Prof. Dr. Olga Dm. Kutsenko

Contact Information:

Phone (office): +38 044 239 3109; (mob):+38 068 5974712

Fax: +38 044 235 1393

e-mail : f_ok@univ.kiev.ua or olga.kutsenko.ua28@gmail.com

Office Address: 60 Volodimirska St., room 424, Kyiv, 01033 Ukraine

Home Address: 94 Vasilkivska St., kv.322; Kyiv, 03022 Ukraine

Current position:

Head of Social Structure and Social Relations Department at Sociology Faculty, National T.Shevchenko University of Kyiv;

Leading Research Fellow in Institute of Sociology at National Academy of Science of Ukraine;

Vice-President of Sociological Association of Ukraine.

Main research fields:

Sociological theory; Social transformation; Comparative research methodology; Social structure dynamics; Social inequality; Class analysis; Public Policy; Elite study; Democracy Process; Political attitudes and behaviour.

Education (degrees, dates, universities) and Qualification:

Academic rank of Professor in Sociology (the High Certifying Commission of Ukraine), 2003

Degree of Doctor of Science in Sociology, Kharkiv National University, Ukraine, 2001

Candidate of Science in Philosophy (PhD), Kharkiv State University, USSR, 1990

Qualification Degree (Diploma) in Sociology and Political Economy (MS), Kharkiv State University, 1983

Career/Employment (employers, positions and dates):

2007 – present Head of Social Structure and Social Relations Department at Sociology Faculty, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv

2006 – present Leading Research Fellow (part-time position), Institute of Sociology at Ukraine’ NAS, Kyiv;

2005 – 2007 Head of Political Sociology and Research Departments at the School of Sociology, Kharkiv National University, Ukraine;

2002 – 2005 Professor of Sociology, Head of Research Department at the School of Sociology, Kharkiv National University, Ukraine;

2001 – 2005 Professor of Public Administration, Dept.of Political Science, Ukrainian President’s Academy of Public Administration, Kharkiv Regional Institute, Ukraine (part-time position);

1999-2001 Assoc.Professor (Docent) and Senior Research Fellow at School of Sociology, Kharkiv National University, Ukraine;

1996-1999 Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Doctorant), School of Sociology, Kharkiv State University;

1993-1996 Assoc.Professor (Docent) and Research Fellow at School of Sociology, Kharkiv National University, Ukraine;

1991-1992 Assistant Professor, School of Sociology, Kharkiv National University, Ukraine;

1989 – 1991 Research fellow at Sociological Laboratory, Faculty of Economics, Kharkiv National University, USSR;

1986 – 1989 PhD student (Aspirant) at Sociology Department, Faculty of Economics, Kharkiv National University, USSR;

1983 – 1986 Lecturer and Researcher at Sociology Department, Faculty of Economics, Kharkiv National University, USSR;

1978 – 1983 Student at Departments of Political Economy and Applied Sociology, Kharkiv National University, USSR.

Long term visiting positions:

§ Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB), Germany (May-June 2007; May 2004), Visiting Professor (contract),

§ Cambridge University, UK, 1999, visiting Research Fellow,

§ Central EuropeanUniversity, Warsaw, Poland, 1998, CRC Program, research Fellow,

§ Association of the DutchUniversities, Hague-Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1997, Visiting Scholar through the Social Policy Program,

§ State University of New York (Albany), USA 1996, USIA IREX “Contemporary Issues” Program, visiting research Fellow.

Main research and academic projects, grants:

· Critical transition in social networks supporting terrorism: social empirical study and modelling by random graphs, 2007 – 2009; sponsored by NATO Programme Security Through Science (NATO’ Collaborative Linkage Grant);

· Social Identities and Visions of the Future: comparing Russian and Ukrainian societies, 2008-2009; co-sponsored by Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Academy of Sciences of the Russian Federation; a principal coordinator from Ukrainian side;

· Comparing Societal Integration of Turkish and Related Minorities: institutional strategies in INTAS and NIS countries, 2005-2007, sponsored by INTAS, Ref. 04-79-7018, with principal co-ordination by Prof.N.Genov; Ukrainian team project leader;

· Strategic Elites and European Enlargement, 2004-2007, sponsored by the British Academy, UK, member of the project committee;

· Mass Political Attitudes and Behaviour under the Ukrainian Election Campaign-2006, sponsored by the Federation of Employer of Ukraine (FEU), Research leader;

