Post-graduate courses:

August 1995 The 1995 Summer School in Comparative Social Research, Department of Sociology at the Central European University in Prague,


Professional Experience:

2007 – present time  – Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Dean of the Faculty of Sociology

2003 – present time – Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, head of the Chair of Methodology and Methods of Sociological Researches, Faculty of Sociology

1991 - present time — Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Faculty of Sociology (before 2007 Faculty of Sociology and Psychology), Associate Professor; lecturer of courses "Introduction to the Computer Science for sociologists", "Data analysis in Sociology", "Analysis of Nominal Data", "Methodology of Comparative Researches", “Causality in Social Science”

1980 - 1990 — Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University, Faculty of Cybernetics, Research Fellow; was the executive leader of projects, concerned with making compilers, information systems and mathematics software packages


Part-time occupations:

February-May 2006, September 2006 - May 2007 Lecturer in the Volyn state University (Lutsk, Ukraine), Institute of Social Sciences, courses “Data analysis in sociology” and “Quantitative methods in sociology”

2002 Lecturer of the master-class "Data Analysis with SPSS: Teaching and Using in Social Researches" organized by East-Ukrainian foundation (Kharkiv University) financed by Renaissance Foundation

May-June 2001Visiting Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Iowa (USA), course "Understanding Political Research", summer semester

1993 – 1999, 2004 – present time Associate Professor in the University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Chair of Sociology

1991 – present time Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Sociology Ukrainian National Academy of Science

1991-1995 Senior Research Fellow in Kyiv International Institute of Sociology

1991-1992 Member of group of advisers of Ukrainian Parliament (chief of group - Prof. V.Ossovsky)


Additional functions:

2000 – present time Member of editorial board of academic journal "Sociology: Theory, Methods, Marketing”

1999 – 2003Scientific Secretary and Member of Scientific Council for Defense of Doctoral Dissertation in Sociology, Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University

1992 – 1999Vice-dean of Sociology and Psychology Faculty, Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University

1995 – present time Deputy Editor-in-Chief of “Herald of Kyiv University. Series: Sociology. Psychology. Pedagogy”


Research Experience (for last 10 years):

·         Project "The elaboration of methods and software for collection and analysis of data of sociology research", Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, 1991-1993; position - executive leader of project; scientific leader of project - Prof. V.Volovych (Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University)

·         Project "Social structure and personality under conditions radical social change: a comparative study of Poland and Ukraine", John Hopkins University (USA) and Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (Ukraine), 1991-1995; position - Senior Research Fellow; scientific leader of project - Prof. M.Kohn (John Hopkins University, USA)

·         Project "Social Portrait of Ukraine", Institute of Sociology of Ukraine National Academy of Science, 1993-1995; position - Senior Research Fellow; scientific leaders of project - E.Golovakha and N.Panina (Institute of Sociology, Ukraine National Academy of Science)

·         Project “Development of the teaching programme on statistical modelling, analysis and methods in economics and social sciences”, TEMPUS(TACIS) grant P-JEP-00026-93, 01.1994-12.1994, position - representative of Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University; coordinator of the project Prof. J.Teugels (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium)

·         Project “Making Ukrainian-English Computer Public Opinion Polling Data Archive”, Democracy Initiatives Foundation, Eurasia Foundation (grant 95-0842), 05.1996-05.1997, position - expert; leader of project Dr. E.Golovakha (Institute of Sociology, Ukraine National Academy of Science)

·         Project “The Mental Health Legacy of Chernobyl Disaster”, US National Institute of Mental Health (grant R01 51947), 1996-1998, position - expert, responsible for data analysis; leader of the project Prof. E.Bromet (State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA)

·         Project “Ukrainian Public Opinion Polling Data Archive”, Democracy Initiatives Foundation (Kyiv, Ukraine), The Centre for the Study of Democracy, Queen’s University, (Kingston, Ontario, Canada), 10.1997-03.1998, position - leader of Ukrainian working group; archive URL - http://csd.queensu.ca/ukarchive/

·         Project “Political Culture of Society in the Conditions of Radical Changes: a Comparative Analysis of Poland and Ukraine”, 09.1996-08.1998, Research Support Scheme (Prague) grant 1300/1996, position - leader of project

·         Project “Economic and Social Change in Households: Ukraine and Belarus”, INTAS grant 96-0090, 1998-2000, position - leader of Ukrainian group; leader of project - Prof. C.Wallace, Institute for Advanced Studies (Vienna, Austria)