· Issues and Factors of Development of Three-Partial Relationship at Ukrainian big Industrial Enterprises, 2003 – 2005, sponsored by the Federation of Employer of Ukraine (FEU), Project leader;

· Modelling of Structural re-organization of the Gas Transportation and Building Corporation, 2004 – 2005, sponsored by the Corporation board of directors, Ukraine-Russia; Project leader;

· Social Class Analysis of Transformation from State Socialism, 2004-2006. Sponsored by the Leverhulme Foundation (UK), with principal co-ordination by Dr.D.Lane; Ukrainian team leader;

· Mathematical modeling of formation and reproduction of social networks supporting terrorism, 2004-2007, sponsored by NATO Programme Security Through Science (NATO’ Collaborative Linkage Grant), Leading Researcher;

· Comparative analysis of Class Structuring Process in post-Soviet societies, 2003-2005, sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Science, Ukraine; Project Leader;

· Ethnic and Religion Social network factors provoking to terrorism, 2005, sponsored by the Kharkiv National University’ Foundation for support of fundamental and applied researches, project leader.

· Monitoring of Relationship between Regional Public Authority and the Publics in Luhansk region, 2003-2004, sponsored by the Luhansk Regional Public Administration Body, Ukraine; Project Leader;

· Monitoring of social issues in Luhansk and Luhansk region’s urban settlements, 2001 – 2004, sponsored by the Luhansk Regional Public Administration Body, Ukraine; Project Leader;

· Social Structure in Ukraine at the threshold of the centuries, 1998 – 2001, sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Science, Ukraine; Leading Researcher, Project Leader;

· Changes in Social Class Structure under the transformation of Ukrainian society, 1996 – 1998, sponsored by the Ministry of Science, Ukraine; Leading Researcher;

· Monitoring of social issues of social injured groups under the market transition, 1996 – 1998; sponsored by Ministry of Social policy and Labour, Ukraine; Leading Researcher;

· Monitoring of Regional Power Elite Dynamics under the Post-communist Transformation, 1993 – 1999, sponsored by Kharkiv and Luhansk Regional Public Councils and the Academy of Public Administration at President of Ukraine;

· Attitudes to Reforms in High Education System in the USSR, 1989-1991, sponsored by the Ministry of Education, USSR; leading researcher of Ukrainian team;

· Comparing Self-Management Development at six biggest Industrial Enterprises in Kharkiv region, 1987 – 1989, sponsored by the Kharkiv Regional Authority; leading researcher etc.

Honours, Awards, Fellowships, Membership of Professional Societies

Prize-winner at International Academic Rating “The Gold Fortune” (Kyiv, 2005);

Diploma of Ukraine’ Ministry of Science and Education for major achievement in science (2005);

Prize-winner (the highest degree) at University scientific achievement competition (2002);

Contemporary Issues Program Fellowship, International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX, USA);

Academic network for studies of Strategic Elites and European Enlargement (supported by the British Academy of Science);

CEU/CEP Academic Network for Post-Communist Transformations study;

Member of European Sociological Association;

Member of Ukrainian Sociological Association;

Member of the Editorial Council Sociology: Theory, Methods and Marketing journal, Kyiv;

Member of the Editorial Council Political Management journal, Kyiv;

Member of the Editorial Council Theory, Methodology and Methods for Study of Contemporary Society – annual papers book, Ukrainian Sociological Association;

Member of the Editorial Council Vestnik Kharkovskogo Nationalnogo Universiteta in Sociology - annual papers book , Kharkov;

Member of the Specialized Council for defence of post-doctoral thesis in Sociology, Kharkiv, Ukraine;

Member of the Specialized Council for defence of post-doctoral thesis in Public Administration, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Selected publications:

Author of more than 130 scientific books and articles. Recent selected publications:

Monitoring of Events in the InterEthno INTAS project. In: Nikolai Genov (Ed.) Patterns of Interethnic Integration. ARBEITSPAPIERE DES OSTEUROPA-INSTITUTS DER FREIEN UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN. Osteuropa-Institut der Freien Universität Berlin, 2007. Pp. 16-23. (In English)

Ukraine in Transformation Processes: Quo vadis? In: Sociology: Theory, Methods and Marketing. Kyiv, No. 1, 2007. Pp. 18-32. (in Ukrainian)