·         International comparative project “European Social Survey”(Round 2 - 2004-2005, Round 3 – 2006-2007), position – national coordinator in Ukraine, project leader – Prof. R.Jowell (London), project web site www.europeansocialsurvey.org

·         Project “The development of indicators of social well-being”, Institute of Sociology of Ukraine National Academy of Science, 1993-1996; position - Senior Research Fellow; scientific leader of project - Dr. N.Panina

·         Project “Dynamics and factors of social well-being of population of Ukraine in the conditions of social transformations”, Institute of Sociology of Ukraine National Academy of Science, 1996-1999; position - Senior Research Fellow; scientific leader of project - Dr. N.Panina

·         Project "Democratic Education", Ukrainian-Canadian project, financed by CIDA, 1998-2001, Center for the Study of Democracy, Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada), position – expert, member of editorial board; project leader – Prof. G.Perlin (Center for the Study of Democracy)

·         Project "Political Orientation of Ukrainian Population (regional aspects)", join project of Iowa University (USA) and Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University (Ukraine), position – expert; scientific leaders – Prof. V.Volovych (Kyiv University), Prof. V.Hesli (Iowa University)

List of selected publications

1.                  Е.Головаха, Н Панина, А.Горбачик Измерение социального самочувствия: тест ИИСС //.Социология: методология, методы, математические модели, №10, Москва, 1998, с. 45-72
E.Golovakha, N.Panina, A.Gorbachyk Measuring of social wellbeing: test IISW (in Russian) // Sociology: methodology, methods, mathematical models, №10, Moscow, 1998, p. 45-72

2.                  A.Gorbachyk, I.Lizogub Political culture of society in the conditions of radical social changes. A comparative analysis of Poland and Ukraine. - Institute for Advanced Studies, Sociological Series, №39, Vienna, 2000. – 33 pp.

3.                  A.Gorbachyk Political Orientations and the Social Well-Being of the Ukrainian Population // International Journal of Sociology, Winter 1999-2000, Vol.29 No. 4. – p. 77-88

4.                  А.Горбачик Архіви соціальних даних: цілі існування, форми роботи, проблеми створення // Соціологія: теорія, методи, маркетинг, №3, 2000. - с. 130-144

5.                  A.Gorbachyk Social data archives: aims of existents, functioning, creation // Sociology: theory, methods, marketing, №3, 2000.- p. 130-144

6.                  А..Горбачик. Політичні рейтинги як індикатор політичного успіху: вимірювання, інтерпретація та способи порівняння // Соціологія: теорія, методи, маркетинг, №3, 2002 .

7.                  A.Gorbachyk Political rating as the indicator of political success: measuring, interpretation and way of comparison // Sociology: theory, methods, marketing, №3, 2003.

8.                  A.Gorbachyk Social Perception of Economic Changes and Strategies of Household Survival // Sisyphys. Social studies. Volume XVI /2002 . - p. 85-100

9.                  А.Горбачик Політичні орієнтації населення України: тенденції змін та фактори формування . / Українське суспільство 1994-2004. Моніторинг соціальних змін. – К: Інститут соціології НАН України, 2004 . - с. 221-231

10.              A.Gorbachyk Political orientation of Ukrainian population: tendencies of changes and factors / Ukrainian society 1994-2004. Monitoring of social changes.- K.: Institute of Sociology NAS of Ukraine, 2004.- p. 221-231

11.              А.Горбачик, О.Жулькевська Мережевий підхід до вивчення структури українського парламенту // Соціологія: теорія, методи, маркетинг .- №3, 2006

12.              A.Gorbachyk, O.Zhulkevska Network approach for the study of Ukrainian parliament structure // Sociology: theory, methods, marketing.- №3, 2006

13.              А.Горбачик, О.Жулькевська Зовнішньополітичні орієнтації населення України та чинники їх формування (за матері­алами соціологічних опитувань в Україні) / "Методологія, теорія та практика соціологічно­го аналізу су­часного сус­пільства" .- Харків, 2006

14.              A.Gorbachyk, O.Zhulkevska Foreign-policy orientations of Ukrainian population and factors which influenced them (on the result of sociological surveys in Ukraine) / Methodology, thery and practice of sociological analysis of moderd society.- Kharkiv, 2006

15.              E.Golovakha, A.Gorbachyk, N.Panina Ukraine and Europe: outcomes of international comparative sociological survey . – K.: Institute of Sociology NAS of Ukraine, 2007. – 142 p..