The Zigzags of political regime Democratization in Ukraine. In: Ukrainian Sociological Review 2004-2005. Kyiv: Institute of Sociology, NAS of Ukraine, 2007. pp. 70-87. (In English)

Changing Diversities: Vectors, Dimensions and Context of Post-Communist Transformation. Kharkiv, CEP/CEU: Kharkiv University Publishers, 2004. 340 p. (In English and in Russian) (Editor and Contributor)

Classes through the universalism – individualism’ dilemma. In: Y.Golovakha, S.Makeev (Eds.) Ukrainian Society in a European Perspective. Kyiv: Institute of Sociology NAS of Ukraine, 2007. Pp. 132 – 155. (In Russian)

Ukraine: the hard road to independence. In: the Analyst. Central and eastern European political and Economic review. Vol.2,, No.3, September 2006. Pp. 17-34. (In English)

Impact of transformation on living condition and health inequalities in the former USSR countries. In: Karl-Siegbert Rehberg (Hrsg.): Soziale Ungleichheit, Kulturelle Unterschiede. Verhandlungen des 32. Kongresses der DeutschenGesellschaft fur Soziologie in Munchen 2004. Campus Verlag, Frankfurt / New York, 2006. Рр.3292-3304. (In English)

From Political Split to Social and political Coalition: to explanation of “Orange” movement in Ukraine. In: Rethinking Inequalities / 7^th European Sociological association conference. Torun: Institute of sociology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 2005. (In English)

Adaptations of Ukrainian Society to Global Trends. In: Europe – Our Common Home? / ICCEES VII World Congress, Berlin, 2005. (In English)

Democratization along “a razor blade”. In: Russia Paths: Twenty years of Changes. Moscow, The Moscow High School of Economics and Social Sciences Publisher, 2005. (In Russian)

Process and Outcomes of Economic and Political Elite Networks Crystallization (the case of Ukraine). In: Cohesion and Division of Economic Elites in Central and Eastern Europe/ Ed.by György Lengyel. Budapest: CorvinusUniversity of Budapest, Centre for Empirical Social Research, 2004. Pp. 205-221. (In English)

Impact of transformation on living condition and health inequalities in the former USSR countries. In: Karl-Siegbert Rehberg (Hrsg.): Soziale Ungleichheit -Kulturelle Unterschiede, Verhandlungen des 32. Kongresses der DeutschenGesellschaft fur Soziologie in Munchen 2004, Campus Frankfurt 2005. (in English)

Peculiarities of economic elite milieu structuring process in Ukraine. In: Multi-ethnic milieu: culture and politics. Lugansk- Zurich- Geneva, 2004. P. 91-107. (In Russian)

Manifestation and Threats of Cultural Inequalities: Sociological Explanation. In: Vestnik Kharkovskogo Universiteta in Sociology. Vol. 621. Kharkiv National University Publishers, 2004. P. 13-19. (In Russian).

Class Society. Theory and the Empirical Reality (with S.Makeev, S.Oksamitna, N.Kostenko). Kyiv: Institute of Sociology NAScU, 2003. (In Russian).

Regionalism and Election as means of power relation improving in Ukraine: theory and practices / Ed. by O.Dyemin, V.Lisnichiy, O.Kutsenko. Kharkiv, “Magister” Publisher under the Ukrainian President’s Institute of Public Administration, 2003. (In Ukrainian) (Co-Editor and Contributor)

About Some Social and Structural Outcomes of Institutional Changes in Ukrainian Society. In: Ukrainian Sociological Review, 2000-2001. Kyiv: Institute of Sociology NASU, 2003. P. 58-65. (in English)

Political Sociology. In: Special and Branch Sociologies / Ed.by V.Pilipenko. Kyiv, NASU’ Institute of Sociology Publishers, 2003. (in Ukrainian)

Public, Power, and Asymmetric Exchanges: Institutionalization of Post-Soviet Political Forms. In: Issues of Sociological Theory Development / Ed.by M.Shulga. Kyiv, Sociological association of Ukraine, Institute of Sociology Publishers, 2003. P.131-143. (in Russian)

Class Formation Process in Ukrainian Society: the post-Communist dynamics. In: Sysiphus. Social Studies. IFIS PAN Journal, Warsaw. Vol.XVI, 2002. Р.137-152. (In English)

Society of the Unequals. Class Analysis of Inequalities in Contemporary Societies. Kharkov: Kharkiv National University Publisher, 2000. 310 p. (In Russian).